Ricordi's real concern was not the quality of Alfano's work, but that he wanted the end of Turandot to sound as if it had been written by Puccini, and Alfano's editing had to be seamless.
Ricordis virkelige bekymring var dog ikke kvaliteten af Alfanos arbejde, men at han ønskede, at slutningen af Turandot skulle lyde, som var den skrevet af Puccini, og at overgangen til Alfanos del skulle være umærkbar.