| The Royal Opera - Turandot Reviews | 19 April 2024 |
Lise Lindstrom (Turandot)
Marco Berti (Calaf), Alasdair Elliott (Altoum), Lise Lindstrom (Turandot)
Eki Nakamura (Liu)
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Marco Berti (Calaf), Lise Lindstrom (Turandot)
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TurandotThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 17 | |
A lavish setting for Puccini's icy heroine |
 22 Feb 14 / Express |
Andrei Serban’s production of Puccini’s last opera is thirty years old and in its sixteenth revival |
| 22 Feb 14 / Independent |
Iréne Theorin perfectly captures Turandot’s icy allure |
| 20 Feb 14 / Music OMH |
The Kill Bill violence of the Royal Opera's production stands up well after umpteen revivals |
| 19 Feb 14 / Telegraph |
Great conducting and vocal fireworks in Covent Garden’s Turandot |
| 19 Feb 14 / Seen and Heard |
Rattling the roofers in Serban's classic staging |
| 19 Feb 14 / Opera Britannia |
This latest revival of Turandot proves that there's plenty of life in this old dog yet! |
| 19 Feb 14 / What's on Stage |
Puccini’s Turandot at the Royal Opera House offers riches galore |
| 19 Feb 14 / Metro |
Royal Opera returns to the screen with Turandot |
| 21 Sep 13 / Seen and Heard |
For better or worse, it was an explosively loud start to The Royal Opera’s season |
| 17 Sep 13 / Musical Criticism |
None shall sleep indeed, as Puccini's crowning glory pits beauty against brutality at maximum volume |
| 15 Sep 13 / The Observer |
American soprano Lise Lindstrom is superb as the cruel princess Turandot |
| 12 Sep 13 / Express |
Lindstrom's ice princess rises above this brash, kitsch production |
| 12 Sep 13 / Opera Britannia |
A safety-first season-opener unveiled as long ago as 1984 |
| 11 Sep 13 / The Stage |
Lise Lindstrom made the elusive Turandot the magnetic force that she needs to be |
| 11 Sep 13 / Independent |
Lise Lindstrom and Marco Berti captivate as the central duo in Andrei Serban's smouldering revival of Puccini's opera |
| 11 Sep 13 / The Guardian |
Andrei Serban's thrilling staging of Puccini's 'Turandot' gets the Royal Opera's season off to a flying start |
| 11 Sep 13 / What's on Stage |
Production details
Cast
Lindstrom/Theorin, Elliott, Aceto/Rose/Rydl, Berti/Kim, Nakamura/Pérez, Sourbis/Doyle, Butt Philip, Jones/Gomes, de Souza/Riches
(c) Nanasi/Luisotti (d) Serban
Performance dates
9, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21(m), 24, 28 September 2013, 17, 20, 25, 28 February, 4, 7, 10 March 2014
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