Composer
Librettists
Based On
Friedrich Schiller's version of a play by Carlo Gozzi
Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Berkeley, CA
Venue
Hearst Greek Theatre
Season
1957
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers
Stage setting by
Cast
Princess Turandot, Princess of China
Emperor Altoum, Emperor of China
Timur, dethroned Tartar King
Prince Calaf, his son, the unknown prince
Liù, a young slave
Ping, grand chancellor
Pang, general purveyor
Pong, chief cook
Mandarin
First Lady-in-waiting
Second Lady-in-waiting
Prince of Persia
Voice of Prince of Persia
Show Dates
Time and Place
Legendary
Scenes
Act I -- Walls of the Imperial City of Peking
Act II, Scene 1 -- A Pavilion in the Palace
Scene 2 -- A square in front of the Imperial Palace
Act III, Scene 1 -- The Palace Gardens near Turandot's Apartments
Scene 2 -- Same as Act II, Scene 2
Legacy Commission
Last Duet and Finale by Franco Alfano
Notes
REDEDICATION OF THE HEARST GREEK THEATRE
Presenters:
The Regents of the University of California
and
The Directors of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation
The opera was given after speeches by:
Clark Kerr, Chancellor at Berkeley
Roger Samuelson, President of the Associated Students
Robert Sibley, Executive Manager Emeritus of the California Alumni Association
Robert G. Sproul, President of the University
Randolph A. Hearst, President of the Hearst Publishing Company, Inc.
San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus
Corps de Ballet