An icy princess is terrified of love. A mysterious prince solves three riddles and melts her heart while breaking another's. Love triumphs, but it's complicated. Starring Amber Wagner, Stefano La Colla, Maria Agresta/Janai Brugger

Turandot (1926), the final work of Giacomo Puccini's career, showcases the composer's magnificent melodic outpourings and reveals Puccini at his peak as a creator of exotically beautiful orchestration. This is truly Grand Opera -- the scale and spectacle of Turandot is genuinely dazzling...and also accessible.