Talk:Turandot (Gozzi)

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This is a rather nice essay of the "compare and contrast variety", but not a very good encyclopedia article. As a wikipedia article, is should stick more to concrete facts, than analysing abstract concerts. Since there is already a good entry on the Puccini opera, the focus on the article should perhaps be the Schiller play, or if the story has a basis previous to Schiller, on the legend of Turandot, and how it developed previously to Puccini. Info in the article might include:

• Schiller's inspiration for the play
• Info about the premiere of the play
• The structure (e.g. # of acts), characters, brief plot summary
• If the article does focus on more than just the Schiller play, other Turandot's in music (Carl Maria von Weber and Hindemith).

As for the current article (which is quite good), maybe it should be condensed, or separated into another article about the character of Turandot.

[edit] Schiller vs Puccini

AS long as the article is contrasting the Gozzi and Schiller version, shouldn't it go on and contrast the Schiller and Puccini versions? Joseph Kerman in OPERA AS DRAMA criticized the finale as "a happy ending for the two characters who least deserve it", which certainly doesn't match Schiller's point of view as described in this article. CharlesTheBold 04:16, 30 September 2007 (UTC)