Turandot in Historical Context
Turandot is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini (December 22, 1858 " November 29, 1924). Puccini's final opera is an epic fairy tale set in a China of legend, loosely based on the play "Turandot" by the 18th-century Italian dramatist Carlo Gozzi. Featuring a most unusual score with an astounding and innovative use of chorus and orchestra, it is still recognizably Puccini, bursting with instantly appealing melod…