Turandot Puccini. He left behind 36 pages of sketches on 23 sheets for the end of "Turandot". Some sketches were in the form of "piano-vocal" or "short score," including vocal lines with "two to four staves of accompaniment with occasional notes on orchestration." These sketches supplied music for some, but not all, of the final portion of the libretto. Puccini left instructions that Riccardo Zandonai should finish the opera. Puccini's son Tonio objected, and eventually Franco Alfano was chosen to flesh out the sketches after Vincenzo Tommasini (who had completed Boito's "Nerone" after the composer's death) and Pietro Mascagni were rejected.
Alfano Alfano Alfano (Cilentan: "Alfànu") is a village and small "comune" in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of December 31, 2012 the comune had a population of 1082. There is little reliable evidence on the ancient history of Alfano. However, according to tradition a large city existed on the slopes of Mount Centaurino, near the present frazione of Roccagloriosa, but this would have been destroyed in a catastrophic earthquake. In 1496 the town was given to the Neapolitan noble Giovanni Carafa, Duke of Paliano. Alfano borders with the municipalities of Laurito, Roccagloriosa and Rofrano.