The walls of the Imperial City. In
Square in Beijing, at the time of story telling, a tangerine reminds the crowd the cruel edict of Turandot. The princess will marry only he who will solve three riddles put before him. In the event of bankruptcy, the claimant will be put to death ("the People in Beijing, the law is this: already from the start we become aware of modernity Puccini's orchestration).
This is the fate of the unfortunate prince, who is preparing to die beheaded at moonrise.
The crowd roars, excited by the forthcoming show ("Why the moon late?"). In the old crowd
Timur, deposed king of the Tartars, accompanied by his slave girl Liu, falls to the ground. Prince Calaf rushes to his aid and recognizes him as the father. Both salvatisi adventurously different ways, they are forced to remain incognito to escape the fierce usurpers. Liu Calaf asks the reason for her loving support to the old king. And she replied that he had shared the sufferings of the sovereign only for one day in his palace, Prince Calaf, had smiled.
Meanwhile, the moon appeared, accompanied by a distant, ecstatic singing of children ("the mountains of Eastern / sang the stork"). Preceded by a procession of grandees, the young Prince of Persia is led to the gallows.
The crowd, in this view, is moved, changes attitudes and cries for him a pardon.
Turandot Calaf curses ("Let me see you and curse you!"), But when it made a brief appearance to confirm the conviction, is hypnotized by her beauty ("O divine beauty, or wonder, or dream ") and immediately decide to undergo the test of the puzzles.
vain, for different reasons, Timur, Liu and three ministers Ping, Pang and Pong try to dissuade him (Liu: "Lord, hear" / Calaf: "Do not cry, Liu", revenue is now arias in the repertoire).
Hypnotized by the face of Turandot, Calaf rushes to hit the gong three times to place in the square, a gesture that publicly announces that a new suitor is ready to test your luck (the end of this act is musically a masterpiece symphonic-choral).
Director: Zubin Mehta
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