It’s maybe the most well known aria of all – its fame increased a thousandfold by the irresistible combination of Luciano Pavarotti and football: Puccini, Turandot, Nessun dorma.
This is the relevant bit of the libretto:
… and here’s the score of the aria:
… if you remember, the prince, having successfully answered the three riddles set by princess Turandot, counters with a single question of his own – what is his name? The princess, desperate to avoid marriage to this unknown prince, decrees that no-one in Peking shall sleep that night; and that – unless his name is discovered – all will face the executioner!
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