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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
1964
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Chorus Director
Choreography
Choreography directed by
Costumers

Cast

Mandarin
Liù, a young slave girl
Unknown Prince (Calaf)
Timur, his father, an exiled Tartar king
Voice of the Prince of Persia
Ping, grand chancellor
Pang, general purveyor
Pong, chief cook
First Lady-in-waiting
Second Lady-in-waiting
Emperor Altoum
Princess Turandot, daughter of the Emperor

Show Dates

Time and Place

Legendary; Peking, China

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