The National Stadium, home to the drama-filled Beijing Olympics and an architectural masterpiece, plays host tonight to a different kind of dramatic and architectural device: Puccini's Turandot, staged by famed Chinese film director Zhang Yimou. When I have more time I shall write a more detailed review of the performance. But for now, here are some photos:
The stage, spanning across the 400m and 1500m starting points.
Getting ready for Act I.
A stadium of opera goers.
O giovinetto.
Tenor Dai Yuqiang (戴玉強) gave a solid performance of Nessun dorma.
The modified finale.
Cosi comanda Turandot.
The whole evening was marred by bad acoustics, but I found a winning alternative with good visuals and better acoustics -- at least in Act I: Montserrat Caballe's stirring and heart-melting rendition of Liu's signature aria...on my iPod.
The stage, spanning across the 400m and 1500m starting points.
Getting ready for Act I.
A stadium of opera goers.
O giovinetto.
Tenor Dai Yuqiang (戴玉強) gave a solid performance of Nessun dorma.
The modified finale.
Cosi comanda Turandot.
The whole evening was marred by bad acoustics, but I found a winning alternative with good visuals and better acoustics -- at least in Act I: Montserrat Caballe's stirring and heart-melting rendition of Liu's signature aria...on my iPod.
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