Epic ‘Turandot’ shows off Lyric Opera’s new home
Not every show begins with a beheading and wraps up with a festive wedding with smiles all around, but then there aren’t many operas like “Turandot.” By choosing Giacomo Puccini’s final work as its inaugural production at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, the decision-makers at the Lyric Opera clearly had certain goals in mind: Show off the acoustics in the Murie…