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Performances sing of strengthened cultural exchanges between China and Italy
1 month ago

Performances sing of strengthened cultural exchanges between China and Italy

China Daily  

ROME — An Italian conservatory plans to stage Turandot by the renowned Italian opera composer Giacomo Puccini in China with Italian singers and stage artists alongside Chinese orchestras, revealed Giorgio Albiani, the internationalization delegate of the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory of Florence. Puccini's Turandot, set in ancient China, is an iconic example of how music can unite different cultures, Giovanni Pucciarmati, …

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Performances sing of strengthened cultural exchanges between China and Italy
1 month ago

Performances sing of strengthened cultural exchanges between China and Italy

China Daily  

ROME — An Italian conservatory plans to stage Turandot by the renowned Italian opera composer Giacomo Puccini in China with Italian singers and stage artists alongside Chinese orchestras, revealed Giorgio Albiani, the internationalization delegate of the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory of Florence. Puccini's Turandot, set in ancient China, is an iconic example of how music can unite different cultures, Giovanni Pucciarmati, …

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Column: What is the state of opera in L.A.? OperaFest LA tells only half the story
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: What is the state of opera in L.A.? OperaFest LA tells only half the story

LA Times  

Los Angeles is not, historically, an opera city. These are the L.A. Opera production of Puccini’s “Turandot” designed by David Hockney, a staging by Pacific Opera Project of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” and the West Coast premiere of Kate Soper’s one-woman experimental “Ipsa Dixit” at Long Beach Opera. Soprano Anna Schubert and violinist Mona Tian in the Long Beach Opera production …

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Washington Opera offers new ending to Puccini’s final work
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Washington Opera offers new ending to Puccini’s final work

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Ever since Giacomo Puccini died without finishing his last opera, “Turandot,” audiences have thrilled to its soaring melodies like “Nessun Dorma,” but also perhaps lamented the lack of a proper ending. “Then Calaf comes along, he ignores her ‘No,’ then plants a big old kiss on her against her will, and as a result she is suddenly …

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Washington Opera offers new ending to Puccini's final work
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Washington Opera offers new ending to Puccini's final work

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ever since Giacomo Puccini died …

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Opera for the public: Spain’s Teatro Real opera house offers free broadcast to towns and cities
1 year, 4 months ago

Opera for the public: Spain’s Teatro Real opera house offers free broadcast to towns and cities

Associated Press  

MADRID — On a night in the middle of July, tenors, sopranos and a choir delighted the crowd in Madrid’s luxurious Teatro Real opera house with Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece, “Turandot.” After the curtain came down, the audience filed from their plush seats and left the theater’s state-of-the-art air conditioning for the summer swelter outside — only to be met again …

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Peking opera meets Italian opera
1 year, 6 months ago

Peking opera meets Italian opera

China Daily  

Young students perform the Peking opera Badachui in Wuhan on May 8, 2023. Peking opera, inscribed in 2010 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, is a performance art dating back to the late 18th century and incorporates singing, reciting, acting, and martial arts. The first Chinese film, made in 1905, was a recording of the …

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Peking opera meets Italian opera
1 year, 6 months ago

Peking opera meets Italian opera

China Daily  

Young students perform the Peking opera Badachui in Wuhan on May 8, 2023. Peking opera, inscribed in 2010 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, is a performance art dating back to the late 18th century and incorporates singing, reciting, acting, and martial arts. The first Chinese film, made in 1905, was a recording of the …

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The stage is set
2 years, 7 months ago

The stage is set

China Daily  

A view of the China National Opera House from the outside. Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot was brought to China by the opera house in 1989 and in April 1990, the concert version debuted in Beijing. The opera house will also celebrate its history with a concert dedicated to original Chinese operas on May 14, with programs including arias …

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Top opera star gives public masterclass
2 years, 11 months ago

Top opera star gives public masterclass

China Daily  

He Hui gives advice to Shanghai Opera House's singers performing arias from the opera Turandot. In coming weeks, He will conduct 13 masterclasses for members of the Shanghai Opera House chorus, focusing on the company's upcoming performance Turandot. At her first masterclass, He coached Shanghai Opera House singers performing arias. "He Hui is widely recognized as the greatest Chinese opera …

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Top opera star gives public masterclass
2 years, 11 months ago

Top opera star gives public masterclass

China Daily  

He Hui gives advice to Shanghai Opera House's singers performing arias from the opera Turandot. In coming weeks, He will conduct 13 masterclasses for members of the Shanghai Opera House chorus, focusing on the company's upcoming performance Turandot. At her first masterclass, He coached Shanghai Opera House singers performing arias. "He Hui is widely recognized as the greatest Chinese opera …

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