Turandot

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Composer
Giacomo Puccini
Librettists
Giuseppe Adami

and

Renato Simoni
Based On

Friedrich Schiller's version of a play by Carlo Gozzi

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1954
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Fausto Cleva
Stage Director(s)
Carlo Piccinato
Chorus Director
Leo Mueller
Choreographer
Willam Christensen
Designer
Harry Horner
Scenery painted by
Eugene Dunkel

Cast

Princess Turandot
Carla Martinis(10/8)
Inge Borkh(10/14)
Emperor Altoum
Alessio De Paolis
Timur
Nicola Moscona
Prince Calaf
Roberto Turrini
Liù
Licia Albanese(10/8)
Dorothy Warenskjold(10/14)
Ping
Frank Guarrera
Pang
Virginio Assandri
Pong
Caesar Curzi
Mandarin
Carl Palangi
First Lady-in-waiting
Yvonne Gotelli
Second Lady-in-waiting
Donna Petersen
Voice of Prince of Persia
Robert Gordon Bruce

Show Dates

Time and Place

Legendary

Scenes

Act I -- Walls of the Imperial City
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

Media

Acknowledgements

Production donated by San Francisco Opera Guild

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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Last duet and finale by Franco Alfano

Boys selected from the San Francisco Boys Chorus

Dancers