Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra presents: Turandot

Tiziana Caruso

Puccini Turandot

Eckehard Stier CONDUCTOR

Tiziana Caruso PRINCESS TURANDOT

Nadja Stefanoff LIÙ

Thiago Arancam CALÀF

Runi Brattaberg TIMUR

Andrew Moran PING

Robert Macfarlane PANG

Richard Greager PONG
Warwick Fyfe MANDARIN

The Freemasons New Zealand Opera Chorus

Director John Rosser

Born in Lucca, Tuscany, Giacomo Puccini has become one of the greatest Italian composers since Verdi. His operas: Tosca, Madama Butterfly, La bohème and Turandot have become standard repertoire for opera around the world.

 

Thiago Arancam

 In July the APO brings to life one of the most popular operas of all time… Puccini’s, Turandot. Set in ancient Peking, the opera centres around the beautiful but vengeful Princess Turandot who has sworn against love and will only marry the man who can solve her three riddles. 

Those who fail are punished by death.
Prince Calàf, the deposed Prince of Tartary, answers the riddles, and Turandot, suddenly afraid, begs to be released. Calàf offers her a trial of his own: if she can find out his name by dawn, he will allow himself to be killed. 

With a talented cast whose eading roles are talented Italian’s Tiziana Caruso and Thiago Arancam, plus returning favourite Rúni Brattaberg (2013 Tristan und Isolde) this concert will be an outstanding performance of one of the most beautiful scores in opera, including one of the most popular of all tenor arias, ‘Nessun dorma’.

Will true love be enough to soften the vengeful princess' heart?

 

Find out at 7.30pm Friday 3 July, Auckland Town Hall

 

Book at apo.co.nz or call 09 623 1052

Group prices  19% off,  and a range of price reserves starting from just $38.