2023-06-14 19:39:37
By taking care of Turandot (given here, and this is a rare thing, with the complete finale composed by Franco Alfano following the death of Puccini), Emmanuelle Bastet revisits Orientalism with the sauce of the 21ste century. In the first act, the director sets the action in today’s China where unbridled capitalism intersects – flashy neon lights, digital obsession, etc. – and communist totalitarianism with its facial recognition surveillance cameras. Turandot, mute, appears there on huge screens…
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