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§ ≡ One of an ongoing series of posts in which I pick, in my not-so-humble opinion, the best songs of the second millennium. Feel free to offer constructive dissenting opinions; preferably set to music.
Song #52 is Nessun dorma from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot, and is one of the best-known tenor arias in all opera. It is sung by Calaf, il principe ignoto (the unknown prince), who falls in love at first sight with the beautiful but cold Princess Turandot. However, any man who wishes to wed Turandot must first answer her three riddles; if he fails, he will be beheaded.
Nessun dorma, sung by some of the most famous interpreters of Calaf, appears on a number of compilation recordings, including The Very Best of Jussi Björling (EMI Classics).
Jussi Björling sings Nessun Dorma
Post #1,117 § I Am Music and I Pick the Songs: Nessun dorma
§ ≡ One of an ongoing series of posts in which I pick, in my not-so-humble opinion, the best songs of the second millennium. Feel free to offer constructive dissenting opinions; preferably set to music.
Song #52 is Nessun dorma from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot, and is one of the best-known tenor arias in all opera. It is sung by Calaf, il principe ignoto (the unknown prince), who falls in love at first sight with the beautiful but cold Princess Turandot. However, any man who wishes to wed Turandot must first answer her three riddles; if he fails, he will be beheaded.
Nessun dorma, sung by some of the most famous interpreters of Calaf, appears on a number of compilation recordings, including The Very Best of Jussi Björling (EMI Classics).
Jussi Björling sings Nessun Dorma
Post #1,117 § I Am Music and I Pick the Songs: Nessun dorma
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