A Turandot for Our Times: A New Ending

Color… pageantry… spectacle… there’s a reason why Turandot is at the top of the opera canon. Puccini’s final work mesmerizes with its sumptuous music, from the alluring overture to Prince Calaf’s passionate “Nessun dorma,” one of the world’s most famous arias ever written. Grammy Award®–winning composer Christopher Tin, known for his film and video game soundtracks, and acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Susan Soon He Stanton offer a compelling new world premiere ending to Puccini’s final, unfinished work.

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PRAISE FOR TURANDOT

“Zambello’s Turandot resonates for our times like hitting the sweet spot of a gong.” —DC Theater Arts

“The new ending... provided a compelling modern gloss on this cruel fairy tale and the glorious music Puccini wrote for it.” —Washington Classical Review

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Music by Giacomo Puccini and Christopher Tin / Libretto by Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni, and Susan Soon He Stanton

In Italian with Projected English Titles
Composed 1924
New Production/World Premiere Ending

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