Puccini's final opera

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Puccini's final opera is a grand, unfinished opera set in ancient China, renowned for its dramatic story and the famous aria "Nessun dorma."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf grand opera
opera
actCount 3
basedOn Turandot
surface form: Carlo Gozzi's play "Turandot"
catalogueNumber Puccini's last stage work
character Calaf
Liù
Turandot
surface form: Princess Turandot

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completionBy Franco Alfano
composer Giacomo Puccini
composerDeathDuringWork true
compositionEndYear 1924
compositionStartYear 1920
conductorAtPremiere Arturo Toscanini
countryOfOrigin Italy
famousFor dramatic story
"Nessun dorma"
surface form: tenor aria "Nessun dorma"
finalOperaOf Giacomo Puccini
firstCompletedVersionConductor Franco Alfano
firstCompletedVersionPremiereDate 1926-04-27
genre opera
heroRoleVoiceType tenor
historicalPeriod 20th-century opera
language Italian
librettist Giuseppe Adami
Renato Simoni
notableAria "Nessun dorma"
surface form: Nessun dorma
notableLyricSopranoRole Liù
notableRecording Luciano Pavarotti singing "Nessun dorma"
notableSopranoRole Turandot
notableTenorRole Calaf
operaNumberInComposerOutput 12
orchestration large orchestra
premiereCountry Italy
premiereDate 1926-04-25
premierePlace La Scala
surface form: Teatro alla Scala, Milan
publisher Casa Ricordi
settingCity Beijing
surface form: Peking
settingLocation ancient China
status unfinished
structure through-composed
style late Romantic
verismo-influenced
subject love and sacrifice
riddles and execution
timePeriodOfSetting legendary antiquity
titleRoleVoiceType dramatic soprano
usesMotifsFrom Chinese melodies

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Turandot catalogNumber Puccini's final opera