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Turandot

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7.30pm/ 6.30pm & 1pm

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By Giacomo Puccini

Love is the Answer

Turandot is the quintessential “ice princess” - a woman without mercy who challenges her suitors to solve three impossible riddles. To fail means instant death. But she doesn’t count on the persistence of Prince Calaf who pushes the boundaries and puts his love and his life on the line.

In the tradition of the famous Greek myth of Oedipus and the Sphinx, this exotic tale of Princess Turandot is transformed through the power of Puccini’s music.
Featuring American soprano Cynthia Makris as Princess Turandot and Marian Talaba as the persistent Calaf, this production boasts spectacular sets and costumes only matched by Puccini’s glorious music including the unforgettable aria Nessun dorma.

About this Production: Brought to the stage by one of Australia's boldest interpreters, Graeme Murphy. His vision of the Forbidden City of ancient Peking is full of colour and movement.

"In Puccini's great masterpiece the chorus is an integral part of the score, and as such I made the chorus a living breathing landscape of voice, music, drama and movement.” GRAEME MURPHY, Director.

With the Opera Queensland Chorus and The Queensland Orchestra

Date/Time
Sat 18 and 25 Oct 2008, 7.30pm
Tue 28 Oct 2008, 7.30pm
Thu 23 Oct 2008, 7.30pm
Thu 30 Oct 2008, 6.30pm
Sat 1 Nov 2008, 1.30pm

Tickets (inc. fees)
$50.00 to $150.00

Duration
3 hours (inc. two 20 min intervals)
(subject to change without notice)

Groups
Great discounts available for groups
Make an online group booking enquiry
Adult groups of 10+ $88.00 (inc. fees)
School groups of 10+ $28.00
For more information call qtix groups on (07) 3840 7466.

Important Show Information
Sung in Italian with projected English translations.

Presented by
Opera Queensland

For more information visit www.operaqueensland.com.au and www.turandot.com.au