Voice — Art song & lieder
Late Romantic · 1924

Nessun dorma (Turandot)

G. Puccini

Key
G
Time
C
Tempo
♩=56
AO focus
AO1

Incipit

Form

Tenor aria from Act 3. Made famous globally by Pavarotti's 1990 World Cup performance.

Teaching points

  • High B at climax
  • Strophic-aria architecture
  • AO1: standard tenor recital
Full score ↓Public domain

Ricordi + later urtext, PD.

Topic T11