As the year winds down, the Teatro Verdi Salerno will open a production of Puccini’s “Turandot” to conclude the 2022 season. The production will include formidable interpreters of the work and will also feature a highly anticipated role debut. Lianna Haroutounian will make her role debut as Liu after singing many of the great Puccini heroines in the repertory. To {…}
There is no doubt Jonathan Tetelman’s “Arias” is one of the most sensational solo debuts in past months, as it combines the infinitely rich and malleable voice of a dark tenore lirico with a level of artistic maturity that is nothing short of exceptional. A Magisterial Debut Produced for Deutsche Grammophon the album offers a selection of French and mostly {…}
The Dutch National Opera is set to present “Turandot.” The work, which is part of a Puccini cycle, will be conducted by chief-conductor Lorenzo Viotti and staged by director Barrie Kosky. For his new production, Barrie Kosky has decided to steer clear of the orientalism of the early 20th century. He neither zooms in on the psychological aspects of the {…}
Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera PBS has announced that it will start broadcasting Puccini’s “Turandot” as part of its Great Performances at the Met series. The showcase premieres on Sept. 4, 2022 at 12 p.m. on THIRTEEN. The opera starred Liudmyla Monastyrska in the title role alongside Yonghoon Lee, Ermonela Jaho, and Ferruccio Furlanetto. Marco Armiliato conducted the performance and {…}
Soprano Aida Garifullina has canceled the performance of “Turandot” at the Staatsoper Berlin on June 25, 2022. The Russian diva, who has been singing the role of Liù, took to social media to state that “I’m so sorry! Unfortunately, I had to cancel my performance tonight due to a virus and soar throat. I am extremely sad!!! I can’t even {…}
(Credit: Metropolitan Opera / Marty Sohl) I could commence this review by going into the political implications and problematic circumstances surrounding this production, but another writer has already done an excellent job spotlighting all that. Instead, I am going to jump into the performance itself, the second in this run of the famed Puccini work and Franco Zeffirelli’s iconic and, {…}
The Houston Grand Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Turandot.” The company noted that Adriana Gonzalez will perform the role of Liu on May 3 replacing Nicole Heaston. Gonzalez is currently performing the title role of Juliette in “Romeo et Juliette” in Houston making her company, U.S., and role debut. The soprano is a 2019 Operalia {…}
(Credit; Ken Howard / Metropolitan Opera) Following Saturday night’s opening performance of “Turandot” at the Metropolitan Opera, soprano Liudmyla Monastryska came out to take her final curtain call wrapped in the Ukrainian flag. Monastyrska, a Ukrainian soprano, was returning to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time since 2017 when she appeared in a production of “Nabucco.” The soprano made {…}
(Credit: Fabrizio Sansoni / TOR) Ten days after La Accademia di Santa Cecilia performed a concert version of “Turandot,” Il teatro dell’opera di Roma presented a new production of Puccini’s last opera, directed by the versatile Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. Oksana Lyniv conducted the performance which starred Oksana Dyka in the titular role: both are Ukrainian artists, and {…}
(Photo: Musacchio, Ianniello & Pasqualini) Warner Classics produced a new recording of Puccini’s “Turandot” with a dream cast consisting of some of today’s best singers, all under the baton of Antonio Pappano. After one week of recording sessions, a concert version was offered on March 12 at the Sala Santa Cecilia, in the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome. The {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is set to present a new production of “Turandot” featuring one of the greatest contemporary artists in the world, a renowned conductor, and a cast of up and coming singers and all-stars. The production will also see the role debut of one of opera’s brightest stars. Michael Fabiano will sing his first Calaf, a role {…}