Turandot is a lyric drama in three acts and five scenes, written by Giuseppe Adami. It tells the story of Princess Turandot, who has sworn to never marry any man unless he can answer three riddles correctly. If a suitor fails to answer the riddles, he is beheaded. The story follows the attempts of Prince Calaf to win Turandot's heart, despite the danger and the warnings of his father, Timur, and the slave girl, Li , who is secretly in love with him. The drama is set in ancient China and features themes of love, power, ...
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Turandot is a lyric drama in three acts and five scenes, written by Giuseppe Adami. It tells the story of Princess Turandot, who has sworn to never marry any man unless he can answer three riddles correctly. If a suitor fails to answer the riddles, he is beheaded. The story follows the attempts of Prince Calaf to win Turandot's heart, despite the danger and the warnings of his father, Timur, and the slave girl, Li , who is secretly in love with him. The drama is set in ancient China and features themes of love, power, and sacrifice. The book includes the libretto of the opera, as well as an introduction and notes by the author. It is a classic work of Italian literature and remains a popular opera performed around the world.Parallel Text In English And Italian. Text By Giuseppe Adami And Renato Simoni; English Translation By K. H. B. De Jaffa.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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