It is sung by Calaf, il principe ignoto (the unknown prince), who falls in love at first sight with the beautiful but cold Princess Turandot. Nessun dorma (None shall sleep) is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot, and is one of the best-known tenor arias in all opera.
Mercury loved and greatly admired opera as a genre, even duetting with the great Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballé in a memorable moment of music that opened the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation) The band began performing with Adam Lambert, in a collaboration ‘Queen + Adam Lambert’ in 2011, after May and Taylor came across Lambert on American Idol, where he was a contestant in 2009.įreddie Mercury, the frontman of Queen, died in 1991. Video by us! /c5s8BDIigF- ADAM LAMBERT DAILY July 10, 2022 It was an amazing surprise!! Adam is beyond stunning 🥺💜 🎥| and Queen performing "Nessun Dorma" in Bologna tonight! “It was an amazing surprise!! Adam is beyond stunning.” The story goes that one producer fixated on the final word of the aria, ‘vincerò’ (I will win), feeling that it would be a fitting musical choice for the beautiful and Queen performing ‘Nessun Dorma’ in Bologna tonight!” a second video of Lambert’s performance is captioned (watch below). ‘Nessun dorma’ became a pop culture hit when for their coverage of the football World Cup, producers chose a 1972 recording of Pavarotti singing the aria – with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Zubin Mehta – to soundtrack the credits. Read more: When Pavarotti closed the Turin Winter Olympics with a final ‘Nessun dorma’ It’s a gruelling sing, one that no singer takes on lightly, and Lambert does it with stunning strength and agility. Lambert’s voice seems effortlessly controlled as he moves from the breathy quality in his lower range, to the full, bright belt as he reaches the lofty heights of the aria. ‘Nessun dorma’ to this day is known as the signature aria of Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who died in 2007. Guitarist Brian May captioned the video on Instagram: “A spontaneous gift to Bologna last night !!! So proud of Adam !!! I can see our dear departed friend Luciano smiling,”. Live on stage at Unipol Arena in Casalecchio di Reno in Bologna on 10 July, one of several dates on their European tour, the band gave a stunning surprise performance of ‘ Nessun dorma’. Puccini’s enduring opera anthem, from one of the greatest rock bands of all time.ĭuring an arena show in Italy, the British rock band Queen and singer Adam Lambert paid tribute to the birthplace of opera by treating the crowd to an unforgettable moment of Puccini.
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