Opera Review: ‘Turandot’

Opera Review: ‘Turandot’
A scene from Giacomo Puccini's “Turandot.” Marty Sohl/The Metropolitan Opera
Barry Bassis
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NEW YORK—What is the most spectacular set at The Metropolitan Opera this season? As in many prior years, it is Franco Zeffirelli’s Peking Imperial Palace in “Turandot,” which was first unveiled in 1987.

With The Met’s top-flight orchestra, chorus, and strong cast, the music casts its own spell.

Barry Bassis
Barry Bassis
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Barry has been a music, theater, and travel writer for over a decade for various publications, including Epoch Times. He is a voting member of the Drama Desk and the Outer Critics Circle, two organizations of theater critics that give awards at the end of each season. He has also been a member of NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association)
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