Turandot - Giacomo Puccini

Cruel and unreachable, Princess Turandot imposes a deadly test upon her suitors: solve three riddles or die. Prince Calaf, bewitched by her icy beauty, accepts the challenge and succeeds. But Turandot refuses to yield. Thereupon Calaf challenges her: if she discovers his name before dawn, he will die. As night falls, their lives become entangled. Liù, a young slave girl who loves Calaf, carries the secret that could change everything.