This is “Nessun Dorma” (none shall sleep), the timeless tenor aria from the last act of Puccini’s “Turandot”. I’ve always been taken by how modern this opera sounds. Completed a year after Puccini’s death by another composer, Franco Alfano in 1926, this opera is a staple of opera repertoire. My rendition for brass quintet leans into those “modern” tonalities and (hopefully) doesn’t stray too far from the original. I had a blast writing and performing this piece!
This is “Nessun Dorma” (none shall sleep), the timeless tenor aria from the last act of Puccini’s “Turandot”. I’ve always been taken by how modern this opera sounds. Completed a year after Puccini’s death by another composer, Franco Alfano in 1926, this opera is a staple of opera repertoire. My rendition for brass quintet leans into those “modern” tonalities and (hopefully) doesn’t stray too far from the original. I had a blast writing and performing this piece!
