1926.
An icy, disdainful princess of a legendary
Chinese regime challenges all would-be
suitors to guess three riddles or forfeit their
lives if they fail. Calaf, the deposed Prince of
Tartary, enters Turandot’s exotic kingdom,
falls in love with her, and decides to meet her
challenge. Linda Kelm, one of the few
sopranos capable of meeting the demands
of this role, stars as the Chinese princess.
Dramatic tenor James McCrawy will sing
Calaf, the Tartar Prince. Bass-baritone
Michael Gallup has been cast as Calaf s long-
lost father, the dethroned Tartar King Timur.
New York City Opera soprano Maria
Spacagna returns to Portland in one of her
great roles, Liu, the slave girl. Seattle Opera
baritone Erich Parce and tenors Kevin Skiles
and Richard Brunner will sing the Emperor’s
ministers, Ping, Pang and Pong. The guest
conductor is Alfredo Silipigni, Artistic
Director and Conductor of the New Jersey
Turandot a
spectacular
production
The Portland premiere of Giacomo
Puccini’s spectacular opera Turandot is the
final production of Portland Opera's twenty-
first season. The production is one of the
largest ever attempted by the Portland Opera;
it requires a huge chorus, an expanded or
chestra, a children’s chorus, acrobats,
dancers and non-singing extras by the score.
Turandot, based on a fairy-tale play by the
18th century Venetian dramatist Carlo Gozzi,
was Puccini’s last work and was incomplete
at his death. The opera was finished by
Franco AJfano under the supervision of Ar
turo Toscanini, who conducted the premiere
of Turandot at La Scala, Milan, on April 25,
State Opera. Stage director Jack Eddleman
will also portray the Emperor.
Members of the Portland Gay Men’s
Chorus, including Jim Anctil and PGMC di
rector David York, are singing in the Opera
chorus.
Ticket holders may attend pre-performance
lectures by guest artists in the Civic
Auditorium starting at 7 p.m. Infrared system
for the hearing impaired available for $2.00
rental. ‘‘Rush’’ tickets for students, seniors,
available for $6.00 at 7 3 0 p.m. before each
performance. Ticket prices start at $ 15, and
are available from the Civic Auditorium box
office (248-4496). G.L Joe’s in Beaverton,
Rockwood and Tualatin, and Portland Opera
ticket office. 1530 S.W. Second Avenue, (503)
241-1802.
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and Gay Pride 1986 are sponsoring an
Auction/Dance Benefit with the Blues
Sisters, Portland's only all-woman blues
band, Saturday, May 10th. The silent auction
is from 7-8 p.m., the oral auction taks place
8 -9 p.m., and the dance with the Blues Sisters
follows.
The Blues Sisters have been playing
around in Portland for the past year and their
appearance at International Women’s Day
Festival March 8th brought the crowd to their
dancing feet
Auctioneer Laveme Lewis and MC’s Howie
and Michelle from Queersville will offer deals
on trips, services, sail boating, dinners, mas
sages, and more. The $10 admission
includes $5 in scrip to bid for items along
with a glass of champagne or sparkling cider
and a ticket for a door prize drawing.
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over 13 years and is currently located a t2349
SE Ankeny. Half of the net proceeds from this
event benefits the Bookstore’s Moving Fund
A W om an’s Place is a volunteer-run,
non-profit bookstore and resource center
providing books by, for, and about women as
well as albums, tapes, cards and related
items. The Resource Center acts as a clear
inghouse for services, and community
activities. The Bookstore also houses the
W om en’s Musicians Network Hot-line which
operates during the hours the Bookstore is
closed, and is a tape recording listing
women’s events and concerts during a given
month.
Co-sponsor of the event, Lesbian and Gay
Pride 1986, will receive the other half of the
net proceeds to benefit their week’s worth of
events June 20-29 which include a pub
crawl, a bowling tournament, a march and
rally along with a theatrical performance by
Pat Bond and a lesbian and gay film festival,
all 233-1169 for more information.
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Twenty-third Avenue Books
i > An Emergence of Green
By Katherine Forrest $8.95
Naiad Press
1) Family Dancing
by David Leavitt
(Warner, $3.95)
2) Egalia’s Daughters
(A satire of the sexes)
By Gerd Brantenberg, $8.95
Seal Press
2) Carnivorous Lamb
by Augustin Gomez-Arcos
(New American Library, $6.95)
3) Desert of the Heart
By Jane Rule, $7.95
Naiad Press
4 ) High Hearts
By Rita Mae Brown, $17.95
Bantam Books
(Hardcover)
5) Lesbian Origins
By Susan Cavin, $9.00
ISM Press
3 ) A ID S Epidemic
by James Staff
(Warner. $3.95)
4 ) Hot Living
by John Preston
(Alyson, $7.95)
5) I’ve A Feeling We’re Not In Kansas
Anymore
by Ethan Mordden
(S t Martins. $12.95)
Just Out. May. 1986