Composer
Librettists
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
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers
Cast
Mandarin
Liù, a young slave girl
Unknown Prince (Calaf)
Timur, his father, an exiled Tartar king
Princess Turandot, daughter of the Emperor
Voice of the Prince of Persia
Ping, grand chancellor
Pang, general purveyor
Pong, chief cook
Lady-in-waiting
Emperor Altoum
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
Document
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