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Puccini - Turandot | Orfeo - Orfeo d'Or C757082

Puccini - Turandot

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Label: Orfeo - Orfeo d'Or

Cat No: C757082

Barcode: 4011790757223

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 30th June 2008

Contents

Artists

Birgit Nilsson
Peter Klein
Giuseppe di Stefano
Leontyne Price
Nicola Zaccaria
Kostas Paskalis
Ermanno Lorenzi
Murray Dickie
Alois Pernersdorfer
Choir & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Conductor

Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

Works

Puccini, Giacomo

Turandot

Artists

Birgit Nilsson
Peter Klein
Giuseppe di Stefano
Leontyne Price
Nicola Zaccaria
Kostas Paskalis
Ermanno Lorenzi
Murray Dickie
Alois Pernersdorfer
Choir & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Conductor

Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

About

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 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 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 Lił. Rarely in the history of opera before or since have three such distinguished singers appeared together on stage.

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.

Live Recording, 1961.

Cast:
- 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)

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