She kills suitors for fun. He answers riddles to die. Love? Complicated.
The beautiful but icy Princess Turandot will only marry a man who can correctly answer three riddles. Those who fail are brutally beheaded. But when an unknown prince arrives, the balance of power in Turandot’s court is forever shaken, as the mysterious stranger does what no other has been able to.
Acting
Radvanovsky's glacial thaw is masterclass in vocal acting
Production
Serban's spectacle balances imperial grandeur with intimate horror
Score
Puccini's unfinished swan song—Nessun Dorma is just the warmup
Director
Andrei Serban
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Puccini died of throat cancer in 1924 before completing the finale; Franco Alfano finished it using Puccini's sketches.
Turandot's 'Chinese' setting is pure Orientalist fantasy—Puccini never visited China, and the original 1926 premiere used yellowface.
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