TRAILER | TURANDOT Puccini – Grand Théâtre de Genève

Puccini’s last opera is all about riddles. The Emperor of China rules over the Forbidden City of Peking. His unmarried daughter, the Princess Turandot, has refused her hand to all her princely suitors by putting them to a test. She sets them three riddles; if they do not answer them correctly, they will lose their heads. As unlucky suitors fail and fall, up steps Calaf, a prince of the Tatar people.

Daniel Kramer’s new staging in Geneva transposes the old fairy tale to a futuristic world where Turandot’s magic holds sway. In a dystopian game show, reminiscent of Hunger Games, the Princess presides over a surveillance state in which men are culled and the reproduction of the human race is conducted in breeding labs. For the first time in their career, the international art collective teamLab work extensively on the scenography of an opera, using state-of-the-art visual technologies never before seen on an opera stage. teamLab’s light creations are an immersive artistic experience known for their power to absorb and enthral audiences. Antonino Fogliani, a master of the Italian repertoire, conducts an excellent cast including Ingela Brimberg who returns to Geneva as the icy Princess Turandot, after taking the title role in Elektra - a performance also enjoyed by OperaVision viewers.

Streamed on OperaVision on 22 July 2022 at 19:00 CET and available until 22 January 2023:
https://operavision.eu/performance/turandot-1

CAST

Turandot
Ingela Brimberg

Altoum
Chris Merritt

Timur
Liang Li

Calaf
Teodor Ilincai

Liù
Francesca Dotto

Ping
Simone Del Savio

Pang
Sam Furness

Pong
Julien Henric

A Mandarin
Michael Mofidian

Chorus
Grand Théâtre de Genève Chorus
Maîtrise du Conservatoire populaire

Orchestra
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Music
Giacomo Puccini

Text
Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni

Conductor
Antonino Fogliani

Director
Daniel Kramer

Scenography/Digital and Light Art
teamLab

Stage Design
teamLab Architects

Costumes
Kimie Nakano

Lighting Designer
Simon Trottet

Choreographer
Tim Claydon

Dramaturgy
Stephan Müller

Choir director
Alan Woodbridge

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