Organization

Conductor

Speranza Scappucci

Stage director

Francesca Zambello

Set designer

Wilson Chin

Lighting designer

Amith Chandrashaker

Costume designer

Linda Cho

Dramaturge

Kelley Rourke

Video designer

Katy S Tucker

Singer

Soprano

Ewa Płonka

Turandot

Marjorie Owens

Bass

Peixin Chen

Timur

Tenor

Yonghoon Lee

Calaf

Jonathan Burton

Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha

Liù

Baritone

Ethan Vincent

Ping

Washington National Opera

Orchestra

The Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra

Aaron Breid

Choreographer

Jessica Lang

Kanji Segawa

Neil Shicoff

The Emperor Altoum

Sahel Salam

Pang

Jonathan Pierce Rhodes

Pong

Le Bu

A Mandarin

Italian

Washington D.C.

United States

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Opera House

Public

Prologue and Ending to Turandot

English

Approved

Powerful princess Turandot plays by her own rules. She invites any suitor to marry her, but first they’ll have to correctly solve three riddles—or face a gruesome death. The men are dropping like flies until Prince Calaf cracks the code. When he poses his own riddle back to Turandot, she finally has a glimpse at true love. But will Turandot’s icy heart freeze love out?

Color…pageantry…spectacle…there’s a reason why Turandot is at the top of the opera canon. Puccini’s final work mesmerizes with its sumptuous music, from the alluring overture to Prince Calaf’s passionate “Nessun dorma,” one of the world’s most famous arias ever written. Grammy Award®–winning composer and playwright Christopher Tin, known for his film and video game soundtracks, and acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Susan Soon He Stanton, offer a compelling ending to Puccini’s otherwise unfinished fantasy story. Turandot will let audience members decide for themselves: is Turandot mercilessly cruel, or justifiably cautious?

Music by Giacomo Puccini and Christopher Tin / Libretto by Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni, and Susan Soon He Stanton

In Italian with Projected English Titles
Composed 1926
New Production/World Premiere Prologue and Ending

Save the date: Celebrate the opening of Turandot with the Opera Gala on May 11. Stayed tuned for more information on this special evening and package opportunities!

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble