Turandot di G. Puccini ARENA DI VERONA 87° FESTIVAL LIRICO
TURANDOT (Opera in 3 acts - Music by G. Puccini- Libretto by G. Adamani and R.Simoni)
Turandot is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, set to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. Though Puccini's first interest in the subject was based on his reading of Friedrich Schiller's adaptation of the play, his work is most nearly based on the earlier text Turandot by Carlo Gozzi. Turandot was unfinished by the time of Puccini's death, and was later completed by Franco Alfano.
The story of Turandot was taken from the Persian collection of stories called “The Book of One Thousand and One Days” or “Hezar o-yek shab”, where the character of "Turandokht" as a cold Chinese princess was found. But this story about a Chinese princess bears much resemblance to Persian poet Nizami's story about a Russian princess being pursued by the Sassanid king Behram.
As with Madama Butterfly, Puccini strove for a semblance of Asian authenticity (at least to western ears) by using music from the region in question. Up to eight of the themes used in Turandot appear to be based on traditional Chinese music, and the melody of a Chinese song named "Mò Li H?a", or "Jasmine", is included as a motif for the princess.
Download the plot: click on the link "TURANDOT" under the picture on the left
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