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Pictures from TURANDOT 2008
Photographs: Ed Yoo/Lowell House Opera. May not be reproduced or
altered without the permission of Lowell House Opera
Turandot
Filbert Hong, Channing Yu, and Victoria Crutchfield
Orchestra
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Tuba
Guards ready to enter (Anna Prokop and Clare McNamara)
The Mandarin makes his proclamation (Michael Raeburn)
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Bloodthirsty chorus (Hailey Fuqua, Krystal Bly, Hannah Rosenbaum, Barratt Park, Wendy Seltzer, Danielle Bendjy, Sophie Duvernoy)
Why is the moon so late? (Hailey Fuqua, Anna Tamaoka, Krystal Bly)
Children's chorus (Danika Palmer, Asher Wulfman, Sasha Lander, May Yashioka)
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The Prince of Persia (Mikhael Rawls) to be executed by Pu Tin Pao (Bryan Haut)
Pang (Gregorio Rangel), Ping (Ko Kaiden), and Pong (Giovanni Formisano) hold Calaf (Kevin Courtemanche) back
The phantoms warn Calaf (Clare McNamara, Anna Prokop)
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Liù: "Signore, Ascolta!" (Sarah Nicholas Price)
Backstage with Assistant Stage Manager Cecelia Raker
Pong (Giovanni Formisano), Ping (Ko Kaiden), and Pang (Gregorio Rangel)
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Pong (Giovanni Formisano), Ping (Ko Kaiden), and Pang (Gregorio Rangel) dream about Tsiang, Honan, and Kiu
Pong (Giovanni Formisano) prepares the wedding; Pang (Gregoria Rangel) prepares the funeral
Pong (Giovanni Formisano), Ping (Ko Kaiden), and Pang (Gregorio Rangel)
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Pong (Giovanni Formisano), Ping (Ko Kaiden), and Pang (Gregorio Rangel)
Pong (Giovanni Formisano), Ping (Ko Kaiden), and Pang (Gregorio Rangel)
"Ten thousand years to our Emperor!" (Robert Crutchfield)
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The cast awaits the arrival of Calaf
"Son of Heaven, I would attempt the challenge!" Emperor (Robert Crutchfield), Wise men (Adrian Packel, Barratt Park, Michael Raeburn), Calaf (Kevin Courtemanche)
Children's chorus (Alie Salvador, Michaells Fana, May Yashioka, Sasha Lander)
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Calaf (Kevin Courtemanche)
Turandot (Michelle Pretto)
Emperor (Robert Crutchfield)
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The Heralds proclaim: "Tonight no one shall sleep in Peking!" (Clare McNamara, Anna Prokop, Hailey Fuqua, SunHo Song, Anna Tamaoka)
Pong (Giovanni Formisano), Calaf (Kevin Courtemanche), Pang (Gregorio Rangel)
Turandot (Michelle Pretto)
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The Guard (Vic Yambao) tortures Liù (Sarah Nicholas Price) and Timur (RaShaun Campbell)
Liù (Sarah Nicholas Price) begs her master's forgiveness
Turandot (Michelle Pretto) orders her guards to torture the name of the Stranger out of the girl and the old man
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Pu Tin Pao (Bryan Haut) prepares for the execution
Liù (Sarah Nicholas Price) dies into Calaf's (Kevin Courtemanche) arms
Calaf (Kevin Courtemanche) lays Liù's (Sarah Nicholas Price) body to rest
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Timur (RaShaun Campbell) laments the death of Liù
Timur (RaShaun Campbell)
Turandot (Michelle Pretto)
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"I know your name!" Turandot (Michelle Pretto), Calaf (Kevin Courtemanche)
Calaf (Kevin Courtemanche) and Turandot (Michelle Pretto) embrace as Pong (Giovanni Formisano), Pang (Gregorio Rangel) and Ping (Ko Kaiden) look on
"Ten thousand years to our Emperor!" (Robert Crutchfield)
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Timur (Michael Raeburn)
The Prince of Persia prays (Mikhael Rawls)
Turandot appears for the execution (Natalie Miller)
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Calaf has smelled Turandot's perfume (Brian Landry)
Danielle Bendjy
Sophie Duvernoy
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Liù (Lauren Woo), Timur (Michael Raeburn), and Calaf (Brian Landry) are reunited
"Silence!" (XueMei Jiang, Hailey Fuqua, Anna Tamaoka, Krystal Bly)
Pang (Gregorio Rangel), Pong (Giovanni Formisano), and Ping (Adrian Packel) taunt Calaf (Brian Landry)
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Chorus (SunHo Song, John Fleming-Wood, Buck Farmer)
Pong (Giovanni Formisano), Ping (Adrian Packel), and Pang (Gregorio Rangel)
Pong (Giovanni Formisano), Ping (Adrian Packel), and Pang (Gregorio Rangel)
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The guards bow (Clare McNamara, Anna Prokop)
The children spread flowers (Alie Salvador, Susannah Shipton, May Yashioka, Sasha Lander)
"People of Peking: this is the law." (RaShaun Campbell)
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"Stranger, Listen!" (Natalie Miller)
Calaf (Brian Landry)
Emperor (Jim Giordano)
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Ping remembers his house near Honan (Adrian Packel)
Liù (Lauren Woo)
Calaf (Brian Landry) laments Liù's death (Lauren Woo)
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Timur (Michael Raeburn) laments Liù's death (Lauren Woo)
"What is happening to me?" (Natalie Miller)
Pu Tin Pao gets into character backstage (Bryan Haut)
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Calaf (Brian Landry)
Channing Yu
Timur (Michael Raeburn)
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Marco Bonito (Stage Director), Kevin Courtemanche (Calaf), and Turandot
David Stockton
Timur laments his son's foolhardiness (RaShaun Campbell)
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Turandot (Michelle Trainor)
Kill him! (Michelle Trainor)
Steven Rozenski laments the death of the Prince
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"Son, what are you doing?" - Timur (RaShaun Campbell), Liù (Megan Cullen)
Pong (Giovanni Formisano), Pang (Gregorio Rangel), and Ping (Barratt Park) taunt Calaf (Jeffrey Michael Hartman)
"Your hard head is not as hard as Turandot's riddles!" - Ping (Barratt Park), Calaf (Jeffrey Michael Hartman)
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Pang (Gregorio Rangel) and Pong (Giovanni Fromisano) in cahoots
Liù (Megan Cullen)
"Don't cry for me, Liù!" - Calaf (Jeffrey Michael Hartman), Liù (Megan Cullen)
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Calaf (Jeffrey Michael Hartman)
"Golden bells are ringing!" - Pong (Giovanni Formisano), Ping (Barratt Park), Pang (Gregorio Rangel)
Alie Salvador
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Michaells Fana
"There are three riddles, but only one death!" Turandot (Michelle Trainor), Calaf (Jeffrey Michael Hartman)
"No! There are three riddles, but only one life!" Turandot (Michelle Trainor), Calaf (Jeffrey Michael Hartman)
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Turandot (Michelle Trainor)
Wise men (Ko Kaiden, Adrian Packel), Pong (Giovanni Formisano), Emperor (Robert Crutchfield), Pang (Gregorio Rangel), Ping (Barratt Park)
David Stockton
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Heralds (Anna Prokop, SunHo Song, Clare McNamara)
"I will win!" - Calaf (Jeffrey Michael Hartman)
Calaf (Jeffrey Michael Hartman) is tempted by sexy girls (Anna Tamaoka, Clare McNamara)
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Calaf (Jeffrey Michael Hartman) resists the sexy girls (Clare McNamara, Anna Prokop, Anna Tamaoka)
"Do you want riches?" - Calaf (Jeffrey Michael Hartman), Pong (Giovanni Formisano), Ping (Barratt Park), Pang (Gregorio Rangel)
Pang (Gregorio Rangel) holds Liù (Megan Cullen) while the Guard (Vic Yambao) tortures Timur (RaShaun Campbell)
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Calaf (Jeffrey Michael Hartman) laments the death of Liù (Megan Cullen)
Calaf (Jeffrey Michael Hartman) embraces Turandot (Michelle Trainor)
Calaf (Jeffrey Michael Hartman), Turandot (Michelle Trainor)
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