| − | '''Turandot''' is a three-act Italian opera by Giacomo Puccini based on a fairy tale of romance and knowledge. Puccini died in 1924 before completing the third act and Franco Alfano finished the work. It is a deeply psychological work. It typically takes a little under two hours to perform. | + | '''Turandot''' is a three-act Italian opera by [[Giacomo Puccini]] based on a Schiller adaptation of a play possibly based on one of Richard Burton's ''The Arabian Nights''. Puccini died in 1924 before completing the third act and Franco Alfano, one of its two librettists, finished the work. It is a deeply psychological work. It typically takes a little under two hours to perform. |