Turandot | Puccini | St. Pete Opera | March 2024 | Full Opera

Music by Giacomo Puccini completed by Franco Alfano Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni First Performance at Teatro alla Scala in Milan on 25 April, 1926 March 15, 17, and 19, 2024 The Palladium Theater 253 Fifth Ave N, St Petersburg, Fl, 33701 CREATIVE TEAM Conductor- Mark Sforzini Stage Director- Karl Hesser Co-Director/Choreographer- Daryl Gray Scenic Designer- Michael Roland Costume Designer- Howard Tsvi Kaplan Lighting Designer- Keith Arsenault Wigs and Makeup Designer- Ron Wolek CAST (in order of appearance) A Mandarin- Alex Boyd Liu, a slave girl- Chelsea Lehnea Timur, the deposed King of Tartary- Erik Kroncke The Unknown Prince (Calaf), his son- Simon Lee Princess Turandot- Kelly Slawson Ping, Lord Chancellor- Sejin Park Pang, Majordomo- Ai Ra Pong, Head Chef of the Imperial Kitchen-Matthew Cerillo The Emperor Altoum, Turandot's father- Victor Khodadad Chorus of Imperial guards, children, priests, Turandot's handmaids, ghosts of suitors, and crowd SPONSORS Season 18 Artistic Sponsor- Belinda Dumont This production is generously sponsored by Michele Kidwell Gilbert & Dr. Gordon Gilbert