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| Turandot act-II "Tre enigme...straniero ascolta" Puccini |
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A.Shafajinskaia sings a title role
act II
Within the walls of the Imperial Palace, the
old Emperor, perched on a high throne, vainly
asks Calà f to reconsider ("Un giuramento
atroce"). Heralded by a chorus of children,
Turandot enters to describe how her beautiful
ancestor, Princess Lou-Ling, was abducted and
killed by a conquering prince; in revenge,
she has turned against men and determined
that none shall ever possess her ("In questa
reggia"). Facing Calà f, she poses her first
question: What is born each night and dies
each dawn? "Hope," Calà f answers, correctly.
Unnerved, Turandot continues: What flickers
red and warm like a flame, yet is not a
flame? "Blood," Calà f replies after a
moment's pause. Shaken, Turandot delivers the
third riddle: What is like ice but burns?
Tense silence prevails until Calà f
triumphantly cries, "Turandot!" While the
crowd expresses thanks, the princess vainly
begs her father not to give her to the
stranger. Hoping to win her love, Calà f
offers Turandot a challenge of his own: if
she can learn his name by dawn, he will
forfeit his life.
About A.Shafajinskaia
Anna has emerged as one of the most important
young dramatic sopranos of our time. Her
debut in "TURANDOT" with WNO was called "A
sensation" Rodney Milnes "The Times", "Opera"
magazine and her Princess Turandot at The
Royal Opera House/Covent Garden, being
praised as "reminiscent of Callas" Matthew
Connolly "The Times"; "She sings with great
assurance and truly imperious quality that
few achieve" - "Opera" magazine, London.
Anna has been an acclaimed guest at many of
the world's opera companies including:
The Royal Opera House Covent Garden; Opera
National de Paris (Bastille); Opera de Nice;
Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona); The New
National Theatre (Tokyo); Teatro Massimo
(Palermo); Teatro Comunale (Florence); Torre
del Lago Puccini's Festival; Deutsche Oper
(Berlin); Oper Frankfurt; Semperoper in
Dresden; New York City Opera; The Dallas
Opera; Michigan Opera ( Detroit); Nederlandse
Opera; The Amsterdam's Concertgebouw; The
Mariinsky Theatre (St.Petersburg); The
Bolshoi Theatre (Moscow); Finnish National
Opera; Den Norske Opera (Oslo); Opera
National de Montpellier; Royal Opera de
Wallonie (Liege); Welsh National Opera;
Florida Grand Opera (Miami); San Diego; New
Orleans; Columbus; Nacionale Opera (Mexico
City); Opera de Montreal; Opera Festival of
New Jersey; Opera Ontario (Hamilton)...
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