Turandot 2005
No one sleeps…
…while Turandot tries to solve Calaf’s mystery. Will vengeance triumph in her heart, or will it be the dawn of love? Puccini’s final score bursts with glorious melodies.
Synopsis
Act I
A crowd waits outside the Imperial Palace, eager for the execution of the latest suitor for the hand of Princess Turandot. She has agreed to marry the first man of royal blood who can solve her three riddles, with the losers to be put to death, and none has so far succeeded. The aged Timur, deposed King of Tartary, and his servant girl Liu are in the crowd. They spot Calaf, Timur’s long-lost son. Despite Liu’s love for him, Calaf has become obsessed with Turandot and strikes a large gong three times, giving the signal that he will try to solve the deadly challenge.
Act II
Emperor Altoum attempts to persuade Calaf to abandon his quest, but without success. Turandot puts the three riddles to Calaf, who astonishes her by solving each of them. The desperate Princess pleads to be released from her pledge of marriage and Calaf offers her a solution – he will let himself be executed if Turandot can discover his name before dawn breaks.
Act III
The city’s population searches frantically for Calaf’s name, under Turandot’s threat of death if it is not discovered, while Calaf anticipates victory. Guards bring in Timur and Liu, and Turandot threatens to torture Timur if he does not reveal the name. Liu claims that she alone knows the answer. Afraid that she might cause Calaf’s death if she confesses, Liu grabs a soldier’s dagger and stabs herself. As her body is taken away, the population departs, leaving Calaf alone with Turandot. Despite her protests, Calaf kisses her passionately and she begins to respond. As dawn breaks, Calaf reveals his name to her. Altoum and his retinue return and Turandot announces that she has discovered the answer – the prince’s name is “Love.”
Artists
Jennifer Wilson
Soprano
Turandot
Jennifer Wilson
Hometown: Bethesda, MD
SFO Debut:
Turandot, Turandot, 2005
Serena Farnocchia
Soprano
Liù (July 1 - 15)
Serena Farnocchia
Hometown: Lucca, Italy
SFO Debut:
Liù, Turandot, 2005 (July 1 – 15)
Past Seasons:
Mimì, La bohème, 2007 (July 30 – August 25)
Patricia Racette
Soprano
Liù (August 2 - 27)
Patricia Racette
Hometown: Manchester, NH
SFO Debut:
Emmeline, Emmeline, 1996
Past Seasons:
Kostelnička Buryjovka, Jenůfa, 2019
Minnie, La Fanciulla del West, 2016
Leslie Crosbie, The Letter, 2009
Liù, Turandot, 2005 (August 2 – 27)
Amelia, Simon Boccanegra, 2004 (July 31 – August 28)
Kátya Kabanová, Kátya Kabanová, 2003
Tatyana, Eugene Onegin, 2002
Violetta, La traviata, 2002 (August 2)
Blanche de la Force, Dialogues of the Carmelites, 1999
Violetta, La traviata, 1997
Carl Tanner
Tenor
Calaf (July 1, 15, August 2 - 27)
Carl Tanner
Hometown: Arlington, VA
SFO Debut:
Calaf, Turandot, 2005 (July 1 & 15, August 2 – 27)
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1992, 1993
Past Seasons:
First Armored Man, The Magic Flute, 1993
An Ambassador, The Sorrows of Young Werther, 1992
Dongwon Shin
Tenor
Calaf (July 6 & 9)
Dongwon Shin
Hometown: Seoul, Korea
SFO Debut:
Calaf, Turandot, 2005 (July 6 & 9)
Kevin Langan
Bass
Timur
Kevin Langan
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
Opera Singer, Intermezzo, 1984
Past Seasons:
Timur, Turandot, 2005
Swallow, Peter Grimes, 2005
Dr. Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, 2000 (July 1 – August 5)
Cadmus/Somnus, Semele, 1997
Leporello, Don Giovanni, 1996
Henry Mosher, Emmeline, 1996
Dr. Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, 1995
Ashby, La fanciulla del West, 1995
Osmin, Abduction from the Seraglio, 1994
Opera Singer, Intermezzo, 1994
Colline, La bohème, 1993
Ariodate, Xerxes, 1993
Leporello, Don Giovanni, 1992
Ashby, La fanciulla del West, 1991
Giove, La Calisto, 1989
Dr. Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, 1987
King of Scotland, Ariodante, 1987
Sarastro, The Magic Flute, 1986
Seneca, L’incoronazione di Poppea, 1986
Doctor Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, 1985
Gonzalo, The Tempest, 1985
Hyung Yun
Baritone
Ping
Hyung Yun
Hometown: Seoul, Korea
SFO Debut:
Ping, Turandot, 2005
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice:1999, 2000
Past Seasons:
The Jailer, Dialogues of the Carmelites, 1999
David Cangelosi
Tenor
Pang
David Cangelosi
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
SFO Debut:
Pang, Turandot, 2005
Past Seasons:
Andrés/Cochenille/Frantz/Pittichinaccio, The Tales of Hoffmann, 2010
Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 2006
First Jew, Salome, 2006
Rev. Horace Adams, Peter Grimes, 2005
Keith Jameson
Tenor
Pong
Keith Jameson
Hometown: Greenwood, SC
SFO Debut:
Pong, Turandot, 2005
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1998, 1999
Past Seasons:
Don Basilio, The Marriage of Figaro, 2013
Gastone, La traviata, 2013
Goro, Madame Butterfly, 2010
Clarin, Life is a Dream, 2010
Gastone, La traviata, 2009
John Withers, The Letter, 2009
Novice, Billy Budd, 2008
Bardolph, Falstaff, 2008
Le Remendado, Carmen, 2006
Dean of the Faculty, Cinderella, 2006
Bob Boles, Peter Grimes, 2005
Scaramuccio, Ariadne auf Naxos, 1999
Le Remendado, Carmen, 1999
Andrew Oakden
Baritone
A Mandarin
Andrew Oakden
Hometown: Plymouth, MN
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2004, 2005
Past Seasons:
A Mandarin, Turandot, 2005
Toffer Mihalka
Tenor
Altoum
Toffer Mihalka
Hometown: Mission Viejo, CA
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2005
Past Seasons:
Altoum, Turandot, 2005
Alan Gilbert
Conductor
Alan Gilbert
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
Falstaff, 2001
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2006
The Tempest, 2006
Anniversary Arias Gala Concert, 2006
Turandot, 2005
Peter Grimes, 2005
Don Giovanni, 2004 (July 3 – 23, August 9 – 27)
Eugene Onegin, 2002
Douglas Fitch
Director & Scenic Designer
Douglas Fitch
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
SFO Debut:
Turandot, 2005
Adam Stockhausen
Scenic Designer
Adam Stockhausen
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
SFO Debut:
The Egyptian Helen, 2001
Past Seasons:
Turandot, 2005
Willa Kim
Costume Designer
Willa Kim
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
SFO Debut:
The Stag King, 1965
Past Seasons:
Turandot, 2005
Le Rossignol, 1969
Help! Help! The Globolinks, 1969
The Magic Flute, 1968
Duane Schuler
Lighting Designer
Duane Schuler
Hometown: Elkhart Lake, WI
SFO Debut:
Madame Butterfly, 1996
Past Seasons:
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Carmen, 2022
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
Jenůfa, 2019
Candide, 2018
The Italian Girl in Algiers, 2018
Die Fledermaus, 2017
Don Pasquale, 2014
Fidelio, 2014
The Marriage of Figaro, 2013
La donna del Lago, 2013
La traviata, 2013
Tosca, 2012
Maometto II, 2012
King Roger, 2012
La traviata, 2009
The Letter, 2009
Alceste, 2009
Falstaff, 2008
The Marriage of Figaro, 2008
Così fan tutte, 2007
Platée, 2007
Carmen, 2006
Cinderella, 2006
Salome, 2006
The Tempest, 2006
Turandot, 2005
The Barber of Seville, 2005
Lucio Silla, 2005
Don Giovanni, 2004
Simon Boccanegra, 2004
Don Giovanni, 2004
La belle Hélène, 2003
Così fan tutte, 2003
Kátya Kabanová, 2003
Eugene Onegin, 2002
The Italian Girl in Algiers, 2002
Lucia di Lammermoor, 2001
Falstaff, 2001
Rigoletto, 2000
The Marriage of Figaro, 2000
Ermione, 2000
Countess Maritza, 1999
Carmen, 1999
Idomeneo, 1999
Madame Butterfly, 1998
The Magic Flute, 1998
La traviata, 1997
Semele, 1997
Sara Rudner
Choreographer
Sara Rudner
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
Beatrice and Benedict, 1998
Past Seasons:
Salome, 2006
Turandot, 2005
Don Giovanni, 2004
Beatrice and Benedict, 2004
The Egyptian Helen, 2001
Wozzeck, 2001
Gregory Buchalter
Chorus Master
Gregory Buchalter
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
Chorus Master, 2005 Season
Past Seasons:
Chorus Master, 2007 Season
Chorus Master, 2006 Season
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