by Paul J. Pelkonen
Maria Guleghina as the Princess Turandot. Photo by Marty Sohl © 2012 The Metropolitan Opera.
The Metropolitan Opera celebrates the 25th anniversary of the company’s over-the-top 1987 Franco Zeffirelli production of Puccini’s Turandot this year. At Wednesday’s opening night, the show looked and sounded surprisingly fresh, serving as a gilt framework for an evening of tremendous vocal performances from the three principals.Read the whole review by Superconductor's Paul J. Pelkonen, exclusively on The Classical Review.