When the Liceu After the nightmare of the fire that destroyed it in 1994, it was decided to raise the curtain with the opera that was scheduled and that the fire thwarted. It was like this Turandot‘ of Puccini became a high school symbol. The then artistic director, Albin Hänseroth, commissioned a new production to Núria Espert, who had already debuted as a stage director. That historic montage has now returned renewed by the actress’s granddaughter, Bárbara Lluch, which has modernized it with minimal details, although with an important change: a happy ending. Yes, because one of Espert’s contributions lay in the suicide of the protagonist, contravening the wishes of the composer, who wanted a Turandot redeemed by love.
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