The Royal Opera TURANDOT [Revival]

ENCORE: Sunday 6 April 2025, 14:00 BST

Puccini’s captivating opera of a cold-hearted princess and her mysterious suitor. Featuring the ever-popular ‘Nessun dorma’, this opera of love and revenge is brought to life in a dazzling production.

 The beautiful but icy Princess Turandot will only marry a man who can correctly answer three riddles. Those who fail are brutally beheaded. But when an unknown prince arrives, the balance of power in Turandot’s court is forever shaken, as the mysterious stranger does what no other has been able to.

Running time: 205 minutes, Two intervals

Sung in Italian with subtitles

Cast: PRINCESS TURANDOT Sondra Radvanovsky, CALAF SeokJong Baek, LIÙ Anna Princeva, TIMUR Adam Palka, PING Hansung Yoo, PANG Aled Hall, PONG Michael Gibson, EMPEROR ALTOUM Paul Hopwood, MANDARIN Ossian Huskinson

ORCHESTRA Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

CONCERT MASTER Sergey Levitin, CHORUS DIRECTOR William Spaulding

CHORUS Royal Opera Chorus

 DIRECTOR Andrei Șerban, CONDUCTOR Rafael Payare

LIBRETTO Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni,

MUSIC Giacomo Puccini

DESIGNER Sally Jacobs, LIGHTING DESIGNER F. Mitchell Dana, CHOREOGRAPHER Kate Flatt, CHOREOLOGIST Tatiana Novaes Coelho