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Nessun dorma

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Luciano Pavarotti sings "Nessun dorma" from Turandot (The Three Tenors in Concert 1994)

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Luciano Pavarotti - Nessun dorma [Best Quality on YouTube]

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Puccini - Turandot: Nessun Dorma [HQ]

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Puccini: Nessun Dorma from 'Turandot' - BBC Proms

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Jackie Evancho - Nessun Dorma (from PBS Great Performances)

"Nessun dorma" is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot and one of the best-known tenor arias in all opera. It is sung by Calaf, il principe ignoto, 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. In the aria, Calaf expresses his triumphant assurance that he will win the princess.
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