“Turandot”

Roles Princess Turandot - soprano The Emperor Altoum, her father - tenor Timur, the deposed King of Tartary - bass The Unknown Prince (Calàf), his son - tenor Liù, a slave girl - soprano Ping, Lord Chancellor - baritone Pang, Majordomo - tenor Pong, Head chef of the Imperial Kitchen - tenor A Mandarin - baritone The Prince of Persia - tenor The Executioner (Pu-Tin-Pao) - silent Imperial guards, the executioner's men, boys, priests, mandarins, dignitaries, eight wise men,Turandot's handmaids, soldiers, standard-bearers, musicians, ghosts of suitors, crowd

libretto by William Weaver