To mark the centenary of its premiere, Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot will be staged during the 2026 Opera and Ballet Season. Set in a fictional China, the opera depicts the clash between the icy princess and the hero who seeks to win her heart by solving the three riddles she sets him. Turandot – absent from the Grande’s stage for ten years – is undoubtedly one of the most beloved titles and, following La Traviata in 2022 and La Bohème in 2024, continues the series of masterpieces entrusted to young directors selected through the under-35 directing competition.
Turandot
Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
based on the play of the same name by Carlo Gozzi
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Conductor Alessandro D’Agostini
Director, set and costume design Nadir Dal Grande
Lighting design Jenny Cappelloni
Assistant director Federica Miani
Chorus Master Riccardo Bianchi
Children’s Chorus Master Davide Dell’Oca
Coro OperaLombardia
Children’s Chorus of the Teatro Sociale di Como
Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali
New production
Co-production by the OperaLombardia Theatres, the Teatro del Giglio Giacomo Puccini in Lucca and the Fondazione Teatro Carlo Coccia in Novara.
Tickets
| TICKETS | FULL PRICE | UNDER30 | OVER65 |
| STALLS AND BOXES I-II-III FLOOR | € 60,00 | € 35,00 | € 48,00 |
| I GALLERY AND IV FLOOR BOXES | € 35,00 | € 24,00 | € 30,00 |
| II GALLERY | € 24,00 | € 16,00 | € 18,00 |
To bring young people even closer to the Opera, the special €15 ticket reserved for under-18 students (stalls sector and boxes I, II and III order) is confirmed.
Box capacity: from no. 1 to no. 3: 2 people | from no. 4 to no. 8 and prosceniums: 3 people | from no. 9 to no. 14: 4 people
How to purchase tickets
SEASON TICKETS
Season ticket holders for the 2025 Opera and Ballet Season may renew their season tickets for the 2026 Opera and Ballet Season with priority booking online and at the Teatro Grande Box Office from 5 to 19 May. Priority booking is available exclusively for the seats allocated during the previous season and for the same performance time.
The Theatre Box Office will be open for sales to new season ticket holders from 9 to 20 June. Season tickets will also be available for purchase online during this period.
TICKETS
Tickets for all individual performances will be on sale from 25 June online and at the Teatro Grande Box Office.