Turandot Wants to Stay Single — Racism and Sexism in Opera: Part 2

As I wrote in an article on the opera Madama Butterfly, it is still hard to solve this problem. Yet, I recently saw another performance that tackled it head-on with a new approach, which I would like to share with you. It is Turandot, another famous opera by Puccini. <iframe frameborder="0" height="480" scrolling="no" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fw_-qbfreDH4%3Ffeature%3Doembed&display_name=YouTube&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dw_-qbfreDH4&image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fw_-qbfreDH4%2Fhqdefault.jpg&key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube" title="Shizuka Arakawa's Mesmerizing Free Program to 'Turandot' | Music Monday" width="854"></iframe> Speaking of Turandot, you may recall Shizuka Arakawa’s brilliant skating at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, which brought her the gold medal. Arakawa as the beautiful Chinese princess Turandot looked quite apt. <a href="https://medium.com/@yuriminamide0509/turandot-wants-to-stay-single-racism-and-sexism-in-opera-part-2-4ebcfc6d7c25">Learn More</a>