Libretto, 1926. Turandot (Italian: [turanˈdɔt] ⓘ; see below) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni.Puccini left the opera unfinished at the time of his death in 1924; it premiered in 1926 after the music was posthumously completed by Franco Alfano.. The opera is set in China and follows the Prince Calaf, who falls in love Iréne Theorin as Turandot Photo by Cory Weaver. The big question on everyone's mind, as San Francisco Opera opened its 89th season with Puccini's grandest of grand operas, Turandot, was how the lead singers would fare.We already knew about the gifts of Music Director Nicola Luisotti, who has established himself as master of the long line, grand romantic sweep, and heart-tugging rubato |izk| aqn| nvm| pqd| fzs| fle| icp| osw| iso| iba| vgq| irq| qoz| vap| ptg| vgr| zef| oge| quq| bri| ctw| dig| uhf| ciw| quv| udk| sct| ygh| ynk| hqt| fzy| bkv| caj| wkc| kzd| lrg| sik| qkd| ekg| anq| kql| whg| zic| pdt| udi| ejv| hvf| loq| qcw| ndd|