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TURANDOT
Opéra en trois actes et cinq tableaux de Giacomo Puccini
Livret de Giuseppe Adami et Renato Simoni, d'après la pièce de Carlo Gozzi
Créé le 25 avril 1926 à la Scala de Milan sous la direction de Toscanini
Version originale, surtitrée en Français
Durée 2H40 avec entracte
Direction Artistique Tzvety Nechev
Mise en Scène Giorgio Lalov
Décor et Costumes Stefan Pavlov
Lumière Gueorgui Boyukliev
Direction Musicale Krassimir Topalov
Choeur et Orchestre de Teatro Lirico d’Europa
Distribution
( sous réserves et en alternance )
La Princesse Turandot
Rosa D’Imperio
Olga Chernisheva
Liù
Olga Orlovskaya
Hilda Ramos
Timur
William Powers
Altoum
Pang
Ping
Mario Nenov
Yuri Nikolov
Plamen Dimitrov
Calaf
Simon Kyung Lee
Paolo Lardizzone
Pong
Gueorgui Dinev
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ROSA D'IMPERIO
Turandot
The young soprano has received a myriad of glowing reviews by both the European and American press
such as “Tall, handsome and dramatic, D’Imperio delivered in a big, vibrant voice…This woman is a
real find: she has presence, breath control, and even a trill” (News-Times), “agile of tone and singing
with gleaming tone” (Opera News), “a real dramatic soprano that can also float a sweet Verdi cantilena”
(Mannheimer Morgen), “rich purity of tone, fluid range and impressive dramatic communication" (The
New York Newsday), and, "a big, red-blooded Italianate voice, that seems to love Puccini, with soaring
high notes and a beautiful tender Vissi d'arte." (Tampa Bay Times). Most recently, Ms. D’Imperio was
chosen to perform the title role of AIDA with Opera Tampa under the baton of the venerable Maestro
Anton Coppola, she debuted as Princess Turandot for Teatro Lirico D’Europa, as Lady Macbeth for
Fresno Grand Opera and Opera Santa Barbara, and as Elisabetta in Don Carlo and as Minnie in La
Fanciulla del West for the Martha Cardona Opera Theater in New York City, all to outstanding critical
acclaim. Performance highlights include Abigaille in Nabucco, in Paris, Hamburg, Basel and Mannheim
for Companions Opera and upstate New York, for Taconic Opera, Tosca for Opera Tampa, New York
Grand Opera, Treasure Coast Opera and New Rochelle Opera, Odabella in Attila for New York Grand
Opera, Leonora in Oberto for Sarasota Opera, Aida for New Rochelle Opera and Gateway Classical
Music Society and, Desdemona in Otello for Palm Beach Opera, Marguerite with Opera Cleveland, the
title role in Strauss's Die Ägyptische Helena for Teatro Lirico di Cagliari in Sardinia and, Lola in the
U.S. Premiere of the Zarzuela Curro El De Loro with the Greenwich Village Symphony Orchestra. In
her native Puerto Rico, she has sung the principal rôles in Tosca, Il Tabarro, Cavalleria Rusticana, La
Boheme, Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Aida and Andrea Chenier and Dolores in La Dolorosa for the island's
leading opera companies such as Teatro de la Opera, Opera de Puerto Rico, Culturarte, and, the Puerto
Rico Zarzuela Foundation.
OLGA ORLOVSKAYA
Liù
The young Russian born, dramatic coloratura soprano graduated with honors from the Russian Academy
of Music. She was a special prizewinner of the international completion in Operetta Land for best
performance in 2008 in Moscow. Her career highlights have included singing the role of Katerina in
Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensc by Shostakovich with Novosibirsk State Opera Theater, for which she
won a Golden Mask nomination. Others include her roles as Violetta in La Traviata, Rusalka in Rusalka
by Dvorak, Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte and solo concerts in Paris, Dresden, Brussels,
Luxemburg and Geneva. Ms. Orlovskaya made her debut in the United States in winter 2006 with The
Stanislavsky Opera of Moscow in the role of Adele in Johann Strauss’s Die Fliedermaus. Ms.
Orlovskaya is the founder and artistic director of the quartet The Russian Sopranos, resides in the state
of Maryland and is a US citizen. She made her debut with Teatro Lirico D’Europa during its fall
2010/winter 2011 USA tours as Lucia in Donizetti's Lucia Di Lammermore to outstanding critical
acclaim. In winter 2012 she performed the rôle of Mimi in Puccini's LA BOHEME and Violetta in
Verdi's La Traviata. In season 2013 she reprised her role as Violetta in La Traviata and in winter 2014
she debuted the role of Micaela in Carmen on tour in the USA with Teatro Lirico d’Europa.
HILDA RAMOS
Liù
Having been described by the press as a “ knockout for both her lyrical and physical beauty” Hilda
Ramos is one of the most recognized singers in Puerto Rico making regular appearances on both the
opera stage and on live TV. Ms Ramos made her US debut with the Connecticut Grand Opera in 2001 in
a French Opera Gala and returned there during the same season as Fiordiligi in Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte.
She also performed in the American premiers of the zarzuelas Los Jibaros and Los Jibaros Progresistas
in New York. She also created the lead role in Murderous Instincts in Puerto Rico, and was Nedda in I
Pagliacci with Shreveport Opera and Opera de Puerto Rico. In 2003 she performed Candide at the
Teatro Argentino with the Festival Euro Mediterraneo in Rome, Mimi in La Boheme with Shreveport
Opera, concerts with Regina Resnik in New York and concerts with the Puerto Rico Symphony. In 2004
Ms Ramos sung her first Cio-Cio-San for the Centennial celebration of the 1904 La Scala version of
Madama butterfly in New York City and was Mimi for Opera de Puerto Rico and Madama Butterfly
with Treasure Coast Opera. Hilda Ramos has been the TV host for the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra
broadcasts and was the center judge for the highest rated program on Latin TV “ Objetivo Fama”, the
Spanish version of American Idol. Additionally she has performed Rosina in Il Barbiere Di Siviglia,
Hanna Glawari in The Merry Widow, Juliet in Romeo and Juliette, the Nightingale in the Puerto Rican
zarzuela El Ruisenor y la Rosa and was the co-host and Musetta of the 25th Anniversary Gala of Placido
Domingo in Puerto Rico. She has sung with Puerto Rico Symphony, the Symphony Orchestra of the
Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, the Miami Symphony Orchestra among others. Hilda Ramos is the
recipient of the 1999 Award for Excellence in the field of Opera by the Puerto Rican Institute of New
York. Upcoming performances include Madama Butterfly, Tosca and Adina in a new production of
L'Eisir d’Amore with Opera de Puerto Rico.
SIMON KYUNG LEE
Calaf
The former child actor Simon Kyung Lee appeared in two major motion pictures in his native Korea (as
"Kyung Jae Lee") before the idea of singing opera ever entered his mind. Mr. Lee began his musical
training in his hometown of Busan, Korea. He spent the summer of 2003 studying in Italy, where it was
discovered that he had a natural affinity for the verismo style of operatic singing. Carlos Montané and
Maestro Ubaldo Gardini gave him confidence that his voice was suited perfectly for Verdi and Puccini.
In 2004, Mr. Lee performed in recitals at the first annual Festival Notte Musicali Modenesi in Italy then
spent the summer in Orlando participating in Sherrill Milnes Opera Program. Under the positive
guidance of American opera star – Jennifer Larmore and Giacomo Aragall, Mr. Lee is starting to realize
his dream of making an operatic career on the right track, including recent performances as the tenor
soloist at Carnegie Hall for Haydn’s Paukenmesse with New England Symphony, the role of Giles
Corey in The Crucible and Cavaradossi in Tosca. He also received rave reviews from critics as Calaf in
TURANDOT with Kansas City Puccini Festival and Utah Festival Opera. Additional roles in this
versatile tenor's repertoire include Alfredo in La Traviata Radames in Aïda, Manrico in Il Trovatore,
Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera, Rodolfo in LA Bohème, Don Jose in Carmen, Luigi in Il Tabarro,
Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi and even the rarely heard Verdi work, I Lombardi in the Chicago premiere
with da Corneto Opera as Arvino. Mr. Lee has enjoyed working with da Corneto Opera, Chamber Opera
Chicago, Chicago Festival Opera, Kansas City Puccini Festival, Opera North Carolina, Opera Tulsa,
Singapore Lyric Opera, Sunstate Opera, Utah Festival Opera and others. A two-time recipient of awards
from the National Bel Canto Foundation (in 1999 and 2000), Mr. Lee has utilized his flair with Italian
music to his advantage in scores of solo concerts and recitals around the Midwest, including a 1996 gala
concert in which the musical artists of North and South Korea performed together on the same Chicago
stage for the first time. He is making his debut with Teatro Lirico d’Europa on its winter 2011 U.S. tour
as Calaf in TURANDOT.
PAOLO LARDIZZONE
Calaf
The Italian tenor was born in a small town near Militello of Catania in Sicily. His first instruction in
vocal technique was under Maestro Giacomo Rocchettija. He then continued training at the Academy
"Begnamino Gigli" in Recanati. In 2006 he wasThe following year he made his debut as Manrico in
Verdi's Il Trovatore in the Castello Sforzesco in Milan.
This success was followed by a series of principal tenor roles in operas by Verdi: Rigoletto (Duke of
Mantua), La Traviata (Alfredo Germont), Macbeth (Macduff); Puccini: Tosca (Cavaradossi), Manon
Lescaut (Chevalier des Grieux), Turandot (Calaf), Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton), La Bohème
(Rodolfo); Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu) Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Sir Edgardo di
Ravenswood), Pia de 'Tolomei (Ghini Degli Armier) Bizet: Carmen (Don Jose) at opera houses in
central and eastern Europe: Beijin Music Festival (Pechino Cina) Teatro dello di Spalato
(Croazia),Teatro del Luglio Musicale Trapanese, Opera di Nizza, Opera Di Cichinau (Moldavia), Palais
de la music di Strasburgo, Teatro dell opera di Spoleto, Teatro della Fortuna di Fano, Teatro Luciano
Pavarotti di Modena. Sferisterio di Macerata and Teatro Alfieri di Asti.
WILLIAM POWERS
Timur
Since making his New York City Opera debut in 1972, Chicagoan William Powers has performed over
100 operatic roles with the major opera companies in the United States, Europe, and South America.
While the stylistic range of his portrayals spans the gamut from Renaissance (Monteverdi’s Orfeo for
San Francisco) to Contemporary (Pasatieri’s Seagull for Washington, D.C.). Mr. Powers has earned an
enviable reputation as a “heavy,” due in large part to the dark, penetrating color of his voice; thus, the
portrayal of rogues and villains has dominated his career. His teachers and mentors, George London and
Norman Treigle, have also contributed to the dramatic intensity of his delivery, for which Mr. Powers
has become well known. Mr. Powers created many new roles through world premiers or important
revivals, most recently singing the villain Meyer Wolfsheim for the premier of Harbison’s The Great
Gatsby at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Other new creations have included Penderecki’s
Paradise Lost for Chicago’s Lyric Opera, Herrmann’s Wuthering Heights for Portland, Copeland’s Holy
Blood and Crescent Moon for Cleveland and Petrassi’s Sestina D’Autunno for Italy’s Spoleto Festival.
Of re-creations, Mr. Powers offered the role of Celio for the 50th anniversary production of Prokofiev’s
The Love of Three Oranges for Chicago, Donizetti’s rarely heard Betly for Strasbourg and the French
version of Donizetti’s La Favorite for the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and the Opéra Comique in Paris.
Mr. Powers’ voice has been widely recorded and heard in hundreds of broadcasts. In 2000, he released a
solo CD on the Centaur label, entitled Rogues and Villains. In 2009, he followed with yet another
collection of wicked evildoers and miscreants, called The Worst of William Powers, containing dozens
of arias from many under-handed characters, including Rossini’s Basilio, Dr. Bartolo, Mustafa and Don
Magnifico, Verdi’s Iago from Otello, Beethoven’s Pizzaro, selected as the tenor soloist in Mozart's
Requiem, conducted by Mirko Barani, Ponchielli’s Alvise and Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov.
Altoum
MARIO NENOV
Born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, Mr. Nenov finished musical high school in Ruse in 1980. In 1985 he
graduated from the Bulgarian State Conservatorie, presentely State Musical Academy "Pancho
Vladigerov". During the period 1985 - 1987 Mario attended the master class for chamber singing in the
Bulgarian State Conservatorie. From 1987 to the present time he has been a principal soloist of the
Opera of Stara Zagor and has performed as a guest soloist in productions in Spain, France, Italy,
Portugal, Germany, USA, Egypt, Cyprus, Switzerland, Denmark, England, Russia, and Holland.
Pang
YURI NIKOLOV
The young Bulgarian tenor holds both a Bachelor and a Master of Music in Opera from the National
Conservatory of Music. As a soloist with the State Opera of Varna he as participation in performances in
Germany, Austria, Norway, and Great Britain and has also performed as a soloist with Sofia National
Opera and Blagoevgrad Opera. Mr Nikolov has performed numerous tenor roles in hundreds of
performances on tour in the United States, South America and Europe with Teatro Lirico d'Europa.
Ping
PLAMEN DIMITROV
Bulgarian baritone, Plamen Dimitrov, has performed various roles with Teatro Lirico d’Europa on tour
in the United States during the last five seasons, including Schaunard in La Bohème, Morales in Carmen
and Ping in TURANDOT, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Giorgio Germont in La Traviata, The title
role in Rigoletto and Escamillo in Carmen. He also performs as a principal soloist in Bulgaria with Sofia
National Opera and the State Opera of Varna and has been a guest artist in other Eastern and Western
European opera companies. Mr. Dimitrov studied at the National Academy of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria
and is a laureate of several academic competitions.
Pong
GUEORGUI DINEV
The Bulgarian actor has worked professionally in his native country for more than 20 years, onstage as
an actor, in film, and as a soloist in opera and operetta performances. Mr. Dinev has performed
secondary roles with Teatro Lirico d'Europa on tour in the United States since the winter 2000 in almost
every single production.
A Mandarin
VLADIMIR HRISTOV
Bulgarian bass Vladimir Hristov graduated from the National Academy of Music in Sofia. He has been
a soloist with Teatro Lirico D'Europa on its U.S. tours since winter 2003. Mr. Hristov is also a soloist
with Sofia National Opera, is a frequent guest soloist with other régional opera companies throughout
Bulgaria and Eastern Europe.
Conductor
KRASSIMIR TOPALOV
The Bulgarian maestro was educated in Vienna, Austria. In addition to conducting hundreds of
performances for Teatro Lirico d'Europa on tour in central Europe and the United States of America
since 1995, he is a guest conductor with opera companies in Bulgaria and other Eastern European
countries.
TURANDOT
Reviews from Europe and the USA
SPLENDOR AT THE OPERA!
“Well now in its 6th visit to Logrono, Teatro Lirico D’Europa made it’s best performance
ever. North American soprano, Avalee Beckmann, showed us some extraordinary vocal
capacities and posed a significant Turandot. Lev Kuznetzov sang with a robust voice of a
great timbre as well as in an elegant manner. Both were able to move me in a special way.
Believe me it will be difficult to hear this finale with the same authority they brought to it.
The splendid voice of soprano Qilian Chen, an authentic expert of ‘bel canto,’ showed an
incredible maturity and perfection in the role of Liu. The enormous orchestra that occupied
the pit of the Teatro Breton sounded great in every moment! I can say that it was a remarkable
performance. Splendor at the opera!!!”
From a local newspaper - Logrono, Spain venue: Teatro Breton, Logrono
EXCELLENT OPENING!
“The opera season opened at Teatro Cervantes with the performance of TURANDOT. A high
level of quality in this production of Teatro Lirico D’Europa with important voices. The
Chinese soprano, Qilian Chen, was expressive in both of the well known arias. An A+ for the
work done by the tenor Lev Kuznetzov (Calaf). Soprano, Avalee Beckmann, (Turandot)
outdid herself in the final duet. The audience which completely filled the Teatro Cervantes
enthusiastically applauded all the members of Teatro Lirico D’Europa, showing their approval
of the soloists, chorus and orchestra.”
From: a local newspaper - Malaga, Spain venue: Teatro Cervantes, Malaga
“TURANDOT, the opera that Puccini left unfinished received its baptism, applauded by 2000
people. The exceptional representation had a particular interest to hear. From Soprano, Avalee
Beckmann, one heard a more dramatic Turandot. Her vocalism well suited for the text
assigned. Tenor, Roumen Doikov, was master of stage, robust vocalism, and determined
interpretation. His agile voice, without sign of fatigue, gave vigor to the part of the unknown
foreign Prince, For the well known aria ‘Nessun Dorma’ he received a merited ovation.
Dimiter Stantchev was a superior Timur.”
From: Corriere di Siena - Siena, Italy
“We have to mention the richness of the voices, the one of the delicate Liu, particularly
expressive in the deeply moving ‘Signore Ascotla.’ The very beautiful tenor of the Calaf
(Roumen Doikov) of exhilarating timber, and a perfectly mastered vibrato. The Canadian
Soprano, Avalee Beckmann...one must remark about the grace of the extremely sure high
notes that she executed with such a facility and virtuosity, and the grace of her ardent
conviction. She assumed the role with a sure talent..”
From: a local newspaper - Grenoble, France; venue: Theatre de Grenoble
“In 2 performances the Teatro Lirico D’Europa seduced the lovers of opera. A beautiful finale
of the opera season. Avalee Beckmann made an imposing Turandot, arrogant and remarkably
esthetic. Lev Kuznetzov, in the role of Calaf was a brave and robust tenor. This strongly
beautiful realization of Teatro Lirico D’Europa admirably run, obtained a merited success and
ended with dignity the operatic season of the Scene Nationale of Sete.”
From: Midi Libre - Sete, France, venue: Scene Nationale
TURANDOT Explores the Poles of Passion
"Teatro Lirico D'Europa boasted a fine orchestra, a well coached chorus and strong voices
from both the demanding principal roles and smaller secondary parts. All the singers acquitted
themselves honorably starting with Leslie Morgan as Turandot. Roumen Doikov sang the
prince with a robust tenor that rang true and clear. He drew bravos from the crowd for
"Nessun Dorma," the opera's famous aria. Qilian Chen won the audience's heart as Liu. After
the final chorus: "Gloria a te!" the audience rose to give the entire ensemble a warm ovation."
NEWS LEADER - Larry T. Collins - Perf. at Hammons Perf. Arts Center, Springfield
"Tamara Kutsenko, who took the role of Turandot in the Teatro Lirico d'Europa production
Wednesday at the Cerritos Center for the Perf. Arts handled it as persuasively as anyone.
Roumen Doikov sang Calaf with a bright, strong, Italianate tenor. Kenneithia Mitchell was a
gentle. effective Liu. Conductor Krassimir Topolov kept the score moving briskly. The
orchestra played with power."
LOS ANGELES TIMES - Chris Paslis, (Performance at Cerritos Center for Perf. Arts
“Some super singers! Oh those featured singers! Russian soprano Irina Bozhedomova and
Bulgarian tenor Roumen Doikov could knock your socks off with their voices leaving you
drooling at every sparing note. Bozhedomova's voice easily captured attention and her
combination with Doikov was shattering. Kenneithia Mitchell sings Liu with a mellifluous,
finely etched voice. The audience gave the players a rousing reception.” UTICA DISPATCH
OBSERVER-Jonas Kover-(Performance at Stanley Perf. Arts Center, Utica, New York)
Russian Soprano lifts stellar TURANDOT
“Wednesday night's TURANDOT is the best performance the Teatro Lirico D'Europa has
brought us so far, better even than the production of this same opera two years ago. Irina
Bozhedomova (Turandot) has an expressive theater face and the soprano has a fascinating
voice with a girlish timbre she can shoot through a magnifying glass so that high notes burst
into flame. She sings with imagination. Liu, the American soprano, Kenneithia Mitchell,
offered a compelling contrast to Bozhedomova's voice. It is ample, warm and vibrant and she
has the ability to perch a soft high note with perfect poise. Best of all, she suffuses every
phrase she sings with emotion. The audience adored her. Roumen Doikov rose to the
occasion, acting with concern and conviction, and singing with power, breadth of phrase, and
passion. He concluded “Nessun dorma” with a sweeping vocal flourish and wide-flung arms,
and the audience went crazy! The handsome production was spruced up, and the staging is the
most persuasive work company director Giorgio Lalov has given us to date. The splendid
chorus could have walked away with the show if Doikov, Mitchell and Bozhedomova hadn't
been there.” BOSTON GLOBE-Richard Dyer - Performance at Majestic Theatre, Boston
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