TURANDOT
[Slowly, with desperation.]
Capo, those riddles hold his life or mine:
If Keedur guesses them—I’ll kill myself.
Curtain
Scene II: Great Hall of the Emperor’s Divan.
On either side is a high tower, with entrance.
Down scene on the left stands the Emperor’s throne, opposite the throne of Turandot.
As the curtain rises, Scaramouche, Punchinello, Pantaloon, and Harlequin enter, dragging in Barak by four purple ropes attached to his neck.
Barak carries a ragged bundle.