Puccini: Love, ladies and a lost finale

Jon Tolansky
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

As we mark the 100th anniversary of the composer’s death, Jon Tolansky explores Puccini’s relationship with his female characters and their vividly imagined environments through his unfinished final opera, Turandot, and the composer’s notorious struggle to find a believable conclusion for the Chinese princess

(Image courtesy of Royal Opera House)
(Image courtesy of Royal Opera House)

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