Puccini Turandot - Manitoba Opera

A Kiss to Die For

One of opera’s greatest hits; filled with breathtaking pageantry.

The Synopsis

In Ancient Peking, the beautiful, icy Princess Turandot announces that she will marry the man who can solve her three riddles, but gravely punish those who cannot. Heads roll until the arrival of a clever prince who is determined to win over the princess or die trying. He solves her trio of challenges and then offers Turandot his life if she can solve the riddle of his name. Will true love be enough to soften the vengeful princess’ heart?

Puccini’s spectacular masterpiece features one of the most profoundly beautiful scores in all of opera.

Music

Giacomo Puccini

Libretto

Giuseppe Adami and Renata Simoni

Sung in Italian with projected English translations.

Running time is approximately 2 hours, 30 minutes.

Our Land Acknowledgement:

Manitoba Opera is located upon, and operates within, Treaty #1 territory, the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples’ traditional lands and waters and the Red River Métis Nation homelands.

As water nourishes the land and all it gives us, we also acknowledge that the source of the City of Winnipeg’s water is from Shoal Lake, the home and shared territory of Iskatewizaagegan No. 39 Independent Nation and Shoal Lake 40 First Nation.

In view of such understandings and acknowledgments, Manitoba Opera remains committed to working in partnership with the Indigenous peoples in the spirit of truth, reconciliation, and collaboration.

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