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  • Puccini's Turandot May Be Performed At Yerevan's Republic Square

    PUCCINI'S TURANDOT MAY BE PERFORMED AT YEREVAN'S REPUBLIC SQUARE

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    July 2, 2012 - 18:33 AMT

    PanARMENIAN.Net - Art director and conductor of Armenian Philharmonic
    Orchestra Eduard Topchjan wants to feature the performance of Giacomo
    Puccini's Turandot opera at Yerevan's Republic Square.

    On July 3 and 6, Aram Khachaturian concert hall will host the concert
    version of the opera.

    As the conductor noted, to fulfill that idea, a sum of several thousand
    of U.S. dollars is necessary, which could be procured only through
    the help of sponsors.

    Other than that, he noted, necessary conditions, including the staging
    and excellent performers are secured.

    Turandot was unfinished at the time of Puccini's death in 1924 and
    was completed by Franco Alfano in 1926.The first performance of the
    opera was held at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan on April 25, 1926
    and conducted by Arturo Toscanini. This performance included only
    Puccini's music and not Alfano's additions. The first performance of
    the opera as completed by Alfano was the following night, 26 April,
    although it is disputed whether this was conducted by Toscanini again
    or by Ettore Panizza.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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