- Approx. 2 hours 45 minutes including a break
- Interesting for people aged 14+
- In italiano, with German surtitles, with English surtitles
Cruel riddles
Princess Turandot poses three riddles to her suitors. Whoever can solve them will marry her. Those who fail must die. Hundreds try their luck, but only one succeeds - and in turn confronts Turandot with a riddle of life and death. Giacomo Puccini's opera is a work of emotional power. In his dark and exotic, shimmering fairy tale, the composer traces the tonal colours of Far Eastern melodies. Director Christof Loy adds other works by Puccini to the famous fragment and stages it as a psychogram of a young woman caught between coping with trauma and self-realisation.
- Musikalische Leitung – (29.05.2025 / 01.06.2025)
- Inszenierung –
- Bühne und Kostüme –
- Lichtdesign –
Thomas Kleinstück
- Chorleitung –
- Einstudierung Knabenkantorei Basel –
Rolf Herter
- Einstudierung Knabenkantorei Basel –
Oliver Rudin
- Choreographische Mitarbeit –
- Dramaturgie –
- Die Prinzessin Turandot – (29.05.2025 / 01.06.2025)
- Der Kaiser Altoum – (01.06.2025), (29.05.2025)
- Timur, entthronter Tatarenkönig – (29.05.2025 / 01.06.2025),
- Der unbekannte Prinz (Calàf), sein Sohn – (29.05.2025 / 01.06.2025),
- Liù, eine junge Sklavin – (29.05.2025 / 01.06.2025)
- Ping, Grosskanzler –
- Pang, Grossmarschall –
- Pong, oberster Küchenmeister –
- Ein Mandarin –
- Der Prinz von Persien –
- Vier Bedienstete – (29.05.2025 / 01.06.2025),
- Chor des Theater Basel
- Extrachor des Theater Basel
- Knabenkantorei Basel
- Sinfonieorchester Basel
- Statisterie Theater Basel
- Statisterie Theater Basel
Thank you!
With the kind support of the Benefactors' Circle, Novartis and the Medical Partner, the Cantonal Hospital Baselland
There are two exclusive seats in the orchestra pit at selected opera performances. Observe the interaction between conductor and musicians and experience the sound of the orchestra up close.
- Two seats in the orchestra pit
- CHF 100 per seat
- Registration: billettkasse@theater-basel.ch / +41 (0)61 295 11 33
Together with the dramaturgy department, the Basel Kulturhaus Bider & Tanner has been curating the book table for our plays for many years. Now this selection of books, CDs, DVDs, catalogues and sheet music is available at any time in the online shop. It's worth browsing regularly.
International Opera Awards 2024
Director Christof Loy was named best director at the «International Opera Awards 2024».
Mediathek
With Puccini's ‹Turandot›, Theater Basel presents great opera: music, scene and singing from a single source. A winner!
Puccini's last opera has remained a fragment. Thanks to Christof Loy, Theater Basel has succeeded in presenting a completely new, sensational view of the work.
In ‹Turandot›, Christof Loy once again pulls out all the stops with his distinctly physical character acting.
Christof Loy uses the large stage in Basel with aplomb and leaves nothing to chance, even in the big acts with choir and soloists. Here, everyone has their place in the structure.
José Miguel Pérez-Sierra modeled a very slender and transparent Puccini sound. [...] The Spaniard focused on sound culture and vibrating accents from the large percussion section and in the large mass scenes all the more on splendor of sound. A very welcome Basel debut!