Drama at the opera as Royal Opera chief steps in for sick tenor

Richard Hetherington forced to play Prince Calàf in Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot after French tenor Roberto Alagna taken ill ...

Boorish behaviour: UK audiences take up unwelcome tradition of booing at the opera

Critics worry as heckling, such as that at a recent Royal Opera performance, is becoming more common ...
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Show must go on: London opera chief steps in for ailing tenor

A theatre boss -- still dressed in his everyday workwear of jumper and chinos -- stepped in mid-performance to make sure the ...
The Independent on MSN

Audience members boo after Royal Opera chief steps in for sick tenor

Nessun Dormageddon: Audience members ‘boo and throw things’ after Royal Opera House chief steps in for sick tenor - Other fans defend Richard Hetherington, who ‘deserves a medal’ after stepping in at ...

In a new production of Turandot, Opera Australia has found a star vehicle for Young Woo Kim

Were operas to be identified like episodes of Friends, Turandot would be “the one with Nessun Dorma”. This beloved tenor aria ...
The Malta Independent

Puccini’s final masterpiece ‘Turandot’ to be staged in Gozo

The Classique Foundation is proud to announce a landmark production of Giacomo Puccini's final and most ambitious opera, Turandot, commemorating the centenary of its world première, which took ...
Xinhuanet

Feature: Opera Turandot deepens cultural exchange between China and Italy

One of the most distinctive elements of Turandot is the recurring use of the Chinese folk song Jasmine Flower. During this year's China tour, the song became even more special when local children ...