15 September 2021 (Wed), 19:00 World famous Bolshoi Ballet and Opera theatre (established 1776) - Small Stage - Tours of the Rostov State Opera and Ballet Opera Giacomo Puccini "Turandot" Rostov State Opera and Ballet production Tickets available only at OperaAndBallet.com
Schedule for Giacomo Puccini "Turandot" Rostov State Opera and Ballet production 2022
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
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Turandot is an opera by Giacomo Puccini, posthumously completed by Franco Alfano in 1926, and set to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. Its best-known aria is "Nessun dorma".
The opera's version of the story is set in China. It involves Prince Calaf, who falls in love with the cold Princess Turandot. In order to obtain permission to marry her, a suitor must solve three riddles. Any single wrong answer will result in the suitor's 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. In the original story by Nizami, the princess sets four conditions: firstly "a good name and good deeds", and then the three challenges. As with Madama Butterfly, Puccini strove for a semblance of authenticity (at least to Western ears) by integrating music from the region. Up to eight of the musical themes in Turandot appear to be based on traditional Chinese music and anthems, and the melody of a Chinese song "Mò Li Hūa", or "Jasmine", became a motif for the princess.
Schedule for Giacomo Puccini "Turandot" Rostov State Opera and Ballet production 2022
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