Turandot
1926 opera by Giacomo Puccini / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Turandot (Italian: [turanˈdɔt] ⓘ;[1][2] see below) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. Puccini left the opera unfinished at the time of his death in 1924; it premiered in 1926 after the music was posthumously completed by Franco Alfano.
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Opera by Giacomo Puccini | |
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Language | Italian |
Based on | Carlo Gozzi's play Turandot |
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The opera is set in China and follows the Prince Calaf, who falls in love with the cold Princess Turandot.[3] 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.