Tickets were sold out this weekend for the concert of the opera ‎‎Turandot by Giacomo Puccini, which marked the close of the ‎‎Barcelona Symphony Orchestra 2018-19 season.‎

On 24, 25 and 26 May, Sala 1 Pau Casals at L’Auditori hosted the great ‎operatic work, which saw the participation of Coral Carmina, the ‎‎Puig-Reig Polyphonic Choir and a vocal cast with the voices of sopranos ‎‎Jennifer Wilson and Elena Pankratova as Turandot, the ‎tenors Simon O’Neill and Mikhail Vekua as Calaf, and ‎the voice of soprano Carmen Solís as Liù, among others. ‎

The artistic and box-office success of Turandot serves as a prologue for the ‎‎OBC’s Japanese tour in July where, in addition to several symphony ‎concerts, the OBC will take part in the new production of Turandot that ‎Àlex Ollé and La Fura dels Baus are putting together for Tokyo.‎

Before they go, however, the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra will be performing at the ‎‎Palau de la Música Catalana on 1 and 2 June with ‎‎Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi, and on ‎‎21 June, to coincide with International Music Day, they will offer their ‎traditional concert at the beach, L’OBC a la platja.‎