La principessa Turandot- Anna Pirozzi
L’imperatore Altoum – Filippo Pina Castiglioni
Timur – Andrea Vittorio De Campo
Il principe ignoto (Calaf) – Roberto Alagna
Liù – Aleksandra Kurzak
Ping – Simone Del Savio
Pang – Enrico Casari
Pong – Tiziano Barontini
Un mandarino – Andrea Tabili
Ancella 1 – Marianna Ovchintseva
Ancella 2 – Maria Cenname
La principessa Turandot – Angela Meade
L’imperatore Altoum – Filippo Pina Castiglioni
Timur – Michele Pertusi
Il principe ignoto (Calaf) – Gregory Kunde
Liù – Ermonela Jaho
Ping – Simone Del Savio
Pang – Enrico Casari
Pong – Tiziano Barontini
Un mandarino – Andrea Tabili
Ancella 1 – Yue He
Ancella 2 – Zhao Huan
La principessa Turandot – Olga Maslova
L’imperatore Altoum – Filippo Pina Castiglioni
Timur – Michele Pertusi
Il principe ignoto (Calaf) – Brian Jagde
Liù – Pretty Yende
Ping – Simone Del Savio
Pang – Enrico Casari
Pong – Tiziano Barontini
Un mandarino – Andrea Tabili
Ancella 1 – Lina Malgeri
Ancella 2 – Teresa Montaquila
La principessa Turandot – Olga Maslova
L’imperatore Altoum – Filippo Pina Castiglioni
Timur – Andrea Vittorio De Campo
Il principe ignoto (Calaf) – Ivan Gyngazov
Liù – Rosa Feola
Ping – Simone Del Savio
Pang – Enrico Casari
Pong – Tiziano Barontini
Un mandarino – Andrea Tabili
Ancella 1 – Margherita Rispoli
Ancella 2 – Kim Yeseul
Lyric drama in three acts
Booklet of
Giuseppe Adami e Renato Simoni
Music by
Giacomo Puccini
(with the third act completed by Franco Alfano)
First performance Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 25 April 1926
Principal conductor and orchestra conductor
Marco Armiliato (17 July)
Giacomo Sagripanti (24 July, 1 August, 9 August)
Puccini Festival Orchestra
Choirmaster Marco Faelli
Children’s choir director Sonia Franzese
The opera is set in legendary Beijing and revolves around the figure of Turandot, a cold and ruthless princess who has sworn never to marry. To ward off suitors, Turandot has instituted a deadly game: those who wish to marry her must answer three riddles correctly. If he fails, he is condemned to death.
The protagonist, Calaf, an unknown prince, falls madly in love with Turandot and decides to take up the challenge. Despite adversity and fear, he manages to solve the riddles, but Turandot is still reluctant to give in to his love. Calaf, to prove his love, offers her a chance: if she finds out his name by dawn, she can kill him.
The story unfolds through emotional tensions and conflicts, exploring themes of love, sacrifice and redemption. In the end, Turandot discovers the true meaning of love and, faced with Calaf’s determination, opens up to him, leading to a finale that celebrates the victory of love over coldness and pride.
