Unlike La Fanciulla, Turandot contains a number of memorable stand-alone arias, among them Nessun dorma.

For example, in the aria ' Nessun dorma ' from Puccini's Turandot, the final lines in the libretto are " Tramontate, stelle!

* " Nessun dorma " from Puccini's Turandot

( As he kneels before her, the Nessun dorma theme makes a first appearance, to his words, " Il mio nome non sai!

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In Alfano's completion of Act 3, the " Nessun dorma " theme makes a final triumphal appearance at the end of the opera.

" Nessun dorma " achieved pop status after Luciano Pavarotti's 1972 recording of it was used as the theme song of BBC television's coverage of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy.

It subsequently reached # 2 on the UK Singles Chart Although Pavarotti rarely sang the role of Calaf on stage, Nessun dorma became his signature aria and, in turn, a sporting anthem in its own right, especially for football.

Pavarotti gave a rendition of " Nessun dorma " at his final performance, the finale of the Opening Ceremony of the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics, although it was later revealed that he had lip-synched the specially pre-recorded performance as he was very ill. His Decca recording of the aria was played at his funeral during the flypast by the Italian Air Force.

" Nessun dorma " has often been performed ( often in adapted versions of the score ) by pop and crossover singers such as Andrea Bocelli, Mario Lanza, Deanna Durbin, Aretha Franklin, Manowar, Sarah Brightman, Vitas, David Phelps, Mina, Paul Potts, Russell Watson, Alfie Boe, Gardar Thor Cortes, Michael Bolton, Jackie Evancho, Prince Poppycock, Donald Braswell II, and Nathan Pacheco.

In 2007, trumpeter Chris Botti covered " Nessun dorma " on his album Italia ..

" Nessun dorma " has been used in many films, often appearing at a central moment in the film — sometimes with the aria's moment of musical resolution aligned with the film's narrative climax, giving symbolic meaning to the aria's rich emotional impact.

) " Nessun dorma " is sung by Pavarotti himself as part of his fictional role in Yes, Giorgio.

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Nessun Dorma is also the title of a short film by Ken Russell included in the 1987 film Aria.

Paul Potts is a British tenor vocalist who in 2007 became the winner of the first series of ITV's Britain's Got Talent, singing an operatic aria, " Nessun Dorma " from Giacomo Puccini's Turandot.

* Aretha Franklin performs the aria " Nessun Dorma " after standing in for Luciano Pavarotti at the last minute.

The aria " Nessun Dorma " from Puccini's Turandot has become indissolubly linked with soccer.

The album mixes opera classics such as " Nessun Dorma " with pop standards such as " Unchained Melody " and " Requiem for a Soldier " from the Band of Brothers soundtrack.

# Canzone ( Canzone )-Based on the gondolier's song " Nessun maggior dolore " from Rossini's Otello.

The group's signature songs included " Nessun dorma " from Puccini's opera Turandot ( always sung by Pavarotti ) and the ballad " O Sole Mio " ( which all three tenors typically sang together ).

The turning point in his career came one night at an engagement at Wigan Road Working Men's Club, when the secretary suggested that he try singing " Nessun Dorma " from Puccini's Turandot.

For the second weekend running Ansell performed a track from his album Forever live at Wembley, this time to sing the footballing anthem Nessun Dorma at Soccer Aid on Sunday, 7 September whilst the teams were presented to Sir Geoff Hurst.

# " Nessun Dorma " ( Giuseppe Adami, Giacomo Puccini, Renato Simoni ) – 3: 29

" ( Werther ) / Puccini " E lucevan le stelle " ( Tosca ) / Puccini " Nessun dorma " ( Turandot ) / Giordano " Un dì all ' azzuro spazio ", also known as " L ' improvviso " ( Andrea Chénier ) / Verdi " Ma se m ' è forza perderti " ( Un ballo in maschera ) / Verdi " Ah si, ben mio ... Di quella pira " ( Il trovatore )

Gigli was the principal tenor at the Metropolitan Opera alongside Giovanni Martinelli for good reason and his version of Nessun Dorma will amaze many by its similarity to that made famous by Luciano Pavarotti many years later.

Harry Secombe also appeared in a short film clip, performing Nessun Dorma.

On May 25, 2007 as part of Operation: Bot Roast conducted by the FBI, Rizon's founder, Jason Michael Downey aka " Nessun " was charged with using a botnet in 2004 to launch Denial-of-service attacks ( DDoS ) against other computer networks, including rival IRC networks such as IRCHighway.

Jenkins extended a personal invitation to Potts to sing " Nessun dorma " at the concert.

The song Nessun Dorma was dedicated to Adams ' mother who had died earlier that year.

She appeared in many films since, including the 1994 fantasy movie Desideria e l ' Anello del Drago, the 1997 film La principessa e il povero and the 2005 comedy Nessun messaggio in segreteria.