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Princess Turandot shows no mercy to those who seek her hand in marriage. Suitors travel from distant lands only to face three impossible riddles, with failure meaning death. When the exiled Prince Calaf falls for Turandot, he accepts her deadly challenge head-on. To Turandot’s dismay, he succeeds; but Calaf offers a way out of the marriage by giving Turandot a riddle of his own. Prevailing where others have failed, can Calaf melt Turandot’s icy heart?
Sung in Italian with English translations above the stage.
COMPOSER
Giacomo Puccini
LIBRETTIST
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
CONDUCTOR
Mark Sforzini
SPONSORS
Michele Kidwell Gilbert &
Dr. Gordon J. Gilbert
Tampa Bay Times
RUNTIME
2 hours 45 minutes with a 20-minute intermission between Act 1 and Act 2 with a 15-minute intermission between Act 2 and Act 3.
PRINCIPAL CAST
Kelly Slawson
as Turandot
Simon Lee
as Calaf
Chelsea Lehnea
as Liù
Erik Kroncke
as Timur
Sejin Park
as Ping
Ai Ra
as Pang
Matthew Cerillo
as Pong
Victor Khodadad
as Emperor Altoum
Alex Boyd
as A Mandarin
CREATIVE TEAM
Mark Sforzini
as Conductor
Karl W. Hesser
as Stage Director
Mike Roland
as Scenic Designer
Keith Arsenault
as Lighting Designer
Presented by St. Pete Opera.
