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FULL TURANDOT in Absolute Hearing Documentary Budapest 2024
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Turandot
- Composer: Puccini Giacomo
- Libretto: Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni
- Venue & Opera Company: Magyar Állami Operaház / Hungarian State Opera, Budapest, Hungary
- Recorded: 2024
- Type: Other
- Singers:
- Conductor:
- Orchestra:
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Magyar Állami Operaház / Hungarian State Opera
- Date Published: 2024
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, othersubs
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
In the first part, Dr. Literary writer Márton Hoványi talks about the antecedents of the opera’s text, its approaches and cultural-historical background, as well as the unique interpretation of Turandot.
In the video and podcast course, music historian Mona Dániel and dr. Literary writer Márton Hoványi examines one opera or ballet at a time – this time Puccini’s last, unfinished opera, Turandot, is toured together with the creators and contributors of the OPERA production.
Courses that can also be found on OPERA’s Spotify channel are produced in-house.
In the second part, music historian Mona Dániel tells about the origin of Puccini’s opera, the reasons and solutions for its incompleteness, the literary significance of the piece and, of course, the music of Turandot. In the broadcast, you can see details from the recording of OPERA’s previous performance on January 24, 2016.
In the video and podcast course, music historian Mona Dániel and dr. Literary writer Márton Hoványi examines one opera or ballet at a time – this time Puccini’s last, unfinished opera, Turandot, is toured together with the creators and contributors of the OPERA production.
Courses that can also be found on OPERA’s Spotify channel are produced in-house.
In the third part, conductor Péter Halász, scenic designer Ildi Tihanyi, museum manager Márton Karczag, director Dóra Barta, and opera singers László Boldizsár and Rálik Szilvia share their thoughts and behind-the-scenes information about the latest production of Turandot.
In the video and podcast course, music historian Mona Dániel and dr. Literary writer Márton Hoványi examines one opera or ballet at a time – this time Puccini’s last, unfinished opera, Turandot, is toured together with the creators and contributors of the OPERA production.