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Princess Turandot (other)
Princess Turandot may refer to: *The main character in ''Turandot'', a play by Carlo Gozzi written in 1762 *''Princess Turandot'', a 1922 play staged by Russian-Armenian theatre director Yevgeny Vakhtangov *''Prinzessin Turandot'', a 1934 German film known as Princess Turandot in English **''Turandot, Princess of China'', 1935 French version of the German film *''Princess Turandot'', a 2000 play written and produced by American theatre director Darko Tresnjak Darko Tresnjak ( sr-cyr, Дарко Трешњак, Darko Trešnjak) is a director of plays, musicals, and opera, and winner of several awards, including the Tony Award. He was the artistic director of the Hartford Stage in Connecticut, United St ... See also * Turandot (other) {{DAB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turandot (Gozzi)
''Turandot'' (1762) is a '' commedia dell'arte'' play by Count Carlo Gozzi after a supposedly Persian story from the collection ''Les Mille et un jours'' (1710–1712) by François Pétis de la Croix (not to be confused with '' One Thousand and One Nights''). Gozzi's ''Turandot'' was first performed at the Teatro San Samuele, Venice, on 22 January 1762. Gozzi's play has given rise to a number of subsequent artistic endeavours, including combinations of: versions/translations by Schiller, Karl Vollmoeller and Brecht; theatrical productions by Goethe, Max Reinhardt and Yevgeny Vakhtangov; incidental music by Weber, Busoni and Wilhelm Stenhammar; and operas by Busoni, Puccini and Havergal Brian. Original play and performance ''Turandot'' was deliberately written in the Commedia dell'arte style by Gozzi, as part of a campaign in his literary war against the bourgeois, realistic works of Pietro Chiari and Carlo Goldoni. Gozzi was intimate with the out-of work theatre troupe o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yevgeny Vakhtangov
Yevgeny Bagrationovich Vakhtangov (also spelled Evgeny or Eugene; russian: Евге́ний Багратио́нович Вахта́нгов; 13 February 1883 – 29 May 1922) was a Russian-Armenian actor and theatre director who founded the Vakhtangov Theatre. He was a friend and mentor of Michael Chekhov.Martin BanhamThe Cambridge guide to theatre Cambridge University Press, 1995, p. 1157:"''Armenian born, Vakhtangov studied law at Moscow University before enrolling at A. I. Adashev’s drama school, where he was taught by, among others, Leopold Sulerzhitsky''." He is known for his distinctive style of theatre, his most notable production being ''Princess Turandot'' in 1922. Early life and education Vakhtangov was born to an Armenian father and a Russian mother in Vladikavkaz, Northern Ossetia. He was educated at Moscow State University for a short time before joining the Moscow Art Theatre in 1911. Career Vakhtangov rose in the ranks at the Moscow Art Theatre, and by 1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prinzessin Turandot
''Princess Turandot'' (German: ''Prinzessin Turandot'') is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Käthe von Nagy and Willy Fritsch. A separate French-language version ''Turandot, Princess of China'' was also released. The script, by Thea von Harbou, includes elements of Puccini's opera ''Turandot'' and Friedrich Schiller's adaptation of Carlo Gozzi's 1762 play ''Turandot''. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. The music was by Franz Doelle with song lyrics by Bruno Balz and C. Amberg (including the opening ''Turandot, bezaubernde Turandot'' - 'enchanting Turandot'), recorded by |
Turandot, Princess Of China
''Turandot, Princess of China'' (French: ''Turandot, princesse de Chine'') is a 1935 comedy film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and Serge Véber and starring Käthe von Nagy, Pierre Blanchar and Marcel Dalio. It is the French language version of the German film '' Princess Turandot''. Such multi-language versions were common during the first decade of sound. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Cast *Käthe von Nagy as Turandot *Pierre Blanchar as Kalaf, the bird-dealer *Marcel Dalio as Hippolyte * Sinoël as The Emperor *José Noguéro as Prince of Samarkand *Monette Dinay as Mian-Li *Marfa d'Hervilly as The Empress *Rognoni aas the fruit dealer *André Berley as the judge *Julien Carette *Edouard Hamel *Katia Lova *Philippe Richard Philippe Richard (24 June 1891 – 24 December 1973) was a French film and theater actor. Richard was born in Saint-Étienne and began his film career in the early 1920s in silent film. In 1948 he s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darko Tresnjak
Darko Tresnjak ( sr-cyr, Дарко Трешњак, Darko Trešnjak) is a director of plays, musicals, and opera, and winner of several awards, including the Tony Award. He was the artistic director of the Hartford Stage in Connecticut, United States. Early life and education Tresnjak is of Serbian heritage. Tresnjak and his mother moved from Zemun, Yugoslavia (modern-day Serbia) to Maryland in 1976. He graduated from Swarthmore College, became a US citizen, and received a master of fine arts degree from Columbia University.Shirley, Don"He prefers it rare"''Los Angeles Times'', July 29, 2004 Career Around 2000 he wrote ''Princess Turandot'', inspired by Carlo Gozzi's play written in 1762 (upon which Puccini's opera ''Turandot'' was based). Tresnjak's play was performed by the Blue Light Theater Company in New York City in December 2000. He served as resident artistic director at Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, in 2009, and directed for eight summers at the Williams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
