FTA Performance Goings - Turandot

*Registration Deadline：2024. 9. 29*

To commemorate the centennial of the death of Giacomo Puccini, one of the foremost opera composers of the early 20^th century, Opera Hong Kong will present Turandot in October at the Grand Theatre of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Turandot was Puccini’s final and unfinished legacy. After his death, Franco Alfano completed the opera based on Puccini’s drafts.

The plot revolves around Princess Turandot, who challenges her suitors with three riddles. The person who solves the riddles will receive her hand in marriage;  those who fail will be executed. Prince Calàf falls in love with Turandot at first sight and is willing to risk his life to win her heart. Among the opera’s highlights is Calàf’s famous aria Nessun dorma, whose melody is widely recognised and unforgettable.