Athough the third riddle is kind of a trick question, the prince, whose name is Calaf, gives the right answers. Turandot is outraged, and refuses to go through with her side of the bargain.

The production company, Again 2024 Turandot, said on Monday that the final ... one of the four singers who play the lead tenor role, Calaf, left the country after reportedly falling ill with ...

Both Cura and Domingo have deep ties to Turandot, having frequently performed as Prince Calaf throughout their careers. Cura will conduct on Dec. 22, 23, 25, and 26, while Domingo will take the ...

Puccini’s three-act masterpiece, set in ancient China, tells the story of the cold-hearted Princess Turandot, who challenges her suitors with deadly riddles. Prince Calaf, determined to win her ...

Two of opera’s most thrilling dramatic sopranos, Christine Goerke and Nina Stemme, reprise their fierce portrayals of the title princess. Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to conduct ...

As unlucky suitors fail and fall, up steps Calaf, a prince of the Tatar people. Daniel Kramer’s new staging in Geneva transposes the old fairy tale to a futuristic world where Turandot’s magic ...

The beautiful but icy Princess Turandot will only marry a man who can correctly answer three riddles. Those who fail are ...

On February 2, the soloist of the Moscow Helikon-Opera, tenor Ivan Gyngazov, who sings the part of Calaf in Puccini's Turandot, will make his debut on the stage of the Australian Opera in Sydney.