Promoter
Companhia de Ópera do Castelo - Associação Cultural
Brief Introduction
Turandot
Giacomo Puccini
Great Classics
Cloisters Convent of Cartuxa, Caxias
5, 8 and 9 Aug, 9pm
Opera in 3 Acts
PT and EN subtitles
Duration: 2h20 with intermission
Starting the seventh edition of Operafest Lisboa e Oeiras dedicated to the “enigma”, the unique setting of the Cloisters of the Cartuxa Convent, metamorphoses into ancient China to host Turandot, the last unfinished opera by the master of emotion Giacomo Puccini, celebrating its centenary! One of the greatest operas of all time, around solving the enigma as a factor in survival.
Synopsis
Whoever manages to guess the indecipherable riddles that the beautiful and ruthless princess Turandot poses to her suitors will be able to marry her and take the throne of China, otherwise they will die by decapitation.
The population awaits in bloodthirsty eagerness the execution of the next victim, the prince of Persia. Calaf, the banished prince of the Tartar empire and a refugee, ends up finding his old father, dethroned and blind, helped by the slave Liú. But everything changes when Calaf comes across Turandot and succumbs to her beauty. Defying his own destiny, he decides to risk deciphering the enigmas.
Will he be able to melt Turandot's ice?
Never has Puccini been so daring harmonically, maintaining his genius as a melodist, in music full of oriental colors and evoking the sounds of Chinese music, with the use of the pentatonic scale, in a vibrant cadence like an adventure film soundtrack. One of the most demanding dramatic soprano roles will be played by the impressive Russian soprano Olesya Golovneva. It will also feature the intensity and delivery of Mexican tenor Rodrigo Garull. Original production by the Hessisches Staatstheater in Wiesbaden that made an international splash since its debut in 2024, with the scenic direction of German director Daniela Kerck, who returns to Operafest after the success of her productions in 2025, presented in co-production with the Portuguese Philharmonic Orchestra.
Artistic Team
Musical direction: Osvaldo Ferreira
Stage direction and scenography: Daniela Kerck
Costumes: Andrea Schmidt-Futterer, Frank Schönwald
Video: Astrid Steiner
Choreography: Rosana Ribeiro
Lighting Design: Sérgio Moreira
Cast
Turandot: Olesya Golovneva
Calaf: Rodrigo Garull (5 and 8), Ermin Ašceric (6 and 9)
Liù: Beatriz Volante
Timur: Nuno Dias
Ping: Tiago Amado Gomes
Pang: Bruno Almeida
Pong: Alberto Sousa
Operafest Choir
Portuguese Philharmonic Orchestra
Production: Operafest Lisbon and Oeiras
Co-production: Portuguese Philharmonic Orchestra
Supplementary Notes
3D Projection Convent of Cartuxa, Caxias
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtDfCZN8NMI
• The show takes place outdoors, in the cloisters of the Convento da Cartuxa, in Caxias, located 16 km from the center of Lisbon, around 20 minutes by car and 500 m walk from the Caxias train station - Lisbon-Cascais Line.
• Taxi average price (round trip, up to 4 people) €50
• Uber average price (round trip, up to 4 people) €30
• Due to being a space under recovery, it does not yet have access for people with special needs.
• The public should come prepared with clothing.
• There will be bar service and free parking around the venue, with a limited number of spaces.
• The show may be canceled due to adverse weather conditions, in which case you may request a refund of the value of the tickets purchased.
Links:
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convento_da_Cartuxa_(Caxias)
https://www.guiadacidade.pt/pt/poi-convento-da-cartuxa-820
Prices
1ª plateia: 60,00€
2ª plateia: 45,00€
3ª plateia: 35,00€
DESCONTOS
Jovens até 30 anos: desconto 30%
Profissionais do Espetáculo: desconto 20%
Grupos 4 ou + pax: desconto 20%
Projeccão 3D Convento da Cartuxa, Caxias
