The original idea and scenic conception of the unforgettable maestro Roberto Oswald will be within the framework of the continuity of the 2019 opera season of the Teatro Colón, under the direction of Matías Cambiasso’s stage and the stage co-direction and set design by Aníbal Lápiz along 9 functions.

 
Next Tuesday, June 25 at 8:00 p.m. and with a total of 9 performances, the 2019 opera season of Teatro Colón will continue with Turandot. Giacomo Puccini, in a majestic production of the Teatro Colón made in 1993 and 2006 under the original idea, scenic design and scenery of the remembered maestro Roberto Oswald, and that today will feature the direction of Matías Cambiasso; scenic co-direction and costume design by Aníbal Lápiz; musical direction of Christian Badea at the head of the Stable Orchestra of the Teatro Colón; and the participation of the Stable Choir of the Teatro Colón, directed by Miguel Martínez and the Children’s Choir of the Teatro Colón under the direction of César Bustamante.

The nine programmed functions will take place on Tuesday 25, Wednesday 26, Friday 28 and Saturday 29 June at 20:00 hours; Sunday, June 30 at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday 2, Friday 5 and Saturday 6 July at 8:00 p.m. and the last function will be Sunday July 7 at 5:00 p.m.

The opera, set in Beijing, tells the story of the beautiful Turandot, daughter of the emperor and facing Calaf, the only one of his suitors who avoided death by deciphering the three enigmas, imposed as a condition to marry the cruel princess. With echoes of atonality, is the most avant-garde work of Puccini, and has fragments that have surpassed the line of the opera to reach the general public as “Nessun dorma”, “In questa reggia” or “Signore, ascolta”.
Turandot enjoyed great acceptance since its premiere in April 1926 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, and in June of the same year, it was presented at the Teatro Colón. It was represented 15 times more in the seasons of 1929, 1932, 1939, 1940, 1949, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1977, 1993, 1994, and 2006. For the seventeenth time, returns to the stage of the Argentine Colosseum.
 
CAST
Turandot: María Guleghina (25, 28, 30, 02); Nina Warren (26, 05.07) and Mónica Ferracani (29.06).
Emperor Altoum: Raúl Giménez (25, 28, 30, 02, 06) and Gabriel Renaud (26, 29, 05, 07).
Timur: James Morris (25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 02) and Lucas Debevec Mayer (05, 06, 07).
Calaf: Kristian Benedikt (25, 28, 30, 02), Arnold Rawls (26, 05, 07) and Enrique Folger (29.06)
Liú: Verónica Cangemi (25, 28, 30, 02), Jaquelina Livieri (26, 05.07) and Marina Silva (29.06)
Ping: Alfonso Mujica (25, 28, 30, 02, 06) and Sebastián Angulegui (26, 29, 05, 07).
Pang: Santiago Martínez (25, 28, 30, 02, 06) and Iván Maier (26, 29, 05, 07).
Pong: Carlos Ullán (25,28,30,02,06) and Sergio Spina (26,29, 05,07).
A Mandarin: Alejandro Meerapfel (25, 28, 30, 02, 06) and Juan Font (26.29, 05, 07).
The Prince of Persia: Fernando Chalabe (25, 28, 30, 02, 06) and Gabriel Centeno (26.29, 05, 07).
Two Maidens: Laura Polverini and Gabriela Ceaglio (25, 28, 30, 02, 06), Analía Sanchez and Cintia Velázquez (26,29, 05, 07).