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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Puccini's final opera canonical 1

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

Timur ⓘ
completionBy Franco Alfano ⓘ
composer Giacomo Puccini ⓘ
composerDeathDuringWork true ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1924 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1920 ⓘ
conductorAtPremiere Arturo Toscanini ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
famousFor dramatic story ⓘ
tenor aria "Nessun dorma" ⓘ
linked to: "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 ⓘ
linked to: "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 Teatro alla Scala, Milan ⓘ
linked to: La Scala
publisher Casa Ricordi ⓘ
settingCity Peking ⓘ
linked to: Beijing
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 ⓘ