Airs Saturday, June 13, 2020, at 12 noon. The WFMT Radio Network Opera Series returns with productions from all over the world, following the end of the Metropolitan Opera season. This week we present Giacomo Puccini's Turandot performed by Lyric Opera of Chicago.
CAST:
A Mandarin: Patrick Guetti
Timur: Andrea Silvestrelli
Calaf: Stefano La Colla
Liù: Maria Agresta
Prince of Persia: Geoffrey Agpalo
Ping: Zachary Nelson
Pang: Rodell Rosel
Pong: Keith Jameson
Turandot’s Handmaidens: Desirée Hassler & Stephanie Schoenhofer
Emperor Altoum: Josh Lovell
Turandot: Amber Wagner
CONDUCTOR: Sir Andrew Davis
DIRECTOR: Rob Kearley
ENSEMBLE: Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago