"Nessun dorma"

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"Nessun dorma" is a famous tenor aria from Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot, renowned for its powerful climax and association with Luciano Pavarotti and major sporting events.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aria
musical work
tenor aria
act Act III
associatedWith 1990 FIFA World Cup
surface form: FIFA World Cup Italia 1990

Luciano Pavarotti
The Three Tenors
major sporting events
basedOn Turandot
surface form: Carlo Gozzi's play Turandot
catalogueNumber from Turandot, SC 91 (Puccini)
composer Giacomo Puccini
dramaticContext Calaf
surface form: Calaf awaits dawn after solving Turandot's riddles
famousPerformer Franco Corelli
Jonas Kaufmann
José Carreras
Jussi Björling
Luciano Pavarotti
Plácido Domingo
firstPerformanceDate 1926-04-25
firstPerformanceOpera Turandot premiere 1926
firstPerformancePlace La Scala
surface form: Teatro alla Scala, Milan
genre opera aria
key B major
language Italian
librettist Giuseppe Adami
Renato Simoni
lyricOpening "Nessun dorma" self-linksurface differs
surface form: "Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma!"
lyricRefrain "All'alba vincerò!"
notableFeature gradual orchestral build-up to climax
powerful climactic high B
repeated phrase "Vincerò"
operaBy Giacomo Puccini
orchestration tenor and orchestra
partOf Turandot
period 20th-century opera
positionInOpera early in Act III
sungByCharacter Calaf
tempoMarking Andante sostenuto (typical)
theme love
mystery of identity
victory
titleLanguage Italian
titleTranslation None shall sleep
usedAs theme for BBC coverage of 1990 FIFA World Cup
vocalType tenor

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Nessun Dorma (Fenway Sports Management assets may vary; ignore if uncertain) openingWords "Nessun dorma"
subject surface form: Nessun dorma
Turandot notableAria "Nessun dorma"
Calaf sings "Nessun dorma"
this entity surface form: Nessun dorma
Calaf notableAria "Nessun dorma"
this entity surface form: Nessun dorma
"Nessun dorma" lyricOpening "Nessun dorma" self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Nessun dorma
this entity surface form: "Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma!"
Luciano Pavarotti notableWork "Nessun dorma"
this entity surface form: Nessun dorma performance
The Three Tenors notableSong "Nessun dorma"
this entity surface form: Nessun dorma
Puccini's final opera notableAria "Nessun dorma"
subject surface form: Turandot
this entity surface form: Nessun dorma
Puccini's final opera famousFor "Nessun dorma"
subject surface form: Turandot
this entity surface form: tenor aria "Nessun dorma"
Prince of Tartary notableAria "Nessun dorma"
this entity surface form: Nessun dorma
None shall sleep originalTitle "Nessun dorma"
this entity surface form: Nessun dorma
Act III featuresAria "Nessun dorma"
subject surface form: Act III (Turandot)
this entity surface form: Nessun dorma
Act III famousFor "Nessun dorma"
subject surface form: Act III (Turandot)
this entity surface form: tenor aria Nessun dorma
Act III musicalNumber "Nessun dorma"
subject surface form: Act III (Turandot)
this entity surface form: Nessun dorma
theme for BBC coverage of 1990 FIFA World Cup hasTitle "Nessun dorma"
this entity surface form: Nessun dorma
theme for BBC coverage of 1990 FIFA World Cup isMusicalWork "Nessun dorma"
this entity surface form: Nessun dorma
theme for BBC coverage of 1990 FIFA World Cup basedOn "Nessun dorma"
this entity surface form: aria "Nessun dorma" from the opera Turandot
The Best of The Three Tenors includes "Nessun dorma"
this entity surface form: Nessun dorma