TURANDOT
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Opera in three acts
Libretto: Giuseppe Adami & Renato Simoni after a play by Carlo Gozzi
World premiere: Milan, Teatro alla Scala, Italy, April 25th, 1926
Recording: January 1996
Location - Ahoy Arena Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Creative Team:
Bernard Broca Director
Bernard Arnould Set designer
Addy Broeders &
Dré Meulenbroek Costume designers
Philippe Arlaud Light designer
Wilfred Houthuijsen &
Peter Scheunhage Sound designers
Cast
Conductor: Roberto Paternostro
Reutlingen: Württembergische Philharmonie
Turandot: Francesca Patanè
Calaf: Wolfgang Schmidt
Liu: Fiamma Izzo D’Amico
Timur: Nicola Ghiuselev
Altoum: Waldemar Kmentt
Ping: Marco Camastra
Pang: Enrico Facini
Pong: Gianluca Sorrentino
Mandarin: Andrea Papi
Choir Conductor: Louis Buskens
Boys Choir : Opera in Ahoy Choir & Rotterdam
Opera in Ahoy Talents
PRESS:
NRC: "Remarkably high musical level in Turandot in Ahoy"
AD: "A delightful Turandot"