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turandot

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Editorial note

I saw Turandot performed in San Francisco and the scene with Nessun Dorma was amazing.

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Quick take

Turandot or the Whitewashers' Congress is an epic comedy by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of turandot gathered in one view.

N

Turandot or the Whitewashers' Congress is an epic comedy by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht.

N

a 1926 opera by Giacomo Puccini.

N

Turandot is a 1917 opera with spoken dialogue and in two acts by Ferruccio Busoni.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for turandot.

N

Turandot or the Whitewashers' Congress is an epic comedy by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht.

N

a 1926 opera by Giacomo Puccini.

N

Turandot is a 1917 opera with spoken dialogue and in two acts by Ferruccio Busoni.

N

(see below) an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni.

Example sentences

1

I saw Turandot performed in San Francisco and the scene with Nessun Dorma was amazing.

2

And yes I have been both a teenage goth in Camden and in the queue at the ROH to see Turandot (among others).

3

The Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Turandot is available on Pandora.

4

I would also argue that a photograph that apparently can be turned into Turandot by the addition of a sword hilt and an earring can't be that generic.

5

One of the stories-within-the-story is the original source of Puccini's "Turandot".

6

Turandot is an opera by Puccini; the word is of Persian origin, and the Wikipedia article I linked extensively discusses how Puccini intended for the title to be pronounced in Italian.

Quote examples

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One of the stories-within-the-story is the original source of Puccini's "Turandot".

Proper noun examples

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Turandot is an opera by Puccini; the word is of Persian origin, and the Wikipedia article I linked extensively discusses how Puccini intended for the title to be pronounced in Italian.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use turandot in a sentence?

I saw Turandot performed in San Francisco and the scene with Nessun Dorma was amazing.

What does turandot mean?

Turandot or the Whitewashers' Congress is an epic comedy by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht.

What part of speech is turandot?

turandot is commonly used as N.