Turandot is Giacomo Puccini's last opera drama, inspired by Carlo Gozzi's 18th century theatrical fairy tale of the same name. It was first staged at La Scala, Milan, on 25th April 1926, conducted by Arturo Toscanini, who ended the performance after the death of Liù, which was the point Puccini had reached at his death 18 months earlier. An ending was composed by Franco Alfano in 1926 and is usually performed in productions, as it is here.

Franco Zeffirelli's production features lavish costumes and a colorful evocations of ancient Beijing.

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