Turnadot

In Puccini's final opera, Princess Turandot is a woman without mercy. She challenges all her suitors to answer three impossible riddles, and punishes failure with death. So when the noble Calaf takes up the challenge he is putting not just his love but also his life on the line

Bringing this exotic tale of the ice princess to the stage is one of Australia's boldest interpreters, Graeme Murphy. His vision of the Forbidden City of ancient Peking is inspired, a glittering panoply of operatic proportions, full of color and movement.

And then there's the transformative power of Puccini's music. Lui's moving aria 'Signora, ascolta,' Turandot's chilling 'in questa reggia' and the memorable 'Nessun dorma' will melt the hardest heart.