Tu che di gel sei cinta – Turandot

You, encircled with ice,
Are defeated by numerous flames
You will love him, even you!
Before this dawn
I close my tired eyes

Because if he yet wins...
Not to see him anymore!

Katia Ricciarelli gives a very moving performance as Liu. Jose Carreras is Calaf, Eva Marton is Turandot and John Paul Bogart is Timur.

Vienna, 1983. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.

Nessun dorma - Turandot

Calaf

No one shall sleep! No one shall sleep!
Not even you, o, Princess
In your cold room,
Look at the stars
That tremble with love
And hope.

But my secret is hidden within me,
No one will know my name!
No, no, I will say it on your mouth
when the light shines!

And my kiss will melt the silence
That makes you mine!

Chorus

No one will know his name!...
And, alas, we must die!

Calaf

Vanish, o night!

Fade away, stars!

Fade away, stars!

At dawn I will win!

I will win, I will win!

Placido Domingo sings Nessun dorma from Puccini's Turandot. A different version to the one posted several times already.

La Scala, 1983. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.

Signore, ascolta - Turandot

Sir, listen! Ah, sir, listen!
Liu can bear no more!
Her heart is breaking! My, how long I’ve walked
With your name in my soul
With your name on these lips!
But if your destiny
Tomorrow, will be decided,

We will die on the road of exile.
He’ll lose his son

I, the shadow of a smile.
Liù can bear no more! Ah! Ah!

Katia Ricciarelli sings Liu's first act aria in Puccini's Turandot.

Vienna, 1983. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.

Non piangere liu – Turandot

Don’t cry, Liù

If a long time ago

I smiled at you

For that smile,

My sweet girl

Listen to me

Your master

He will be, tomorrow,

Possibly, all alone in the world

Don’t leave him...

Take him with you.

In exile,

Sweeten the way for him

This...this,

O my poor Liù,

To your dear heart

That never fails

Pray for he

Who shan’t smile anymore.

Jose Carreras, Katia Ricciarelli and John Paul Bogart in the finale to act I of Puccini's Turandot.

Vienna, 1983. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.