Turandot
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Turandot is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. Puccini died in 1924, and his opera was left unfinished. The music was completed by
The cover of the score printed by Ricordi
Libretto, 1926
"In questa reggia" – quotation from the reduced score
Prince of Persia in Turandot, Florida Grand Opera
Turan
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Turan is a historical region in Central Asia. The term is of Iranian origin and may refer to a particular prehistoric human settlement, a historic geographical region, or a culture. The original Turan
Turandot
…dawn the next day, he will accept death. The title of the opera is derived from the Persian term Turāndokht (توراندخت, pronounced ; lit. 'daughter of Turan'), a name frequently given to Turkish princesses in Persian poetry. Turan is a region of Central Asia that was once part of the Persian Empire. Dokht…
Bahram Gur Fights the Horned Wolf, folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama
IRAN Miniatur by UNESCO 1957
The Court of Gayumars