Rendezvous at Berggasse 19
Claus Guth directs Turandot in Vienna (****½) [stream]
When Giacomo Puccini travels to Brussels in November 1924 to be treated for throat cancer, there are 36 sketches for the finale of Turandot in his suitcase. Unfortunately, Dr. Ledoux's radium therapy failed to cure the composer and he died without being able to finish his score. It…
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