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Birgit Nilsson (Turandot), Peter Klein (Altoum), Giuseppe di Stefano (Calaf), Leontyne Price (Liu), Nicola Zaccaria (Timur), Kostas Paskalis (Ping), Ermanno Lorenzi (Pang), Murray Dickie (Pong) & Alois Pernersdorfer (Mandarin) Choir & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli They made a distinctly odd couple onstage: she was the supreme hochdramatisch soprano of her generation, a
singer able to maintain her tremendous vocal powers over a period of several decades, whereas he could
captivate his listeners as a poetic and spirited lyric tenor so prodigal with his resources that within little more
than a decade he had burned out. It was in 1961 that Birgit Nilsson appeared alongside Giuseppe di Stefano in
a performance of Puccini's Turandot which, caught on the wing by by the microphones of Austrian Radio, manages
not to be simply a duel between two vocal gymnasts anxious to display their top notes. As Calaf,
Giuseppe di Stefano, who died on 3rd March at the age of 86, genuinely gives the impression that he is able to
melt the Ice Princess with his mellifluous tenor and ingratiating timbre. Especially towards the end of her killer
role, Nilsson shows that she has at her disposal the soft notes and subtle nuances needed to effect this change
to a sense of greater humanity.This exceptional cast is completed by Leontyne Price as Liù. Rarely in the history
of opera before or since have three such distinguished singers appeared together onstage.This new production
of Turandot was conducted by Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, at that time one of the most sought-after
conductors of the Italian repertory. | 
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Maria Callas, Eugenio Fernandi, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Giuseppe Nessi, Nicola Zaccaria, Mario Borriello Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin “Hardly a perfect Turandot, with a dim Calaf and Schwarzkopf's mannered Liùm but Callas is electrifying in a role she sang only briefly on stage, keen-voiced and more intensely feminine than the usual virago.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Christel Goltz, Teresa Stich-Randall & Hans Hopf Georg Solti Recorded in 1956 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Luana De Vol, Barbara Frittoli, Franco Farina & Stefano Palatchi Orquestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu, Giuliano Carella | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Gertrude Grob-Prandl (Turandot), Karl Terkal (Calaf) & Lotte Rysanek (Liù) Eberhard Waechter, Mario Rossi first release - recorded Vienna 06/03/1956 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Giovanna Casolla, Aldo Bottion, Carlo Colombara, Barbara Frittoli, José Fardilha, Francesco Piccoli, Carlo Allemano, Vittorio Vitelli Orchestra & Chorus of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Katia Riciarelli, Piero de Palma, Ruggero Raimondi, Plácido Domingo, Barbara Hendricks, Gottfried Hornik, Heinz Zednik, Francisco Araiza, Siegmund Nimsgern Vienna Philharmonic Ochestra, Herbert von Karajan | DG - 4238552 (CD - 2 discs) £25.99 (£22.12 ex. VAT) |
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Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Montserrat Caballé, Nicolai Ghiaurov John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta “Sutherland gives an intensely appealing interpretation, while Pavarotti gives a performance equally imaginitive. Mehta directs a gloriously rich and dramatic performance. Still the best-sounding Turandot on CD.” Penguin Guide | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Orcestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale dell´Opera di Genova,, Daniel Oren | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Eva Marton, José Carreras, Katia Ricciarelli & John-Paul Bogart Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Lorin Maazel Live recording of Puccini’s popular opera Turandot from the Vienna State Opera in 1983 “[Marton’s voice] is excitingly full, authoritative and yet able to yield to lyricism.” Gramophone. “The quality of recorded sound is excellent: that at least is matter for unequivocal recommendation. Musically the performance is strong, though it does not qualify for the first rank among sound recordings. The stage production is lavish, in care as well as expenditure. ” Gramophone Magazine, June 2008 “Carreras is an ideal Calaf, Ricciarelli a tender Liù, and Marton less squally than in the Met and San Francisco DVDs. With Maazel's dynamic conducting, only a glitzy, faceless production denies this top marks.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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