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
1961
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Stage Director(s)
Paul Hager
Designer
Harry Horner
Chorus Director
Vincenzo Giannini
Choreographer
Ghita Hager
Costumers
Goldstein & Co.

Cast

Mandarin
Gino Leonetti
Liù, a young slave girl
Leontyne Price
Unknown Prince (Calaf)
Sandor Konya
Timur, his father, an exiled Tartar king
Plinio Clabassi
Princess Turandot, daughter of the Emperor
Lucille Udovick
Voice of the Prince of Persia
Richard Riffel
Ping, grand chancellor
Claude Heater
Pang, general purveyor
Raymond Manton
Pong, chief cook
David Thaw
Lady-in-waiting
Gwen Curatilo
Janis Martin
Emperor Altoum
Howard Fried

Show Dates

Time and Place

Peking, China, in legendary times

Scenes

Act I -- Walls of the imperial city of Peking
Act II, Scene 1 -- A pavilion in the imperial palace
Scene 2 -- A square in front of the palace
Act III, Scene 1 -- The palace gardens near Turandot's apartments
Scene 2 -- Same as Act II, Scene 2

Media

Notes

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

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Last duet and finale by Franco Alfano

San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus Madi Bacon, Director 

Dancers