| Giacomo Puccini operas |
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• Manon Lescaut (1893) • La bohème (1896) • Tosca (1900) • Madama Butterfly (1904) • La fanciulla del West (1910) • Il trittico (Il tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi) (1918) • Turandot (1926) |
“Turandot” by Giacomo Puccini
Premiere / date of written: 25 April 1926
The opera was unfinished at the time of Puccini's death in 1924 and was completed by Franco Alfano in 1926. The first performance was held at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan on April 25, 1926 and conducted by Arturo Toscanini.
Libretti
| # | Language | Authors |
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Italian
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Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni |
| 2 |
German
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| 3 |
English
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William Weaver |
| 4 |
French
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| 5 |
Russian
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original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto
Images
Audio recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
| 1957 | Turandot — Maria Callas, Calaf — Eugenio Fernandi, Liù — Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Timur — Nicola Zaccaria |
Tullio Serafin La Scala Orchestra and Chorus |
Audio CD: EMI Classics Cat: 56307 |
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| 1965
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Turandot — Birgit Nilsson, Calaf — Franco Corelli, Liù — Renata Scotto, Timur — Bonaldo Giaiotti |
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Rome Opera House Orchestra, Rome Opera House Chorus |
Audio CD: EMI Classics Cat: 077776932729 |
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| 1972 | Turandot — Joan Sutherland, Calaf — Luciano Pavarotti, Liù — Montserrat Caballé, Timur — Nicolai Ghiaurov |
Zubin Mehta London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys' Chorus |
Audio CD: Decca Cat: 414274 |
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| 1977 | Turandot — Montserrat Caballé, Calaf — José Carreras, Liù — Mirella Freni, Timur — Paul Plishka |
Alain Lombard Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Rhine Opera Chorus, Maitrise de la Cathedrale de Strasbourg |
Audio CD: EMI Classics Cat: 65293 |
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| 1981 | Turandot — Katia Ricciarelli, Calaf — Plácido Domingo, Liù — Barbara Hendricks, Timur — Ruggero Raimondi |
Herbert von Karajan Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Vienna Sängerknaben |
Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 423855 |
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Video recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra, Director |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
| 1988
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Turandot — Eva Marton, Calaf — Plácido Domingo, Liù — Leona Mitchell, Timur — Paul Plishka |
James Levine Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus Franco Zeffirelli |
DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 00440 073 0589 |
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| 2009 | Turandot — Maria Guleghina,, Calaf — Marcello Giordani, Liù — Marina Poplavskaya, Timur — Samuel Ramey |
Andris Nelsons Metropolitan Opera orchestra, chorus and ballet Franco Zeffirelli |
Decca |
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External links
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Sheet Music — www.sheetmusicplus.com