#23 A night with Turandot and three myths about watching an opera debunked
Night view of The Metropolitan Opera House She's an exquisite princess, but at the same time, cold and ruthless. She hated men and promised to execute any suitor who could not answer her three riddles. She was vengeful and ferocious to men who tried to pursue her heart because her equally beautiful ancestor was kidnapped and killed by an invading prince. She was sure that she would never love a man. On the night of the execution of her 12th suitor, a young man rang the gong to signify he wanted to challenge and pursue her heart. However, the princess, ministers of the kingdom, and the crowd were sure that he could not answer the three questions and would face the same fate as the previous suitors. However, victoriously, the young suitor answered all three questions correctly. The crowd cried for joy, but the beautiful princess was furious and begged the emperor not to let him marry. The suitor offered the princess a challenge o...