"The director Andrei Serban's vibrant production, first seen at Covent Garden in the 1980s and now part of the company's repertory, continues to impress with its blend of comedic ritual, evocative imagery, and dramatic force. Designer Sally Jacobs' bold visuals and Kate Flatt's dynamic choreography bring a vivid physicality to this opera that feels both grand and visceral. Serban's association with the company spans decades, and he still knows exactly how to grip an audience."
"It is unapologetically theatrical, full of ceremony, movement and visual excess. Drums thunder, crowds surge, executions are public and shocking, and moments of stillness feel all the more intense because of the clamour around them. This is not subtle Puccini, but it is thrilling Puccini, and at Christmas that feels entirely right. At the centre of the opera is the icy Princess Turandot, whose riddles have claimed the lives of countless suitors."
Puccini's Turandot combines myth, ritual and emotional extremity, staged in a fantastical ancient Peking where ceremony, fear and the possibility of love collide. Covent Garden mounts the opera as a seasonal spectacle valued for visual richness and musical impact, offering colour, noise and unapologetic theatrical force. Andrei Serban's long-associated production delivers comedy, ritual, evocative imagery and dramatic momentum, amplified by Sally Jacobs' bold designs and Kate Flatt's dynamic choreography. The staging emphasizes public violence and private vulnerability through thunderous drums, surging crowds and shocking executions, while requiring powerful, steely voices for Turandot and Calaf across the casting.
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