I’d say that “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is not a maxim that has ever been used for Puccini’s Chinese-inspired fairytale, TURANDOT, which returned for another go-around at the Met the other day ...
What to do about “Turandot”? Washington National Opera has some fresh ideas in Francesca Zambello’s visually and vocally stunning new production, onstage at the Kennedy Center through May 25. Giacomo ...
The headlines about the Washington National Opera’s Turandot may be the premiere of a new ending, but it still has to be about the 95% that comes before the big reveal. And despite capturing Puccini’s ...
Washington National Opera has ended its 2023–24 season with an odd revisiting of Giacomo Puccini’s last, unfinished, and, it seems, eternally problematic opera Turandot. Those who sought to buy ...