Turandot
Opera

Opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini
Text by Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni

Premiere 02.03.2025

  • 2 hours 30 minutes with 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.

With the kind support of the Benefactors' Circle, Novartis and the Medical Partner, the Cantonal Hospital Baselland

Shortly before the premiere, during the final rehearsals, we invite you to a first exclusive insight. In an introduction at the beginning, you will get to know the artistic team and learn more about the play, the material and the production. You will then attend a stage rehearsal.

  • 'Turandot', 26 February 2025
  • Meeting point: Foyer
  • CHF 10.-
  • Usually in German

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.

 

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.

Book table

 

Regisseur Christof Loy wurde bei den «International Opera Awards 2024» als bester Regisseur ausgezeichnet.

  • Musikalische Leitung –
    José Miguel Pérez-Sierra,
    (02.03.2025 / 08.03.2025 / 16.03.2025 / 23.03.2025 / 29.03.2025 / 04.04.2025 / 14.04.2025 / 24.04.2025 / 27.04.2025 / 30.04.2025 / 03.05.2025),
    Luis Miguel Méndez Chaves
    (09.05.2025 / 29.05.2025 / 01.06.2025)
  • Inszenierung –
    Christof Loy
  • Bühne und Kostüme –
    Herbert Murauer
  • Lichtdesign –
    Thomas Kleinstück
  • Chorleitung –
    Michael Clark
  • Einstudierung Knabenkantorei Basel –
    Rolf Herter,
    Oliver Rudin
  • Choreographische Mitarbeit –
    Pascu Orti
  • Dramaturgie –
    Meret Kündig

  • Turandot –
    Miren Urbieta Vega,
    (02.03.2025 / 08.03.2025 / 29.03.2025 / 04.04.2025 / 14.04.2025 / 24.04.2025 / 27.04.2025 / 30.04.2025 / 03.05.2025 / 09.05.2025),
    Olesya Golovneva
    (16.03.2025 / 23.03.2025 / 29.05.2025 / 01.06.2025)
  • Altoum –
    Rolf Romei
  • Timur –
    Sam Carl,
    (02.03.2025 / 08.03.2025 / 23.03.2025 / 29.03.2025 / 24.04.2025 / 09.05.2025 / 29.05.2025 / 01.06.2025),
    Olivier Gourdy
    (16.03.2025 / 04.04.2025 / 14.04.2025 / 27.04.2025 / 30.04.2025 / 03.05.2025)
  • Calàf –
    Rodrigo Porras Garulo
  • Liù –
    Mané Galoyan,
    (02.03.2025 / 08.03.2025 / 16.03.2025 / 23.03.2025 / 29.03.2025 / 04.04.2025 / 14.04.2025 / 29.05.2025 / 01.06.2025),
    Sofia Esparza
    (24.04.2025 / 27.04.2025 / 30.04.2025 / 03.05.2025 / 09.05.2025)
  • Ping, Kanzler –
    David Oller
  • Pang, Marschall –
    Ronan Caillet
  • Pong, Küchenmeister –
    Lucas van Lierop
  • Ein Mandarin –
    Andrew Murphy
  • Prinz von Persien (Szene) –
    Elio Staub
  • Tänzer:innen –
    Pascu Orti,
    (02.03.2025 / 08.03.2025 / 16.03.2025 / 23.03.2025 / 29.03.2025 / 04.04.2025 / 14.04.2025 / 24.04.2025 / 27.04.2025 / 30.04.2025),
    Giacomo Altovino,
    (03.05.2025 / 09.05.2025 / 29.05.2025 / 01.06.2025),
    Elio Staub,
    Giuliana Sollami,
    Marie Da Silva,
    Giuseppe Bencivenga
  • Knabenstimmen –
    Knabenkantorei Basel
  • Chor des Theater Basel
  • Extrachor des Theater Basel
  • Knabenkantorei Basel
  • Sinfonieorchester Basel
  • Statisterie Theater Basel

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