An opera in three acts
Libretto by GIUSEPPE ADAMI and RENATO SIMONI
Music by Puccini
From the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Cast in order of singing:
Mandarins. Wise men, Imperial Guard and Populace
COVENT GARDEN OPERA CHORUS
Chorus-Master,
Douglas Robinson
Orchestra of the ROYAL
OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN Leader, Charles Taylor
Conducted by EDWARD DOWNES
The action takes place in Peking In legendary times
ACT 1
Outside the walls of the Imperial
Palace

A Mandarin - VICTOR GODFREY (baritone)
Liu, a young slave - ELIZABETH VAUGHAN (soprano)
Calaf, a Prince incognito, son of Timur - NIKOLA NIKOLOV (tenor)
Timur, exiled King of Tartary - JOSEPH ROULEAU (bass)
Three mandarins of the Court - Ping.RONALD LEWIS (baritone)
Pang - JOHN LANIGAN (tenor)
Pong - KENNETH MACDONALD (tenor)
The Emperor Altoum - JOHN DOBSON (tenor)
Princess Turandot - AMY SHUARD (soprano)