Turandot
Sign in to savethumb|Libretto, 1926 Turandot ( ; see below) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. Puccini died in 1924, and his opera was left unfinished. The music was completed by Franco Alfano and premiered on 25 April 1926, almost a year and a half after Puccini's death. The opera is set in China and follows the Prince Calaf, who falls in love with the cold-hearted Princess Turandot. In order to win her hand in marriage, a suitor must solve three riddles, with a wrong answer resulting in his execution. Calaf passes the test, but Turando
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"Turandot" is an opera in three acts by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, left unfinished at his death in 1924 and completed by Franco Alfano before its 1926 premiere. Set in China, the opera follows a prince who must solve three riddles posed by a cold-hearted princess in order to win her hand in marriage, risking execution if he fails.
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- Opera.name
- Turandot
- Opera.composer
- Giacomo Puccini
- Opera.image
- Poster Turandot.jpg
- Opera.caption
- The cover of the score printed by Ricordi
- Opera.based_on
- Carlo Gozzi's play Turandot
- Opera.language
- Italian
- Opera.premiere_location
- Teatro alla Scala, Milan
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- Origin and pronunciation of the name
- Composition history
- Completion of the score after Puccini's death
- Performance history
- Alfano's and other versions
- Roles
- Synopsis
- Act 1
- Act 2
- Act 3
- Critical response
- Instrumentation
- Recordings
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Libretto, 1926 Turandot ( ; see below) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. Puccini died in 1924, and his opera was left unfinished. The music was completed by Franco Alfano and premiered on 25 April 1926, almost a year and a half after Puccini's death. The opera is set in China and follows the Prince Calaf, who falls in love with the cold-hearted Princess Turandot. In order to win her hand in marriage, a suitor must solve three riddles, with a wrong answer resulting in his execution. Calaf passes the test, but Turandot refuses to marry him. He offers her a way out: if she is able to guess his name before dawn the next day, he will accept death.
==Origin and pronunciation of the name==
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1926 operasClassical musical works published posthumouslyItalian-language operasLang and lang-xx code promoted to ISO 639-1Music for orchestra and organOperasOperas adapted into filmsOperas based on playsOperas based on works by Carlo GozziOperas by Giacomo PucciniOperas completed by othersOperas set in China