The first notes in this opera consist of four octave doubles of [read slowly] A, E-sharp, low B, C-sharp. An aria in this opera begins with alternating between a G major and a complex D9 over E-flat chord accompanying four gentle (-5[1])repeated notes with dotted rhythm sung on D4 which (-5[1])is repeated an octave lower. A (10[1])slave girl describes (10[1])the (10[2])title character of (10[1]-5[1])this opera as (10[1])being encircled (10[3])in ice in (10[3]-5[2])the aria “Tu (10[1])che (10[1])di (10[1])gel (10[2])sei cinta.” The crowd of this opera sings “there on the Eastern mountains a stork sang,” with a (10[1])melody taken from the folksong (-5[2])“Jasmine (10[1])Flower.” (10[1])Franco (10[1])Alfano composed the most commonly performed ending (-5[1])of this (10[1])opera whose male (10[1])lead solves three riddles (10[14])and (10[4])sings (10[11]-5[1])“Nessun Dorma.” For (10[3])10 points, (10[1])name (-5[1])this unfinished opera (10[1])about a Chinese (-5[1])princess (10[1]-5[1])by Giacomo (10[6]0[15])Puccini. ■END■