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When it becomes evident what happened, Calaf scolds Turandot for not being more merciful.
當(dāng)這一切變成事實(shí)，卡拉夫斥責(zé)圖蘭朵為什么不仁慈些。
However, though he is angry, he still loves her.
但是，雖然他很生氣，但依然愛(ài)圖蘭朵。
Calaf kisses Turandot. Turandot's heart grows softer, but is still quite hard.
卡拉夫親吻圖蘭朵。圖蘭朵的心變軟了，但依然很堅(jiān)硬。
She demands that he leave. Instead, he tells her his name--just before he dawn deadline--and says that she can kill him if she wishes.
她要求他離開(kāi)。出乎意料的是，卡拉夫在黎明期限前告訴了她他的名字，并且說(shuō)如果她期望的話可以殺了他。
At the end of the story, the prince and princess unite in marriage, and the whole city celebrates their happiness.
故事的最后，王子和公主結(jié)婚了，整個(gè)城市都在為他們的幸福慶祝。
Unfortunately, Puccini died of a heart attack before completed this final scene,
遺憾的是，普契尼在完成最后這個(gè)場(chǎng)景前由于心臟病離開(kāi)了人世，
and it had to be completed by one of his former students, Franco Alfano.
后來(lái)由他從前的學(xué)生佛朗哥·阿爾法諾完成。
An opera company staged the opera in Beijing in the 1990s,
九十年代有一家歌劇公司在北京上演了這部歌劇，
but the performance I saw was the first time Turandot was staged inside the Forbidden City.
但是我看的這場(chǎng)演出是《圖蘭朵》首次在紫禁城上演。
The production combined the very best of Western and Chinese talents.
這次作品集合了中西方的佼佼者。
The music was conducted by Zubin Mehta, a superb conductor, who was born in India.
樂(lè)團(tuán)由祖賓·梅塔指揮，他生于印度，是一名非常好的指揮家。
The opera was directed by Zhang Yimou, a well-known Chinese director.
歌劇由中國(guó)著名導(dǎo)演張藝謀執(zhí)導(dǎo)。
In the Beijing performance I saw, Turandot was played by Sharon Sweet from the USA,
在北京的演出中我看到圖蘭朵是由美國(guó)的莎朗·思維特扮演的，
Liu was played by another opera singer from the USA,
柳兒是由美國(guó)另一位歌劇演唱家扮演的。
Barbara Hendricks, and Calaf was sung by Kristjan Johannsson from Iceland.
芭芭拉·亨德里克斯和卡拉夫由來(lái)自冰島的克里斯蒂安·約翰遜配唱。
They were all excellent.
他們都極其出色。
The Forbidden City was once only accessible to the emperor, his family and senior officials.
紫禁城在過(guò)去只有皇帝，皇帝的家人以及高級(jí)官員們才能進(jìn)入。
However, in this wonderful production, it has been transformed into the spot for a beautiful and sad love story.
但在這次精彩演出中，它變成了一個(gè)美麗而傷感的愛(ài)情故事的發(fā)生地。
The bringing together of this group of people from many countries,
來(lái)自不同國(guó)家的人們的合作，
the music, and the grand setting are clearly the key components of this amazing production.
音樂(lè)，還有大布景，顯然是這部出色作品的關(guān)鍵因素。
