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Turandot” by Giacomo Puccini libretto (English)

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Contents: Roles; Act One; Act Two; Act Three
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Princess Turandot - soprano
The Emperor Altoum, her father - tenor
Timur, the deposed King of Tartary - bass
The Unknown Prince (Calàf), his son - tenor
Liù, a slave girl - soprano
Ping, Lord Chancellor - baritone
Pang, Majordomo - tenor
Pong, Head chef of the Imperial Kitchen - tenor
A Mandarin - baritone
The Prince of Persia - tenor
The Executioner (Pu-Tin-Pao) - silent
Imperial guards, the executioner's men, boys, priests, mandarins, dignitaries, eight wise men,Turandot's handmaids, soldiers, standard-bearers, musicians, ghosts of suitors, crowd

libretto by William Weaver 
Contents: Roles; Act One; Act Two; Act Three

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