Prince of Tartary

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The Prince of Tartary is a fictional royal character, most famously appearing as the hero Calaf in Giacomo Puccini’s opera "Turandot," where he seeks to win the love of the icy Princess Turandot.

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Prince of Tartary canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
opera character
appearsIn Turandot
appearsInAct Turandot
surface form: Act I of Turandot

Turandot
surface form: Act II of Turandot

Turandot
surface form: Act III of Turandot
associatedWith Beijing
surface form: Peking

riddle contest
basedOn character from Carlo Gozzi's play Turandot
centralConflict solving Turandot's riddles to win her hand
creator Giacomo Puccini
definingTrait courageous
determined
romantic
firstPerformanceOfWork 1926
genre opera
hasName Calaf
languageOfWork Italian
loveInterest Turandot
surface form: Princess Turandot
medium stage
nationalityInStory Tartar prince
notableAria "Nessun dorma"
surface form: Nessun dorma
notablePerformanceAspect requires powerful lyrical tenor voice
origin Tartary
risk death if he fails Turandot's riddles
roleInWork protagonist of Turandot
seeksToMarry Turandot
surface form: Princess Turandot
settingOfWork legendary China
title Prince
vocalType tenor role
workComposer Giacomo Puccini
workLibrettist Giuseppe Adami
Renato Simoni

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Calaf nationalityInStory Prince of Tartary