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Turandot-1 September 1984 Evening 7.30pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Conductor Colin Davis
Leader John Brown
Cast
Mandarin Gordon Sandison
Liù
a slave girl 		Helen Donath
Timur
deposed King of Tartary 		Gwynne Howell
The Unknown Prince (Calaf)
son of Timur 		Plácido Domingo
Ping
Minister of the Princess Turandot 		William Workman
Pang
Minister of the Princess Turandot 		Kim Begley
Pong
Minister of the Princess Turandot 		Laurence Dale
The Princess Turandot Gwyneth Jones
The Emperor of Altoum
father of Turandot 		Robert Tear
Guards, Executioner's Men, Priests, Turandot's Ladies, Phantoms, Wise Men, Heralds, Women, Soldiers, Populace The Royal Opera Chorus
Dancers
Children from St Clement Danes School (Drury Lane)
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: The programme does not credit the Chorus Master, but states that the chorus was prepared for this production by Andrew Greenwood. The National Anthem was played at the beginning of the performance.
Language: Italian
Durations: National Anthem: 7.35-7.37pm, Act I: 7.37-8.09pm, Act II: 8.33-9.19pm, Act III: 9.44-10.22pm
Information source: Royal Opera House programme and stage manager's report for 1 September 1984 (in Royal Opera House Collections)