Turandot - Wichita Grand Opera / 2015

Wichita Grand Opera opens a new production of Puccini’s masterpiece Turandot on Friday, August 28, 2015, at 7pm in WGO’s home theater of Century II Concert Hall in Wichita, Kansas. WGO makes its debut at Overland Park’s Carlsen Center with a second performance of the production on Sunday, August 30, 2015 at 3pm. The cast features stars from the world’s most prestigious opera houses, and will be conducted by European maestro Martin Mazik. The production is directed by American director Shayna Leahy, with sets designed by Margaret Ann Pent and executed by European scenic artist Stefan Pavlov, costumes by Charles Caine and John Leymeyer, and lighting by Sean Roberson.

Giacomo Puccini, Turandot / 2015

Mention Giacomo Puccini’s name and opera-lovers all over the world will think of grand opera and passionate love stories. One of the world’s most famous arias comes from the composer’s final opera, Turandot: “Nessun dorma” – none shall sleep because by morning the Chinese princess is determined to have discovered the name of the unknown prince. The work is remarkable for ist Chinese local colour, ist opulent crowd scenes, ist powerful choruses and ist characters overwhelmed by their emotions. Enthusiastically acclaimed by ist audiences, the present production combines spectacular and touching scenes on the Bregenz Festival’s vast lakeside stage. Recorded live at the Bregenz Festival, July 2015.

Princess Turandot / 1971

Puccini - Turandot (1969) Birgit Nilsson /

Puccini Turandot Opéra de San Francisco, 1994 /

ROH Live 2024/25: Turandot /

The beautiful but icy Princess Turandot will only marry a man who can correctly answer three riddles. Those who fail are brutally beheaded. But when an unknown prince arrives, the balance of power in Turandot’s court is forever shaken, as the mysterious stranger does what no other has been able to.

Turandot / 2022

The curse of the darkness where the sun does not rise has fallen on the world, and Turandot, who has a cold heart, receives proposals from many men for his beautiful beauty. She comes up with three riddles as a condition for accepting the proposal, and anyone who fails to solve them turns to stone and dies. Calaf, the prince of the Balkan Kingdom, also solves her riddle and proposes... Turandot, a woman who does not believe in true love. Calaf, the only person who can move her heart. What will be the fate of the two?

Turandot / 2003

Princess Turandot, who hates men, promises to marry the one who can answer the three riddles she asks. But if she gets it wrong, she gets the death penalty. While trying to get her beautiful Princess Turandot as her wife, her numerous contenders are killed, but her protagonist (Kissing Gurami) wisely solves her problems, and the princess finds her true love.

Τουραντώ, η κινέζα πριγκίπισσα / 2004

Turandot is Emperor Altun’s mischievous daughter. Her father wants to see her married soon with a good match. But she is a young woman who will not give herself to anyone who cannot pass the test which she put them through.