FREE tickets to Opera Philadelphia's HD broadcast of Turandot will be available to the public starting on Wednesday, September 7. You can score your free tickets to Opera on the Mall beginning at 10 a.m.at operaonthemall.org. Everyone who registers will be entered to win an Opera Philadelphia subscription for two to the spring 2017 Opera at the Academy series, featuring productions of Rossini's Tancredi and Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro.
In what has become a beloved annual tradition to launch the fall cultural season in Philadelphia, our community will gather together on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 7:00 p.m., to enjoy one of the most popular operas of all time. Opera Philadelphia's season-opening performance of Puccini's final masterpiece will be broadcast in high definition from the stage of the Academy of Music to three giant outdoor screens in the shadow of the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. Now in its sixth year, Opera on the Mall has been enjoyed by nearly 20,000 members of the Philadelphia community. Puccini's final work is one of his grandest, featuring exotic locales, forbidden romance, and gorgeous melodies, including the rousing anthem "Nessun dorma." Opera Philadelphia's kaleidoscopic co-production, hailed as "a beautiful, exotic adventure" by Opera News, features stunning sets, costumes, and choreography. In ancient China, Princess Turandot is an enigmatic beauty who reigns with an iron fist and an ice-cold heart. To her would-be suitors, she has issued a decree: he who can answer her riddles will win her hand--all others will suffer punishment by death. When a mysterious man passes her test, will she finally open her heart to love?Videos