{"id":2131,"date":"2023-03-17T10:02:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T09:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/le-opere\/turandot\/"},"modified":"2023-06-12T12:37:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T10:37:45","slug":"turandot","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comitatopuccini.it\/en\/operas\/turandot\/","title":{"rendered":"Turandot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Turandot<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Performed for the first time on 25 April 1926 at Milan\u2019s Teatro alla Scala<\/strong>
Opera in three acts and five scenes<\/strong>
Composers: Giacomo Puccini and Franco Alfano<\/strong>
Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Plot outline:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This opera reflects the Maestro\u2019s overwhelming urge to move away from bourgeois drama and tackle the enigmatic subjects that had fascinated him for a long time<\/strong>. The subject, drawn from Gozzi\u2019s mythic play of the same name, was suggested by Simoni during a dinner: \u201cGiacomo, I\u2019ve got an idea. What about Gozzi? … What if we got our teeth into a really good mythic story like that, something unusual, fantastical and bizarre?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Giacomo Puccini\u2019s exceptional unfinished opera was born, with Franco Alfano completing the final scenes after Puccini\u2019s death. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTurandot\u201d is characterised by scenes with extraordinary visual impact, magnificent choruses and moments of intense emotion<\/strong>. The work features innovative dramatical and musical elements. The use of the chorus creates a feeling of a lack of intimacy, caused by the crowding of the stage at climactic moments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Li\u00f9\u2019s poetic personality captures the audience\u2019s attention, distracting them from Turandot\u2019s coldness, until she transforms into a woman in love in the finale<\/strong>. The poignant death of Li\u00f9 is a touching moment that makes the princess\u2019s metamorphosis less moving<\/strong>. Although the young slave girl\u2019s feelings may be simple, the sacrifice she makes for love is seen as a powerful gesture by Calaf.
The transformation that Turandot undergoes is what caused Puccini to slow down in his writing of the opera<\/strong> \u2013 how can such a frosty woman become loving and tender? He was tormented by this conclusion to the very end. During his hospital treatment in Brussels, he took with him 36 pages of manuscript, consisting of memos and scores, hoping to finish the opera while convalescing. He never did<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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