Turandot
Opera
Opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini
Text by Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni
Opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini
Text by Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni
Cruel riddles
Princess Turandot poses three riddles to her suitors. Whoever can solve them will marry her. Those who fail must die. Hundreds try their luck, but only one succeeds - and in turn confronts Turandot with a riddle of life and death. Giacomo Puccini's opera is a work of emotional power. In his dark and exotic, shimmering fairy tale, the composer traces the tonal colours of Far Eastern melodies. Director Christof Loy adds other works by Puccini to the famous fragment and stages it as a psychogram of a young woman caught between coping with trauma and self-realisation.
With the kind support of the Benefactors' Circle, Novartis and the Medical Partner, the Cantonal Hospital Baselland
Shortly before the premiere, during the final rehearsals, we invite you to a first exclusive insight. In an introduction at the beginning, you will get to know the artistic team and learn more about the play, the material and the production. You will then attend a stage rehearsal.
There are two exclusive seats in the orchestra pit at selected opera performances. Observe the interaction between conductor and musicians and experience the sound of the orchestra up close.