Anyone who missed the San Francisco Opera’s season-opening production of “Turandot” in September can now officially quit bawling about it. Puccini’s grand, chilly exercise in bloodthirsty pageantry ...
The third and final act of Puccini’s “Turandot” is, famously, when everything falls apart. This is when the insoluble contradictions of the opera’s plot — the expectation that the audience can be made ...
It’s not every opera that plays a key role in a “Mission: Impossible” action flick. But that’s what “Turandot” does in the Tom Cruise-starring blockbuster, “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.” ...
You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The past decade has witnessed a significant cultural and social shift toward greater awareness and ...
An April 24 performance of Puccini's "Turandot" – one that featured vast choral and orchestral forces and first-rate soloists playing to an enthusiastic and sold-out house – demonstrated the vitality ...