Opera Review: ‘Turandot’ at the Met

“Turandot” was Puccini’s last opera, unfinished at his death and completed by Franco Alfano.

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Opera Review: ‘Turandot’ at the Met — The Zeffirelli set delights audiences in a scene from the Chinese court. Maria Guleghina appears in this photo as Turandot. Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

By Barry Bassis

1/17/2013Updated: 10/1/2015

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Barry Bassis

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Barry has been a music, theater, and travel writer for over a decade for various publications, including Epoch Times. He is a voting member of the Drama Desk and the Outer Critics Circle, two organizations of theater critics that give awards at the end of each season. He has also been a member of NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association)

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