Director Renaud Doucet and Designer André Barbe created this production for a consortium of American opera companies, and it earned rave reviews from critics and audiences in Seattle. Asher Fisch won Artist of the Year for his duties on the podium, where he made many people hear things they’d never before noticed in Puccini’s beloved score. Antonello Palombi sang a nuanced Calaf, and Marcy Stonikas made an extremely exciting role debut as Turandot; but many said that Ping, Pang, and Pong (Patrick Carfizzi, Julius Ahn, and Joseph Hu) stole the show.
Turandot, 2012 © Alan Alabastro
Luis Chapa (Calaf) and Marcy Stonikas (Turandot) in Puccini’s Turandot, 2012 © Elise Bakketun
Luis Chapa (Calaf) in Puccini’s Turandot, 2012 © Elise Bakketun
Ashraf Sewailam (Mandarin), Patrick Carfizzi (Ping), and Lina Tetriani (Liù) in Puccini’s Turandot, 2012 © Elise Bakketun
Ben Sechrest (Prince of Persia) and Lori Phillips (Turandot) in Puccini’s Turandot, 2012 © Elise Bakketun
Puccini’s Turandot, 2012 © Elise Bakketun
Joseph Hu (Pong), Patrick Carfizzi (Ping), and Julius Ahn (Pang) in Puccini’s Turandot, 2012 © Elise Bakketun
Lori Phillips (Turandot) in Puccini’s Turandot, 2012 © Elise Bakketun
Luis Chapa (Calaf) in Puccini’s Turandot, 2012 © Elise Bakketun
Puccini’s Turandot, 2012 © Elise Bakketun
Peter Rose (Timur) and Grazia Doronzio (Liù) in Puccini’s Turandot, 2012 © Elise Bakketun
Peter Kazaras (Emperor Altoum) and Lori Phillips (Turandot) in Puccini’s Turandot, 2012 © Elise Bakketun
Lori Phillips (Turandot) and Antonello Palombi (Calaf) in Puccini’s Turandot, 2012 © Elise Bakketun
