Turandot / Giacomo Puccini, comp. ; Donald Runnicles, cond.

Date : 2009

Editeur / Publisher : Leipzig : Arthaus Musik , [2009]

Type : Livre / Book

Langue / Language : italien / Italian

EAN : 807280008999

Opéras

Classification Dewey : 782.1

Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924 ; compositeur) (Compositeur / composer)

Adami, Giuseppe (1878-1946) (Librettiste / librettist)

Simoni, Renato (1875-1952) (Librettiste / librettist)

Alfano, Franco (1875-1954) (Compositeur / composer)

Marton, Eva (1943-....) (Chanteur / singer)

Sylvester, Michael (acteur) (Chanteur / singer)

Mazzaria, Lucia (1964-.... ; actrice) (Chanteur / singer)

Langan, Kevin (1955-....) (Chanteur / singer)

Baerg, Theodore (Chanteur / singer)

Peterson, Dennis (Chanteur / singer)

Estep, Craig (Chanteur / singer)

Runnicles, Donald (1954-....) (Chef d'orchestre / conductor)

Hockney, David (1937-....) (Editeur scientifique / editor)

McClintock, Peter (Editeur scientifique / editor)

Falconer, Ian (1959-....) (Editeur scientifique / editor)

Munn, Thomas J. (Editeur scientifique / editor)

Large, Brian (1939-....) (Editeur scientifique / editor)

San Francisco Opera company. Orchestra (Interprète / performer)

Résumé / Abstract : By imperial decree, Princess Turandot is to marry the first royal suitor able to answer her three riddles, failure leading to execution, a fate to be suffered by the Prince of Persia. Calaf resolves to try his chance with the cold-hearted Princess, although Ping, Pang and Pong and his father try to dissuade him. Turandot poses her three riddles, which Calaf answers correctly, offering her a chance of escape, if, before morning, she can find out his name. Every effort is made to find out Calaf's name, with the slave-girl Liù tortured, but remaining loyally silent, killing herself rather than reveal it. Finally Calaf tells her his name, but now Turandot has learned that his true name is Love