Alfano completion (cut by Toscanini)
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The Alfano completion (cut by Toscanini) is the shortened version of Franco Alfano’s ending to Puccini’s unfinished opera Turandot, edited and conducted by Arturo Toscanini for the work’s early performances.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alfano completion (cut by Toscanini) canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical adaptation
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opera ending ⓘ version of Turandot ending ⓘ |
| associatedGenre | opera ⓘ |
| associatedOpera | Turandot ⓘ |
| associatedStyle | Italian opera ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
Turandot
ⓘ
surface form:
Alfano completion of Turandot
Turandot ⓘ |
| characteristic |
heavily cut by Arturo Toscanini
ⓘ
omits some of Alfano’s original music ⓘ shortened version of Alfano’s original ending ⓘ used for early performances of Turandot ⓘ |
| composerOfSourceMaterial | Franco Alfano ⓘ |
| conductorOfPremierePerformances | Arturo Toscanini ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| editor | Arturo Toscanini ⓘ |
| editorialInterventionBy | Arturo Toscanini ⓘ |
| historicalContext | prepared for the first performances of Turandot at La Scala ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being shorter than Alfano’s original completion
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reflecting Toscanini’s dramatic and structural preferences ⓘ |
| originalComposerOfOpera | Giacomo Puccini ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide a performable ending to Puccini’s unfinished opera Turandot ⓘ |
| relationToOtherVersions |
contrasted with later restorations of Alfano’s full ending
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distinct from later completions by other musicians ⓘ |
| relationToPuccini | completion of Puccini’s unfinished final scene ⓘ |
| roleInPerformanceHistory | served as the de facto ending of Turandot for decades ⓘ |
| sourceVersion | full Alfano completion of Turandot ⓘ |
| statusWithinRepertoire | historically standard ending for Turandot ⓘ |
| usedIn | early 20th-century performances of Turandot ⓘ |
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