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Introducting Turandot
David Timson
Opera Explained: Puccini - Turandot (Smillie)
Opera in the 1800s
Puccini's background
Puccini's tenor arias
Background and plot
The opening: Peking
Enter Liu, Timur, Calaf and the executioners
Attempts to dissuade Calaf
Act II, Scene 1 (Ping, Pang and Pong)
Into the Riddle Scene (Act II, Scene 2)
Turandot
The three riddles
Turandot and Calaf: Act II Finale
Act III, Scene 1: Calaf
The death of Liu
Calaf's defrosting of the Ice Princess