Name: Turandot
Start: 2016-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2016-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Fleet Steps

Admin

Organization

Singer

Soprano

Dragana Radakovic

Turandot

Daria Masiero

Tenor

Riccardo Massi

Calaf

Arnold Rawls

Mariana Hong

Liù

Eva Kong

Bass

Conal Coad

Timur

John Longmuir

Pong

Graeme Macfarlane

Pang

Baritone

Luke Gabbedy

Ping

David Lewis

The Emperor Altoum

Gennadi Dubinsky

A Mandarin

Conductor

Brian Castles-Onion

Stage director

Chen Shi-Zheng

Costume designer

Dan Potra

Set designer

Choreographer

Lighting designer

Scott Zielinski

Chorus master

Anthony Hunt

Jin Tea Kim

The Prince of Persia

Opera Australia

Iodáilis

Sydney City

Australia

Fleet Steps

Turandot; Puccini’s final opera presented by the acclaimed Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour and directed by Chen Shi-Zheng who brings a unique perspective to this classic story. Steering away from traditional Chinese tropes, Chen Shi-Zheng presents a China that is sleek and modern, with set elements and costumes that reflect the spirit of today. With a cast of seventy-eight, designer Dan Potra has created a stunning set for the spectacular harbour backdrop, including a 60-meter fire-breathing dragon, with a tail that morphs into the Great Wall, and a shimmering pagoda that stands 18 meters tall. Expect bold, dramatic, bright shapes and a set that will take your breath away. World-class opera in a spectacular Dragana Radakovic stars as Turandot, the beautiful Chinese princess with a heart of ice. Riccardo Massi is Calaf, the mysterious prince who watches the princess behead a rival suitor and falls instantly in love. Hyeseoung Kwon is Liù, the slave girl in love with Calaf, who knows the secret that will destroy him. In a land of executioners, riddles and fear, can love conquer death?

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