Curtain Call the 372nd Turandot Oct 13 2025, Metopera

Описание: Curtain Call, The 372th Metopera performance of Turandot, Monday, Oct 13 2025.

The Met gave the U.S. premiere of Turandot in 1925, shartly after the world premiere in Milan. lullio Seratin conducted a cast testang one of Puccinis favorite sopranos, Maria Jeritza, in the title role, paired with Giacomo Lauri-Volpi as Calàf. This impressive duo led most of the subsequent revivals through the 1929-30 season, after which the opera (which had been considered a stylistic departure for Puccini) disappeared from the Met stage for several decades. It returned with the legendary 1961 production designed by Cecil Beaton, featuring conductor Leopold Stokowski in his company debut and starring Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, and Anna Moffo. The current production by Franco Zeffirelli had its premiere in 1987, starring Eva Marton, Plácido Domingo, and Leona Mitchell, conducted by James Levine. Other notable artists who have since taken on the leading roles include Gwyneth Jones, Jane Eaglen, Maria Guleghina, Nina Stemme, and Christine Goerke (Turandot); Aprile Millo, Teresa Stratas, Ruth Ann Swenson, Angela Gheorghiu, Anita Hartig, and Ermonela Jaho (Liù); and Luciano Pavarotti, Johan Botha, Salvatore Licitra, Marcello Giordani, Roberto Alagna, and SeokJong Baek (Calàt).