Turandot: Opera Australia (Brian Castles-Onion) (2016)

2h 12min

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World-class opera in a spectacular setting: Opera Australia's Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour returns with Turandot, in a lavish production that draws on contemporary cinema and traditional Chinese acrobatics to present a world of splendour and passion. With Sydney Harbour, the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge as a backdrop, and brilliant fireworks lighting up the night sky, Puccini's sublime music rings out in glory and cuts straight to the heart. This is 'Nessun dorma' as never heard before - and so much more. Dragana Radakovic stars as Turandot, the beautiful Chinese princess with a heart of ice.
Riccardo Massi is Calaf, the mysterious prince who watches the princess behead a rival suitor and falls instantly in love. Hyeseoung Kwon is Liu, the slave girl in love with Calaf, who knows the secret that will destroy him. In a land of executioners, riddles and fear, can love conquer death?
Actors:: Dragana Radakovic, Hyeseoung Kwon, Riccardo Massi, Nicol Car, Andrew Jones, Emma Matthews, Hiromi Omura, Georgy Vasiliev, Opera Australia Chorus, Opera Australia Orchestra, Brian Castles-Onion, Conal Coad, John Longmuir, Benjamin Rasheed, Luke Gabbedy, David Lewis, Gennadi Dubinsky, Jin Tea Kim
Directors:: Chen Shi-Zheng
Genres:: Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
Countries:: Australia