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, …
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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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 …
