Dr. Aaron Ziegel, speaker

Join us for a deep dive into the sound world of Turandot, including Puccini's compositional idiom, his engagement with the styles of his modernist contemporaries, and his search for sonic inspiration in the then unknown and largely inaccessible world of Chinese music. Equipped with an understanding of Puccini's musical inner workings, you can be a more insightful listener when you attend the opera.