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Turandot-12 September 1988 Evening 7.30pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Edward Downes
Chorus Master Robin Stapleton
Leader John Brown
Cast
Mandarin Roderick Earle
Liù
a slave girl 		Cynthia Haymon
Timur
deposed King of Tartary 		John Tomlinson
The Unknown Prince (Calaf)
son of Timur 		Franco Bonisolli
Ping
Minister of the Princess Turandot 		Anthony Michaels-Moore
Pang
Minister of the Princess Turandot 		Christopher Gillett
Pong
Minister of the Princess Turandot 		Francis Egerton
The Princess Turandot Gwyneth Jones
The Emperor of Altoum
father of Turandot 		Paul Crook
Guards, Executioner's Men, Priests, Turandot's Ladies, Phantoms, Wise Men, Heralds, Soldiers, Populace The Royal Opera Chorus
Dancers
Children from King's House School (Richmond)
Children from St Thomas of Canterbury R.C. Middle School (Mitcham)
Children from Wimbledon College
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: The National Anthem was played at the beginning of the performance. After the performance Jeremy Isaacs, General Director of the Royal Opera House, presented Dame Gwyneth Jones with a 25-year service medal, as the performance marked the 25th anniversary of her debut at the Royal Opera House on 11 September 1963.
Language: Italian
Surtitled by: Jonathan Burton
Durations: National Anthem: 7.35pm, Act I: 7.36-8.09pm, Act II: 8.34-9.21pm, Act III: 9.45-10.26pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 12 September 1988 (in Royal Opera House Collections)