A Panel Discussion at The Darcy Hotel at 4:00pm to 5:00pm. 1515 Rhode Island Avenue NW, in the Ruth Bader Ginsberg Room.

It has been a century since this most beloved opera was composed. However, Puccini died before he completed this work and the ending, written by another composer, has always been criticized by opera afficionados as being unsatisfactory. Francesca Zambello commissioned composer Christopher Tin and librettist Susan Stanton to address this by composing a new and more satisfying ending.

WNO’s Turandot will be performed at the Kennedy Center from May 11th to May 25th, 2024.

A concurrent exhibit of sketches of the stage design and costumes for this WNO production of Turandot will be on exhibit at the Chinese American Museum through the end of May 2024.

Speakers:
Francesca Zambello, Artistic Director, Washington National Opera.
Christopher Tin, composer, two-time Grammy Award winner, CAMDC Honorary Board member.
Susan Soon He Stanton, librettist, acclaimed playwright, television and film screenwriter.

Moderator:
Eric Hing-Tao Hung, Executive Director, Music of Asian American Research Center, and Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Maryland.

This event is sponsored by CAMDC, Washington National Opera, and Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, DC