Though Puccini's dramas retain an Italian opera style, his fascination with the Orient is reflected in the emotions portrayed in Madam Butterfly and Turandot. Turandot is a gorgeous Chinese princess whose grandmother died after being abducted by foreign invaders.
劇中杜蘭多是位中國公主，她的祖母曾因外邦人入侵被擄，受辱而死。