An April 24 performance of Puccini’s "Turandot" – one that featured vast choral and orchestral forces and first-rate soloists playing to an enthusiastic and sold-out house – demonstrated the vitality ...

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Princess Turandot, the namesake of Puccini's final opera, "Turandot," was easy to please when it came to men. Answer her three riddles correctly and you had her heart. Get them wrong and she had your ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The history and curiosity behind these operas, both set in Asia, complicate often simplistic criticisms of borrowing and stereotyping. By Zachary ...

One way to look at Puccini’s “Turandot” is as the “The Hunger Games” of the opera world. There is no female warrior wielding a bow, but the title character of “Turandot” has been described as ...

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According to the General Director of Gulfshore Opera, Steffanie Pearce, Turandot is the biggest opera production of her 20-year career. Pearce updated the traditional setting of the performance by ...

When the curtain rises Saturday evening on Los Angeles Opera’s “Turandot,” composer Giacomo Puccini’s last work will feature the L.A. debut of the production’s biggest star: monumental stage sets ...

On April 24, the University of Houston's Moores School of Music is doing something rather extraordinary. It will be presenting a performance of Puccini's "Turandot," headlined by internationally known ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The past decade has witnessed a significant cultural and social shift toward greater awareness and ...

Although Puccini’s “Turandot” and “Madama Butterfly” are under fire lately for their stereotypical depictions of Asian characters, opera companies are reluctant to eliminate these hugely popular ...