Turandot: Puccini's opera directed by Robert Wilson

Turandot, Puccini’s final opera, is on the program at the Opéra Bastille from 27 November to 27 December 2026. Eun Sun Kim conducts this revival of Robert Wilson’s production, with the Orchestra and Chorus of the Paris National Opera.

In an imagined China, Princess Turandot lays three riddles before her suitors. Failure means death. Prince Calaf accepts the challenge, risking his own fate and Liù’s. The work features, in particular, the aria Nessun dorma.

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Created in 1926 at La Scala in Milan, this opera is based on Carlo Gozzi’s play. Robert Wilson directs the production, with the sets and lighting by his hands. It is his last production for the Opéra de Paris.

Elza van den Heever takes on Turandot until December 12, with Anna Pirozzi stepping in from December 15 to 27. Yusif Eyvazov plays Calaf, while Adriana Gonzalez and Gabriella Reyes alternate in the role of Liù. The performance runs 2 hours and 40 minutes, including an intermission, and is sung in Italian with French and English surtitles.

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