| The Royal Opera - Turandot Reviews | 27 April 2024 |
Aleksandrs Antonenko (Calaf), In Sung Sim (Timur), Hibla Gerzmava (Liu)
Aled Hall (Pang), Michel de Souza (Ping), Pavel Petrov (Pong)
Robin Leggate (Altoum), Christine Goerke (Turandot), Aleksandrs Antonenko (Calaf)
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Christine Goerke (Turandot)
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TurandotThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 20 | |
The most striking thing about the entire production is the set |
 4 Aug 17 / A Younger Theatre |
Los dos repartos de “Turandot” en el Covent Garden |
| 18 Jul 17 / Beckmesser |
Roberto Alagna is an obsessive if imposingly rich-toned Calaf |
| 16 Jul 17 / Classical Source |
Andrei Serban’s Oriental staging of Turandot is now in its 16th revival and still packing in the audiences |
| 16 Jul 17 / Express |
Lise Lindstrom was sensational as the fair Miss Frigidaire of the title |
| 15 Jul 17 / The Observer |
Lise Lindstrom is magisterial as the tortured ice queen |
| 13 Jul 17 / What's on Stage |
Lendemain qui chante |
| 13 Jul 17 / Forum Opéra |
Christine Goerke’s portrayal of the eponymous anti-heroin is truly terrifying |
| 13 Jul 17 / Spear's |
Turandot à Londres, toujours un très grand spectacle! |
| 12 Jul 17 / ResMusica |
Una “Turandot” brutal en el Covent Garden |
| 11 Jul 17 / Beckmesser |
Trente trois ans mais pas une ride |
| 11 Jul 17 / Forum Opéra |
Alagna leads wonderful cast in the 16th revival of Andrei Serban’s Covent Garden Turandot |
| 10 Jul 17 / Seen and Heard |
Spectacular riddles: Serban's Turandot returns to Covent Garden |
| 9 Jul 17 / Bachtrack |
Fairytale spectacle |
| 9 Jul 17 / Opera Today |
Il fasto orientale di Turandot |
| 9 Jul 17 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Goerke, with her full and richly hued soprano is exceptional as the icy Turandot |
| 9 Jul 17 / Music OMH |
A masterclass in theatrical claustrophobia |
| 7 Jul 17 / The Times |
Hibla Gerzmava, as the slave-girl Liu, steals the show |
| 7 Jul 17 / Independent |
Solid and capably performed revival of Andrei Serban’s 34-year-old production |
| 7 Jul 17 / The Stage |
This perplexing but much-loved opera is starting to look a bit tired for its sixteenth revival |
| 6 Jul 17 / Evening Standard |
associated articles [+]
ROH to stream ‘Turandot’ on YouTube & BP Big Screens
The live stream will be shown on the Royal Opera’s website and on Youtube and will be available for a further 30 days after the live stream.
The live stream will be shown on the Royal Opera’s website and on Youtube and will be available for a further 30 days after the live stream.
Production details
Cast
Goerke/Lindstrom, Leggate, Sim/Sherratt, Antonenko/Alagna/Kim, Gerzmava/Kurzak, de Souza/Kosavic, Hall/Sakker, Petrov/Kim, Yurchuk
(c) Ettinger (d) Serban
Performance dates
5, 8(m), 9, 11, 12(m), 14, 15(m), 16(m) July 2017
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22 Apr 24 / The Guardian |