Turandot Turandot Turandot (; ; ) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, completed by Franco Alfano, and set to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. Though Puccini's first interest in the subject was based on his reading of Friedrich Schiller's 1801 adaptation of the play, his work is most nearly based on the earlier text "Turandot" (1762) by Count Carlo Gozzi. The original story is based on one of the seven stories in the epic "Haft Peykar" ("The Seven Beauties"), a work of 12th-century Persian poet Nizami. Nizami aligned the seven stories with the
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.