TURANDOT
by Giacomo Puccini at Minnesota Opera, Seattle Opera, Utah Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Cincinnati Opera,
Opera Company of Philadelphia
" ... A miracle occurred in Seattle Opera's summer 2012 Turandot. The team of André Barbe and Renaud Doucet — plus their fellow Montrealer, lighting designer Guy Simard –managed to combine the worlds of verismo Liù, fairy tale Prince and mythic Ice Princess into an exciting and moving whole. ..."
J. F. Hulcoop - Opera News
PRESENTED BY
MINNESOTA OPERA (US)
UTAH OPERA (US)
CINCINNATI OPERA (US)
ATLANTA OPERA (US)
SEATTLE OPERA (US)
PITTSBURGH OPERA (US)
OPERA COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA (US)
"In 2009 a consortium of six US companies asked us to create a new production. The mandate was to create a Chinese-inspired grand spectacle, but we wanted to ensure that the spectacle remained in service of what made the opera pertinent in the first place..."
A. Barbe & R. Doucet (View Full Text)
CREDITS
Lighting Designer : Guy Simard
Photos : D. Bachman - E. Bakketun - M. Daniel
Video : Seattle Opera