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Libretto, 1926. Turandot (Italian pronunciation: [1] [2] or [turanˈdɔt] ⓘ; [3] [4] see below) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni.
"Nessun dorma", sung by some of the most famous interpreters of Calaf, appears on the following compilation recordings (for full-length recordings of the opera, see Turandot discography): The Very Best of Beniamino Gigli (EMI Classics) The Very Best of Jussi Björling (EMI Classics) Richard Tucker in Recital (Columbia Masterworks/Myto)
Verdi originally chose to write a brief orchestral prelude instead of a full overture for the opera. He then composed an overture of the " potpourri " variety to replace the original prelude. However, in the end he decided not to have the overture performed because of its—his own words—"pretentious silliness". [ 6 ]
The Italian lyrics were written by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. It is sung by Liù (a slave girl) to Prince Calaf, with whom she is secretly in love. Liù sings this aria begging Calaf not to risk his life for his love to a beautiful but cold Princess Turandot, who set a condition that any man who wishes to marry her must first answer her ...
"Tu che di gel sei cinta" ("You who are girdled with ice") is a soprano aria from act 3, scene 1, of Puccini's 1926 opera Turandot. It is sung by Liù under torture, prior to her suicide. The words were written by Puccini himself while waiting for librettists Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni to deliver the next part of the libretto.
Non piangere, Liù" ("Don't cry, Liù") is an aria sung by Calàf, the "Unknown Prince", in act one of the Italian opera Turandot by Giacomo Puccini. The lyrics were written by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. The scene takes place before the walls of the imperial palace. In the preceding aria ("Signore, ascolta!
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In the aria, Turandot explains that she conceived the three riddles as a test for any prince who might want to marry her. She explains that in the same palace, countless generations ago (thousands of years ago), a reigning Princess Lou-Ling was conquered by the King of the Tartars, raped and murdered.