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Puccini: Turandot - Teatro alla Scala
7.0 / 10• 2015• 2h 16m•NR• Italian
Music
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Visually this is a gripping production which captures the drama of this opera perfectly. It's downright exciting! and I found the singing, acting, and orchestral playing reasonably fine. I found only one major problem with it, a problem that kept Puccini for quite a few years. Turandot has been looking for an opportunity to kill Calif and Calif has singlemindedly tried to get Turandot to love and wed him focusing on her and ignoring a better looking girl who loves him truly. The problem is how to get the audience to applaud the match once Calif gets his wish. Puccini couldn't figure out how to do it. The traditional quick ending doesn't do it, and Berio's attempt is longer , tries its best, but ends up making it plain this is one wierd couple.
Cast & Crew
Nina Maria Stemme
Turandot
Lead
Aleksandrs Antonenko
Calaf
Maria Agresta
Liu
Alexander Tsymbalyuk
Timur
AV
Angelo Veccia
Ping
RC
Roberto Covatta
Pang
BN
Blagoj Nacoski
Pong
CB
Carlo Bosi
Altoum
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nikolaus Lehnhoff's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Puccini: Turandot - Teatro alla Scala is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
