“Turandot” – Cast
by Giacomo Puccini libretto (English)
| Characters |
| Princess Turandot — Soprano The Emperor Altoum (her father) — Tenor Timur (the deposed King of Tartary) — Bass Calaf (the Unknown Prince, Timur’s son) — Tenor Liù (a young slave girl and guide to Timur) — Soprano Ping (Grand Chancellor) — Baritone Pang (Grand Provost) — Tenor Pong (Grand Cook) — Tenor A Mandarin — Baritone The Prince of Persia — Tenor The Executioner (Pu-Tin-Pao) (silent role) Imperial guards, the executioner’s servants, boys, priests, mandarins, dignitaries, the eight wise men, Turandot’s handmaids, soldiers, standard-bearers, ghosts of the dead, crowd |