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Nessun dorma ('None Shall Sleep') is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot,The libretto and score are © BMG Riccordi S.p.A. and is one of the best known Tenor arias. The aria is sung by Calaf, Il principe ignoto (The unknown prince). In the preceding act, Calaf had challenged Princess Turandot to guess his name by dawn. If she did, she could execute him, but if she did not she would have to marry him. The cruel and emotionally cold princess then decreed that none of her subjects was to sleep that night until his name was discovered. If they failed, all would be killed.

As the final act opens, it is now night. Calaf is alone in the moonlit palace gardens. In the distance he hears Turandot's heralds proclaiming her command. His aria begins with an echo of their cry and a reflection on Princess Turandot:

"Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma! Tu pure, o Principessa, nella tua fredda stanza, guardi le stelle che tremano d'amore, e di speranza!

(English translation: "None shall sleep! None shall sleep! Even you, o Princess, in your cold room watch the stars that tremble with love and with hope")

Just before the climactic end of the aria, a chorus of women is heard singing in the distance:

"Il nome suo nessun saprà... E noi dovrem, ahimè, morir, morir!"

(English translation: "No one will know his name... and we must, alas, die, die!")

Calaf, now certain of victory, sings:

"Dilegua, o notte! Tramontate, stelle! Tramontate, stelle! All'alba vincerò! Vincerò! Vincerò!"

(English translation: "Vanish, o night! Set, stars! Set, stars! At daybreak I shall win! I shall win! I shall win!")

In performance, the final "Vincerò!" normally ends with a sustained B5, one of the highest notes in the Vocal range, although Puccini's score did not explicitly specify that the note be sustained.

Cultural resonance outside opera 'Nessun dorma' achieved Popular culture status after Luciano Pavarotti's recording of it was used as the theme song of the BBC televison coverage of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. It subsequently reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart, the highest placing ever by a classical recording.

It went on to become both Pavarotti's signature aria and a sporting anthem in its own right, especially for Football (soccer). Pavarotti sang 'Nessun dorma' at his final performance, the finale of the 2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony#Fortissimo. His Decca Records recording of the aria was played at his funeral during the Flypast by the Italian Air Force.

Use in film

Nessun dorma has also been used in many films, often appearing at a central moment in the film, sometimes with the aria's moment of Resolution (music) aligned with the film's Climax (narrative)#The 'Three-Act structure', giving the aria's rich emotional impact Music semiology meaning. This use in film has added to the cultural resonance of the aria outside of opera. Films in which the aria is used include: Serenade (film), The Island (2005 film), The Killing Fields (film), Mar adentro, The Sum of All Fears (film), No Reservations (film), The Mirror Has Two Faces, Chasing Liberty, Man on Fire, Bend it like Beckham, and Toys (1992 film).

Use in televised talent shows

On November 26, 2006, the Grand Final of Australian Idol 2006, Damien Leith sang a non-operatic version 'Nessun Dorma'. It was the second time he had sung the aria in the competition, which he eventually went on to win.

On June 9, 2007, amateur opera singer Paul Potts sang a condensed version of 'Nessun dorma' in his audition for the ITV television show Britain's Got Talent. The clip of Potts' rendition has been accessed over 14 million times on YouTube and is currently one of the site's most viewed videos of all time. YouTube's list of most viewed videos Potts went on to win the Britain's Got Talent competition and sang 'Nessun Dorma' again at the finale.

Selected Recordings Operatic

For full length recordings of the opera from which 'Nessun dorma' comes, see Turandot#Selected_recordings. For collections of famous tenor arias which include 'Nessun dorma' sung by some of its most distinguished interpreters on the operatic stage, see:

Cross-over

Adaptations of the song have also been recorded by pop and operatic pop singers and appear on:

Notes and sources

Nessun dorma ('None Shall Sleep') is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot,The libretto and score are © BMG Riccordi S.p.A. and is one of the best known Tenor arias. The aria is sung by Calaf, Il principe ignoto (The unknown prince). In the preceding act, Calaf had challenged Princess Turandot to guess his name by dawn. If she did, she could execute him, but if she did not she would have to marry him. The cruel and emotionally cold princess then decreed that none of her subjects was to sleep that night until his name was discovered. If they failed, all would be killed.

As the final act opens, it is now night. Calaf is alone in the moonlit palace gardens. In the distance he hears Turandot's heralds proclaiming her command. His aria begins with an echo of their cry and a reflection on Princess Turandot:

"Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma! Tu pure, o Principessa, nella tua fredda stanza, guardi le stelle che tremano d'amore, e di speranza!

(English translation: "None shall sleep! None shall sleep! Even you, o Princess, in your cold room watch the stars that tremble with love and with hope")

Just before the climactic end of the aria, a chorus of women is heard singing in the distance:

"Il nome suo nessun saprà... E noi dovrem, ahimè, morir, morir!"

(English translation: "No one will know his name... and we must, alas, die, die!")

Calaf, now certain of victory, sings:

"Dilegua, o notte! Tramontate, stelle! Tramontate, stelle! All'alba vincerò! Vincerò! Vincerò!"

(English translation: "Vanish, o night! Set, stars! Set, stars! At daybreak I shall win! I shall win! I shall win!")

In performance, the final "Vincerò!" normally ends with a sustained B5, one of the highest notes in the Vocal range, although Puccini's score did not explicitly specify that the note be sustained.

Cultural resonance outside opera 'Nessun dorma' achieved Popular culture status after Luciano Pavarotti's recording of it was used as the theme song of the BBC televison coverage of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. It subsequently reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart, the highest placing ever by a classical recording.

It went on to become both Pavarotti's signature aria and a sporting anthem in its own right, especially for Football (soccer). Pavarotti sang 'Nessun dorma' at his final performance, the finale of the 2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony#Fortissimo. His Decca Records recording of the aria was played at his funeral during the Flypast by the Italian Air Force.

Use in film

Nessun dorma has also been used in many films, often appearing at a central moment in the film, sometimes with the aria's moment of Resolution (music) aligned with the film's Climax (narrative)#The 'Three-Act structure', giving the aria's rich emotional impact Music semiology meaning. This use in film has added to the cultural resonance of the aria outside of opera. Films in which the aria is used include: Serenade (film), The Island (2005 film), The Killing Fields (film), Mar adentro, The Sum of All Fears (film), No Reservations (film), The Mirror Has Two Faces, Chasing Liberty, Man on Fire, Bend it like Beckham, and Toys (1992 film).

Use in televised talent shows

On November 26, 2006, the Grand Final of Australian Idol 2006, Damien Leith sang a non-operatic version 'Nessun Dorma'. It was the second time he had sung the aria in the competition, which he eventually went on to win.

On June 9, 2007, amateur opera singer Paul Potts sang a condensed version of 'Nessun dorma' in his audition for the ITV television show Britain's Got Talent. The clip of Potts' rendition has been accessed over 14 million times on YouTube and is currently one of the site's most viewed videos of all time. YouTube's list of most viewed videos Potts went on to win the Britain's Got Talent competition and sang 'Nessun Dorma' again at the finale.

Selected Recordings Operatic

For full length recordings of the opera from which 'Nessun dorma' comes, see Turandot#Selected_recordings. For collections of famous tenor arias which include 'Nessun dorma' sung by some of its most distinguished interpreters on the operatic stage, see:

Cross-over

Adaptations of the song have also been recorded by pop and operatic pop singers and appear on:

Notes and sources



 

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