Filmmaker Chen Kaige begins rehearsals for Turandot at the Palau de les Arts

28.04.2008

Filmmaker Chen Kaige has begun rehearsals today at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía for Turandot, an opera that will inaugurate the First Festival del Mediterrani on May 24.
Chen Kaige, renowned filmmaker and winner of the Cannes Palme d'Or for the film Farewell My Concubine, today directed the first scene rehearsals in the Main Hall of the coliseum in addition to supervising the assembly of the sets.

Turandot is a new production at the Palau de les Arts, with Zubin Mehta as musical director and Chen Kaige as stage director. The cast is headed by two opera stars, Maria Guleghina and Marcello Giordani.

Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot will be performed at the Palau de les Arts in four performances on May 24, 27, 30 and June 1.

The First Mediterranean Festival also includes this production, Wagner's Siegfried, the zarzuela La Corte de Faraón, and a varied program of concerts, dance, recitals, exhibitions, theater, conferences and round tables, including a Chen Kaige film cycle.

The preferential ticket sales period for season ticket holders for all shows at the Festival del Mediterrani begins on May 2nd and will run until Thursday, May 8th at 6:30 pm. General ticket sales open to the public begin on May 9th. Both the preferential and general sales phases will be available through three channels: box office, online, and by phone at +34 961 975 900.

All information about the Festival del Mediterrani can be found on the website www.lesarts.com.