Turandot - Opera - Season 21/22 Programming - Opéra national de Paris

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    Turandot

    Giacomo Puccini

    Opéra Bastille - from 04 to 30 December 2021

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  • Charles Duprat / OnP

    [TRAILER] TURANDOT by Giacomo Puccini [TRAILER] TURANDOT by Giacomo Puccini

  • Charles Duprat / OnP

    [EXTRAIT] TURANDOT by Puccini - Final [EXTRAIT] TURANDOT by Puccini - Final

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Turandot

Opéra Bastille - from 04 to 30 December 2021

Opera

Turandot

Giacomo Puccini

Opéra Bastille - from 04 to 30 December 2021

2h30 with 1 interval

Language : Italian

Surtitle : French / English

  • Pre‑opening for the young : 1 Dec. 2021

    Opening night : 4 Dec. 2021

About

In few words:

25 years after directing Madama Butterfly, today still one of the most acclaimed productions in the Opera’s repertoire, Robert Wilson returns to Puccini, this time with Turandot, the Italian composer’s final masterpiece. The pared down minimalist sets and the lighting compositions, so quintessential to the director’s perspective, lend themselves perfectly to the saga of the cruel Princess, daughter of the emperor of an immemorial China. The production is built as a series of tableaux, each borrowed directly from Noh theatre whose ritualised gestures magnify group scenes or bring a hint of burlesque as is the case with the comic trio, Ping, Pang and Pong.

  • Opening
  • First part 80 mn
  • intermission 30 mn
  • Second part 40 mn
  • End

Media coverage

  • Bob Wilson and Gustavo Dudamel bring their magic to Puccini's Turandot at the Paris Opera.

    Diapason
  • For his first appearance in the pit of the Paris Opera, the new Music Director, Gustavo Dudamel, sets the audience on fire with Puccini's Turandot.

    La Croix
  • As ever, Robert Wilson and his team offer us a stunningly beautiful production.

    Les Echos
  • Conductor Gustavo Dudamel triumphs with Turandot at Bastille

    Le Figaro
  • Gustavo Dudamel and Robert Wilson sublimate Turandot at the Opéra Bastille

    Le Monde

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Turandot (saison 21/22) - Acte 2

Turandot (saison 21/22) - Acte 3

Turandot (saison 21/22) - Acte 3 (Gwyn Hughes Jones et Elena Pankratova)

Turandot (saison 21/22) - Acte 3 (Gwyn Hughes Jones)

Backstage

  • Draw-me Turandot

    Video

    Draw-me Turandot

  • Podcast Turandot

    Podcast

    Podcast Turandot

  • Turandot, a cruel beauty

    Video

    Turandot, a cruel beauty

Draw-me Turandot

01:55’

Video

Draw-me Turandot

Understand the plot in 1 minute

By Octave

25 years after directing Madama Butterfly, today still one of the most acclaimed productions in the Opera’s repertoire, Robert Wilson returns to Puccini, this time with Turandot, the Italian composer’s final masterpiece. The pared down minimalist sets and the lighting compositions, so quintessential to the director’s perspective, lend themselves perfectly to the saga of the cruel Princess, daughter of the emperor of an immemorial China. The production is built as a series of tableaux, each borrowed directly from Noh theatre whose ritualised gestures magnify group scenes or bring a hint of burlesque as is the case with the comic trio, Ping, Pang and Pong.

© Javier del Real | Teatro Real

Podcast Turandot

07’

Podcast

Podcast Turandot

"Dance! Sing! 7 minutes at the Paris Opera" - by France Musique

By Charlotte Landru-Chandès

"Dance! Sing! 7 minutes at the Paris Opera" offers original incursions into the season thanks to broadcasts produced by France Musique and the Paris Opera. For each opera or ballet production, Charlotte Landru-Chandès (opera) and Jean-Baptiste Urbain (dance), present the works and artists you are going to discover when you attend performances in our theatres.

© Elena Bauer / OnP

Turandot, a cruel beauty

05:58’

Video

Turandot, a cruel beauty

Interview with Gustavo Dudamel

By Marion Mirande

For his first production as Music Director of the Paris Opera, Gustavo Dudamel conducts Puccini's Turandot. Absent from our stages for nearly twenty years, the Italian master's final work is a repertoire masterpiece, as rich orchestrally as it is demanding for its performers.    


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