Puccini’s
TURANDOT
Fri, April 12, 2024, 7:30pm
Sun, April 14, 2024, 2:00pm
Reineke Concert Hall, NDSU
We conclude our 55th Anniversary Season with a very special, never-before-seen production for FM Opera!
This final opera by Puccini is set in a fairytale version of ancient China, where the beautiful but unapproachable princess Turandot rules with an iron fist. To those who wish to marry her, she has issued a challenge: answer all of her riddles or face execution. None can succeed, until, from afar, a mysterious man appears – Prince Calaf.
Featuring some of opera’s most recognizable music, including the gorgeous "Nessun dorma", this new production will be a stunning tour-de-force unlike any other opera we have ever done! Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see grand opera on the FM Opera stage!
Cast and Creative
Michelle Rofrano - Conductor
Andrew Nienaber - Director
Melissa Citro - Princess Turandot
Joshua Kohl - Calaf
Amani Cole-Felder - Liù
Kevin Thompson - Timur
James Coole-Stevenson (2024 Gate City Bank Young Artist) - Ping
Gregory Sliskovich (2024 Gate City Bank Young Artist) - Pang
Han Jeong Wook (2024 Gate City Bank Young Artist) - Pong
Kelly Burns - Emperor Altoum
Robin Griffeath - The Prince of Persia