Unit2TurandotinBeijingReadthepassagequicklyandanswerthesequestions.1.WhatisTurandot?2.WhowroteTurandot?3.Wastheperformance(演出)indoorsoroutdoors?•WhatisTurandot?•Turandotisanoperathattellsthestoryofacold–heartedChineseprincess,namedTurandot,wholivesintheForbiddenCity.Toavoidmarriage,shesaysthatanypotentialhusbandmustanswerthreeriddlescorrectlyordie.WhowroteTurandot?GiacomoPucciniwrotetheopera.ThefinalscenewascompletedbyFrancoAlfano,oneofhisstudents,basedonPuccini’snotesafterhedied.•Wastheperformance(演出)indoorsoroutdoors?Outdoors.Readthereviewagaintofindthebackgroundinformationoftheopera.•Maincharactersofthestory:•Settings:•Plot:•Director:•Conductor:•Actorsandactresses:•Maincharactersofthestory:Turandot---aChineseprincessCalaf---aprinceLiu---calaf’sfather’sslave•Settings:Beijing’sForbiddenCity•Director:ZhangYimou.•Conductor:ZubinMehta,aninternationallyfamousconductorborninIndia.Plot:ThestorytakesontheclassiclovetriangleofthethreemaincharactersTurandot,CalafandLiu.LiulovesCalaf,butCalafhasfalleninlovewithTurandot.BecauseTurandotdoesnotwanttogetmarried,shedeclaresthatanyonewhowantstomarryhermustanswerherthreequestions.Iftheonecannotanswerthequestions,hewillbekilled.•Actorsandactresses:SharonSweet----TurandotBarbaraHendricks----LiuKristjanJohannsson----CalafOthersingersandmusiciansfromabroadandchinaReadcarefullyandanswerthequestions•WhatkindofpersonisTurandot?•Whathappenedtotheprincewhocouldnotanswertheprincess’sriddles?•WhydoesthewriterthinkthattheForbiddenCityisagoodsettingforTurandot?•WhathasTurandot’sfatherpromisedher?•WhatdoesCalafsaywillhappenifTurandotcanguesshisnamebysunrise?•HowmanytimeswillTurandotbestagedintheForbiddenCity?•WhotookpartinthisperformanceofTurandot?•Whatwerethekeyingredientsfortheproductionofthisopera?•WhatkindofpersonisTurandot?•Sheiscold-heated.•Whathappenedtotheprincewhocouldnotanswertheprincess’sriddles?•Hewaskilled.•WhydoesthewriterthinkthattheForbiddenCityisagoodsettingforTurandot?•Becauseshefeltthatshecanfeelthehistory.•WhathasTurandot’sfatherpromisedher?•HepromisedtoallowTurandottochooseherownhusband.•WhatdoesCalafsaywillhappenifTurandotcanguesshisnamebysunrise?•Shedoesnothavetomarryhim.•HowmanytimeswillTurandotbestagedintheForbiddenCity?•Eight.•WhotookpartinthisperformanceofTurandot?TurandotwasplayedbySharonSweetLiuwasplayedbyBarbaraHendricksCalafwassungbyKristjanJohannsson•Whatwerethekeyingredientsfortheproductionofthisopera?Thebringingtogetherofthegroupofpeoplefrommanycountries,themusicandsetting.Languagepointsofthispassage•Lastnight,IwitnessthefirstofonlyeightperformancesofGiacomoPuccini’sworld-famousopera,Turando,beingperformedintheForbiddenCityinBeijing,China.•Witnessv.meaning“toseewithone’sowneyes”.Wecanallwitnessthisamazingscientificdevelopment.Didyoureallywitnessthecaraccidentthathappenednearourschool.•witnessn.meaning“apersonwhoseeswithhis/herowneyeswhathashappened”.•Myfatherwasaskedtoactasawitnesstotheagreementbetweenmytwouncles.•Thewitnessisanine-line-year-oldboy.•Itstarredsomeoftheworld’sgreatestoperasingers.ManygreatChinesemusicians,actorsandsingerswerealsocast.•Herestarisavt.withthemeaning“由…担任主角，由…主演”eg.•MyfavouritefilmstarsMarilynMonroe.•ThedirectorwantedtostarMichaelCaineinhisnewfilm.•Castvt.meaning“chooseactorstoplaypartsin(aplay,film,ect.)挑选...
