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Turandot (Los Angeles)

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Based On

Friedrich Schiller's version of a play by Carlo Gozzi

Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Venue
Shrine Auditorium
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

Pasadena Boys Choristers
Dr. John Henry Lyons, Director

Corps de Ballet