When Yuma Kagiyama launches into his free program under the Olympic lights at the Milano Cortina Games this month, the sweep of ¡°Nessun dorma¡± is sure to strike a chord with the Italian crowd ¡ª a return to the city of ¡°Turandot¡¯s¡± premiere on its 100th anniversary.
In figure skating, music is not simply accompaniment ¡ª it is the emotional engine of the program, shaped by pacing and physical timing of every element with the potential of electrifying an arena.
Kagiyama, a medal favorite in men¡¯s singles, will skate to composer Christopher Tin¡¯s bespoke four-minute edit of his own Turandot ending, a version tailored in collaboration with choreographer Lori Nichol to meet ?the precise rises, rests and crescendos the sport demands.
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