Turandot
Opera in three acts Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
Music Giacomo Puccini
First performed
Milan (Teatro alla Scala), April 25, 1926
characters and voices:
Turandot (soprano ), Princess
Altoum ( tenor), his father, Emperor of China
Timur ( low ), king dethroned Tartar
Calaf (tenor ), the Unknown Prince, his son
Liu ( soprano), a young slave, guide Timur
Ping (baritone ), Chancellor
Pang (tenor ), Grand Superintendent
Pong (tenor ), Great Cook
a mandarin (baritone )
Prince of Persia ( content )
The Executioner (Pu-Tin-Pao) ( pop )
Imperial Guard - Servants of the Executioner - Boys - Priests - Mandarins - Dignitaries - Eight scholars - Servants of Turandot - Soldiers - Flag - Shadows of the Dead - Crowd
Some of the most famous recordings:
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Links:
Article on the English Wikipedia 
Wikipedia Article on Italian full Booklet (PDF) Analysis and Music dramatic Boris Goldovsky 
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