This production takes Turandot to new heights, merging opulent costumes and lavish sets with cutting-edge stagecraft to ...

Andrei Șerban’s 40 year old take on Puccini's tale of the ice princess largely stands the test of time, but Netrebko and Eyvazov are short of their best form.

Stefano Vignati, Music Director and Principal Conductor of Opera Carolina, has been selected to conduct the opening of the ...

“This is a wonderful first-time opera — a great introduction for a child, or a date, or anybody who hasn’t gone to the opera before. It has such accessible music and an exciting story; you can watch ...

“I want scared children,” Mark Meier, the stage director says. “Scared children.” I’ve arrived at the beginning of Union Avenue Opera’s run-through for Turandot, during the frantic mob scene in which ...

A lot can change in 10 years. A decade ago, tenor Michael Fabiano was a rising star in the opera world. Now the in-demand singer performs regularly on some of the world's top stages, including New ...

Giacomo Puccini did not live to write the end of "Turandot," and his death in 1924 left us a gorgeous riddle. That the opera itself is about riddles only adds to the mystery of this last work by the ...

David Hockney's mammoth set piece for "Turandot" towers over senior design manager Carolina Angulo, technical director Jeff Kleeman, center, and Rupert Hemmings, vice president of artistic planning at ...

In an ancient mythical China, three riddles dictate who wins Turandot's heart and who loses their lives. Calàf is one of many to take on the challenge. Zeffirelli’s production of Puccini’s masterpiece ...

Last week, Opera Philadelphia opened its new season by producing three operas simultaneously, including two premieres, and a tried-and-true classic: “Turandot” by Puccini. The offering by Puccini has ...

A new staging of a culturally insensitive opera has community members and artists debating the value of racially stereotypical art and the conversation — or lack of one — that it can spark. Opera ...

The grand opera “Turandot” was Giacomo Puccini’s last, and on Saturday night it provided a grand start to the Sarasota Opera’s 2019 winter season. It is a revival of the company’s successful 2013 ...