"In questa reggia"

E293851

"In questa reggia" is the dramatic soprano aria sung by Princess Turandot in Giacomo Puccini’s opera, in which she reveals her past and justifies her cruelty toward suitors.

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"In questa reggia" canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian-language aria ⓘ
opera aria ⓘ
soprano aria ⓘ
act Act II ⓘ
associatedCharacter Calaf ⓘ
associatedWorkAuthor Carlo Gozzi (source tale for Turandot) ⓘ
belongsToRepertoire dramatic soprano repertoire ⓘ
cataloguedAs aria from Turandot, Act II ⓘ
linked to: Turandot
characterRole title character aria ⓘ
composer Giacomo Puccini ⓘ
dramaticFunction backstory revelation ⓘ
motivation justification ⓘ
genre opera aria ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Giuseppe Adami ⓘ
Renato Simoni ⓘ
lyricContent Turandot recounts the story of Princess Lo-u-Ling ⓘ
Turandot vows vengeance on all men ⓘ
musicalStyle late Romantic ⓘ
verismo-influenced ⓘ
notableFor extreme vocal difficulty ⓘ
high tessitura ⓘ
orchestral intensity ⓘ
operaComposer Giacomo Puccini ⓘ
operaSettingTime legendary ancient China ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage Italian ⓘ
partOf Turandot ⓘ
performanceContext concert aria excerpt ⓘ
staged opera performance ⓘ
premiereDate 1926-04-25 ⓘ
premierePlace Teatro alla Scala, Milan ⓘ
linked to: La Scala
premiereWork Turandot ⓘ
publisher Casa Ricordi ⓘ
requires large orchestra ⓘ
powerful dramatic soprano voice ⓘ
setting Imperial palace in Peking ⓘ
linked to: Forbidden City
sungByCharacter Princess Turandot ⓘ
linked to: Turandot

Turandot ⓘ
theme cruelty toward suitors ⓘ
female vengeance ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
trauma and memory ⓘ
timePeriod 20th-century opera repertoire ⓘ
typicalKey D minor (with modulations) ⓘ
voiceType dramatic soprano ⓘ
workTitleInEnglish In this palace ⓘ

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Turandot → notableAria → "In questa reggia" ⓘ