Turandot at Nationaltheater Mannheim

Dates: (10/13/2012 - 1/18/2013 )

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Nationaltheater Mannheim

Mozartstr. 9
Mannheim,Baden-Württemberg 68161

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Tickets: 6,00 € - 70,00 €

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Princess Turandot never wants to belong to a man. All her suitors are therefore given a mystery. Those, who do not find the answer, will be executed. When the prince Calaf manages to solve her riddle, Turandot is dismayed. Consequently she should now redeem her promise and marry Calaf. Unexpectedly, he makes her an offer: He will choose to commit suicide if Turandot finds out his name before the sun rises.

The story of Turandot comes from a story from Häzâr jak-Ruz (Thousand and one day), the Persian equivalent of the Arabian tale from Arabian Nights. Carlo Gozzi wrote a drama which had inspired Schiller, and later inspired Brecht, to create their own stage versions. Puccini actually saw Gozzi’s drama produced by Max Reinhardt.

Turandot was Puccini's last opera. The exotic tale fabric inspired him to write a score with an unusual wealth of tonal colors. Puccini died at a time when he was confronted with a stumble in his composition due to unresolved dramaturgical problems.

Cast and Creative team for Turandot at Nationaltheater Mannheim

Conductor Joseph Trafton
Directed by Regula Gerber
Stage design Sandra Meurer
Costume design Dorothee Scheiffarth
Dramaturgy Regine Elzenheimer
Choir Tilman Michael

Cast:
Turandot
Galina Shesterneva

Liu
Astrid Kessler / Cornelia Ptassek

Calaf
Michail Agafonov / Roy Cornelius Smith

Timur
Sung-Heon Ha

Mandarin
Bryan Boyce / Karsten Mewes

Ping
Nikola Diski? / Lars Møller

Pong
Uwe Eikötter / Benedikt Nawrath

Pang
David Lee

Altoum
Mario Brell

Stimme des Persischen Prinzen
Dong-Seok Im / Veliko Totev

Lo-u-Ling
Mara Bittman / Andrea Engler / Annabel Lee

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