Opera

Turandot

Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)
Opera in three acts
Sung in Italian, with German surtitles.
Libretto by Giuseppe Adami & Renato Simoni nach Carlo Gozzi
Premiere: 1926 in Milan
We, 24.04.2024
Grosses Haus19:30
Determined to avenge her ancestor’s abduction, the Chinese Princess Turandot announces that if a man solves her three riddles correctly, she will marry him; but if he fails to do so, he will be put to death. The aloof princess attracts many potential suitors, all of whom lose their lives for failing to sole the riddles. But who is behind the ice-cold facade? An unknown prince solves the three riddles and comes dangerously close to Turandot.

Giacomo Puccin's last opera remained unfinished. Time and again, musicologists and composers have tried to reconstruct the ending; but it is precisely in its open-endedness that the opera's fascination lies to this day.

PREMIERE: 13 April 2024

Cast

Conductor Yoel Gamzou
Director / Stage Design Daniela Kerck
Costume Design Andrea Schmidt-Futterer, Frank Schönwald
Lighting Design Klaus Krauspenhaar
Video Astrid Steiner
Choreography Rosana Ribeiro
Chorus Master Albert Horne
Musical Director, Youth Choir Andreas Bollendorf, Judith Kunz
Dramaturgy Constantin Mende
Turandot Olesya Golovneva
Calaf Aaron Cawley
Liù Heather Engebretson
Timur Young Doo Park
Emperor Altoum Erik Biegel
Ping Christopher Bolduc
Pang Ralf Rachbauer
Pong Gustavo Quaresma
Mandarin Mikhail Biryukov
Persian Prince Gabriele Ascani
Chor, Chorsolisten & Extrachor des Hessischen Staatstheaters Wiesbaden, Kinderchor der Limburger Dommusik, Hessisches Staatsorchester Wiesbaden

Dates

International May FestivalGrosses Haus19:30
* Please note this date was moved forward from 9 to 4 May 2024. *
International May FestivalGrosses Haus19:30
Sold out / leftover tickets at the box office
* Please note this date was moved forward from 12 to 8 May 2024. *
Grosses Haus19:30
* Please note this date was moved forward from 8 to 6 June 2024. *