A beautiful Chinese princess has issued a decree for her suitors: whoever cannot solve her riddles to win her hand will be beheaded. As unlucky suitors fail and fall, up steps Calaf, a prince of the Tatar people. The new, visually stunning version of Puccini’s Turandot at the Finnish National Opera delivers a universal message: regardless of who we are or where we come from, we are all looking for love. Director Sofia Jupither sets out to focus on the essence of Puccini’s interest in private and the public lives, power and responsibility, love and vulnerability. Puccini composed the opera in the heyday of exoticism and orientalism; an Europe-centric view of the Far East is in danger of distancing modern audiences from Puccini’s masterpiece.
Sofia Adrian Jupither
Director
Astrik Khanamiryan
Mikheil Sheshaberidze
Reetta Haavisto
Jussi Merikanto
Mika Pohjonen
Tomas Pavilionis
Matti Turunen
Jussi Miilunpalo
The Return of Jafar62%
The Phantom of the Opera72%
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall83%
Mr. Holmes64%
Breathe74%
Heart Eyes62%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
The Sleeping Dictionary65%
Unbroken74%
The Beaver63%
Love Everlasting73%
There's Something About Mary66%
The Hunchback of Notre Dame71%
Quest for Camelot68%
The Secret Life of Bees74%
Below Her Mouth68%
Thunderstruck61%
Goal II: Living the Dream59%
Most72%
Phantom of the Opera62%
