Royal Opera House: Turandot

Mar 22, 2023

3h 40m

★ 5.0

Overview

In the court of Princess Turandot, suitors who fail to solve her riddles are brutally killed. But when a mysterious Prince answers correctly, suddenly he holds all the power – and a glorious secret. When life hangs in the balance, can love conquer all?

Genres

Music

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Royal Opera House

Royal Opera House: Turandot Trailers

Cast

Princess Turandot

Anna Pirozzi

Calaf

Yonghoon Lee

Liù

Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha

Timur

Vitalij Kowaljow

Ping

Hansung Yoo

Pang

Aled Hall

Pong

Michael Gibson

Emperor Altoum

Alexander Kravets

Mandarin

Blaise Malaba

Soprano Soloist 1

Marianne Cotterill

Soprano Soloist 2

Tamsin Coombs

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