Event Information

  • Sun
    17
    Sep
    2023

    Turandot

    17:00

    National Theatre  Opera and Ballet Maria Biesu

    Bd. Ștefan cel Mare, 152

    MD-2012, mun. Chișinău

    Republic of Moldova

    Opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini

    Conductor: Tiberiu Soare, Romania

    Special guests:

    Turandot - Diana Axentii, The Netherlands

    Calaf - Kristian Benedikt, Lithuania

    Liu – Tatiana Lisnic, Malta

     

    Original name: Turandot

    Libretto: Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni

    based on the earlier text "Turandot" by Count Carlo Gozzi

     

    World Premiere: April 25, 1926, at La Scala Theatre, Milano.

    Premiere in Chisinau: April 29, 1979, at Moldovan State Opera and Ballet Theatre.

    Premiere of the last version: December 25, 1984, at Moldovan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre.

     

    Stage Director: Eugen Platon, People`s Artist

    Set Designer: Veaceslav Ocunev

    Costume Designer: Irina Press, Master of Arts

    Music Director: Albert Mocealov, Artist Emerit al RSSM

    Coordinating Director of the show: Rodica Picireanu, Master of Arts

    First Choir Master: Oleg Constantinov, People's Artist

    Artistic leader of the ballet troupe: Anastasia Homitcaia, People's Artist

     

    Running time: 2 hours 30 min (two intervals)

    Opera is presented in Italian

    Subtitles in Romanian

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