(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1930?(SE) - NOT KNOWN - ORCHESTRA*
2 1937(LE - 5/5/37) - Barbirolli John - London Philharmonic Orchestra*
3 1937(LE 10/5/37) - Barbirolli John - London Philharmonic Orchestra*
4 1938(RA) - Ghione Franco - EIAR Torino*
5 1938(RA) - Keilberth Joseph - Reichssenders Stuttgart*
6 1949(LE) - Serafin Tullio - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires*
7 1953(STU) - Capuana Franco - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia*
8 1953(STU) - Erede Alberto - Santa Cecilia*
9 1956(LI) - Rossi Mario - Wiener Staatsoper*
10 1956(RA) - Solti Georg - Sinfonieorchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks Köln*
11 1957(STU) - Serafin Tullio - Teatro alla Scala*
12 1958(FI) - Previtali Fernando - RAI Milano***
13 1958(LI) - Votto Antonino - Teatro alla Scala*
14 1960(LI) - Simonetto Alfredo - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo*
15 1960(LI) - Wolf-Ferrari Manno - Orchestra del Comitato Estate Livornese*
16 1960(STU) - Leinsdorf Erich - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
17 1961(LI) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Wiener Staatsoper*
18 1961(LI) - Naidenov Assen - Sofia National Opera*
19 1961(LI) - Stokowski Leopold - Metropolitan Opera*
20 1962(LI) - Adler Kurt - Metropolitan Opera*
21 1962(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*
22 1962(SE) - Lukács Miklós - Hungarian State Opera*
23 1963(LI) - Downes Edward - Covent Garden*
24 1964(LE) - Gavazzeni Gianandrea - Teatro alla Scala*
25 1964(LE) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - San Francisco Opera*
26 1964(LI) - Gavazzeni Gianandrea - Teatro alla Scala*
27 1965(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*
28 1965(LI) - Previtali Fernando - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
29 1965(LI) - Previtali Fernando - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires*
30 1965(SE) - Tidboald David - Cape Town Municipal Orchestra*
31 1965(STU) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
32 1966(LI) - Andersson Knud - New Orleans Opera*
33 1966(LI) - Mackerras Charles - Covent Garden*
34 1966(LI) - Mehta Zubin - Metropolitan Opera*
35 1966(LI) - Rosa Parodi Armando La - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia*
36 1968(LI) - Moresco Carlo - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company*
37 1968(LI) - Patanè Giuseppe - San Francisco Opera*
38 1969(FI) - Prêtre Georges - RAI Torino**
39 1969(LI;Janku)) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Arena di Verona*
40 1969(LI;Nilsson) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Arena di Verona*
41 196?(SE) - Stein Horst - Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin*
42 1970(LI) - Adler Kurt - Metropolitan Opera*
43 1970(STU) - Litvin Carol - Orchestra of Rumanian Radio-Television*
44 1972(LI) - Annovazzi Napoleone - Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari*
45 1972(SE) - Patanè Giuseppe - Dresdner Staatskapelle*
46 1972(STU) - Mehta Zubin - London Philharmonic Orchestra*
47 1974(Act 3;LE) - Santi Nello - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*
48 1974(LI) - Rich Martin - Metropolitan Opera*
49 1974(LI) - Silipigni Alfredo - New Jersey Opera*
50 1975(LI) - Erede Alberto - Düsseldorfer Symphoniker*
51 1975(LI) - Patanè Giuseppe - Arena di Verona*
52 1976(LI) - Mannino Franco - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*
53 1977(LI) - Chailly Riccardo - San Francisco Opera*
54 1977(STU) - Lombard Alain - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg*
55 1979(LI) - Armstrong Richard - Welsh Philharmonia Orchestra*
56 1979(LI;Payer Tucci - Mauro - 4/8/79) - Ahronovitch Yuri - Arena di Verona*
57 1979(Napier - Bonisolli - 12/7/79) - Ahronovitch Yuri - Arena di Verona*
58 1979(Napier - Bonisolli - 15/7/79) - Ahronovitch Yuri - Arena di Verona*
59 1981(LI) - Ozawa Seiji - L'Opéra de Paris*
60 1981(LI) - Rivoli Gianfranco - L'Opéra de Bordeaux*
61 1981(STU) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*
62 1982(LE) - Alvatara Theo - San Diego Opera*
63 1983(LC) - Maazel Lorin - Wiener Staatsoper***
64 1983(LI) - Arena Maurizio - Arena di Verona*
65 1983(LI) - Arena Maurizio - Arena di Verona**
66 1983(LI) - Bareza Niksa - Hamburgische Staatsoper*
67 1983(LI) - Hughes Owain Arwel - London Symphony Orchestra*
68 1983(LI) - Maazel Lorin - Teatro alla Scala***
69 1984(LI) - Davis Colin - Covent Garden*
70 1985(LI) - Hinchev Boris - Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra*
71 1987(LI) - Delacôte Jacques - Covent Garden**
72 1987(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera**
73 1989(LC) - Oren Daniel - Teatro dell'Opera di Genova*
74 1991(LI) - Cillario Carlo Felice - State Orchestra of Victoria**
75 1991(LI) - Erdélyi Miklós - Orchestra*
76 1992(LI) - Mercurio Steven - Opera Company of Philadelphia*
77 1992(LI) - Varviso Silvio - Flanders Opera**
78 1992(STU) - Abbado Roberto - Münchner Rundfunkorchester*
79 1993(LI) - Ermler Mark - Covent Garden*
80 1993(LI) - Santi Nello - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)**
81 1994(LI) - Runnicles Donald - San Francisco Opera**
82 1995(LI) - Paternostro Roberto - Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen*
83 1996(LI) - Müller Edoardo - Seattle Symphony Orchestra*
84 1997(LI) - Plasson Michel - Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse**
85 1997(LI) - Ricci Enrique - Orquestra Sinfónica de São Paulo*
86 1998(LE) - Saccani Rico - Sinfonetta de Lausane*
87 1998(LI) - Boncompagni Elio - Orchestra del Festival Puccini*
88 1998(LI) - Jurowski Wladimir - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid**
89 1998(LI) - Mehta Zubin - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino***
90 2000(LI) - Smith Julian - Welsh National Opera*
91 2001(LC) - Rahbari Alexander - Orquesta Filarmónica de Malaga*
92 2001(LI) - Badea Christian - Covent Garden*
93 2001(LI) - Prêtre Georges - Teatro alla Scala**
94 2001(LI) - Sinopoli Giuseppe - Danish National Symphony Orchestra*
95 2001(STU) - Parry David - Philharmonia Orchestra*
96 2002(LC) - Collado José M. - Orquesta de Euskadi*
97 2002(LI) - Chailly Riccardo - Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest*
98 2002(LI) - Elder Mark - L'Opéra National de Paris*
99 2002(LI) - Ferro Gabriele - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*
100 2002(LI) - Gergiev Valery - Wiener Philharmoniker***
101 2003(LI) - Kaspszyk Jacek - Orchestra CittàLirica*
102 2003(LI) - Lombard Alain - Arena di Verona**
103 2004(LI) - Nézet-Séguin Yannick - L'Opéra de Montréal*
104 2004(LI) - Saunders Dan - Virginia Opera Orchestra*
105 2005(LI) - Acs Janos - Opera di Salerno**
106 2006(LC) - Carella Giuliano - Gran Teatro del Liceo**
107 2006(LI) - Klajner Daniel - L'Opéra de Marseille**
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor NOT KNOWN - 1930?(SE)
Orchestra - ORCHESTRA
Chorus - CHORUS
La principessa Turandot - Bianca Scacciati
Calaf - Francesco Merli
Liù - Maria Zamboni
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Black Disc - Columbia GQ 7038, GQ 7040, GQ 1078 (78s)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1930 p.373
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Conductor John Barbirolli - 1937(LE - 5/5/37)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
La principessa Turandot - Eva Turner
Calaf - Giovanni Martinelli
Liù - Mafalda Favero
Timur - Giulio Tomei
L'imperatore Altoum - Octave Dua
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Compact Disc; - EMI «Références» CHD 7 61074-2 (+excerpts from performance on 10; May 1937) {1CD} (1988)ª; Pearl GEMM 0094 (collection) {3CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1988 p. [JBS]
Opera News - January 2001 pp.76-78 [IS]
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at Covent Garden (5 May 1937)
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Conductor John Barbirolli - 1937(LE 10/5/37)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
La principessa Turandot - Eva Turner
Calaf - Giovanni Martinelli
Liù - Licia Albanese
Timur - Giulio Tomei
L'imperatore Altoum - Octave Dua
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Black Disc - Legendary Recordings LR 110 (+studio excerpts) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI «Références» CHD 7 61074-2 (+excerpts from performance on 5;; May 1937) {1CD} (1988)ª; Pearl GEMM 0094 (collection) {3CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1988 p. [JBS]
Opera News - January 2001 pp.76-78 [IS]
Opera Quarterly - April 1980 S.304 [CHH]
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at Covent Garden (10 May 1937)
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Conductor Franco Ghione - 1938(RA)
Orchestra - EIAR Torino
Chorus - EIAR Torino
La principessa Turandot - Gina Cigna
Calaf - Francesco Merli
Liù - Magda Olivero
Ping - Afro Poli
Pang - Adelio Zagonora
Pong - Gino Del Signore
Timur - Luciano Neroni
L'imperatore Altoum - Armando Giannotti
Un mandarino - Giuseppe Bravura
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Black Disc - Cetra CB 20046-20061 {16x78s}; Cetra CC 2066-2081 {16x78s} Parlophone R 20410-20425 {16x78s}; Parlophone SW 8039-8054 {16x78s;AC} Odeon O 8416-8431S {16x78s}; Parlophone P26/27 {16x78s} (USA) Cetra-Soria N.1206 {3LPS} (USA); Cetra LPS 3206 (electronic stereo) {3LPS} Everest 427/3 {3LPS}; Everest S427/3 (electronic stereo) {3LPS} Turnabout THS 65049/65050 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Nuova Era HMT 9002-9003 {2CDS}; Fonit Cetra CD0 28 {2CDS);; Phonographe PH 5053-5054 {2CDS}; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 794 {2CDS}; Arkadia 78016 {2CDS}; Naxos «Historical» 8.110193-94 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Warner Fonit 50504671223-2-1 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1938 p.293 [HFVL]; March 1992 p.134; July 1996 p.34; March 2003 p.89 [PO'C]
Opera - January 1996 p.21
Opera Now - July/August 1996 p.107; March/April 1998 p.99 [GH]
Fanfare - Vol. 18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.297
Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.61; Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.81 [DN]
Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 p.69
Diapason - No.509 décembre 2003 p.131 [VA]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.167
Opernwelt - Januar 1/1996 S.55
Classical Express - Issue No.75 May 1996 p.4: Issue No.81 December 1996 p.4
American Record Guide - July/August 1997 Vol.60 No.4 p.239
Répertoire - No.80 mai 1995 p.79
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.59
Musica (Milano) - No.99 Anno 20 Agosto-Settembre 1996 p.125
L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.101 ottobre 1996 p.84: Anno XIX N.193 aprile 2005 p.89 [MG]
CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.5 No.2 Issue 16 p.52
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.59 avril 2003 p.84 [TF]
Comments:- Recorded between 4 and 15 September 1938. The recording takes thirty one 12inch 78 sides. On the Cetra and Parlophone discs the thirty second side is used for arecording of the «Inno a Roma» whereas on the Odeon discs it is blank. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1938(RA)
Orchestra - Reichssenders Stuttgart
Chorus - Reichssenders Stuttgart
La principessa Turandot - Maria Cebotari
Calaf - Karl Hauß
Liù - Trude Eipperle
Ping - Fritz Harlan
Pang - Werner Schupp
Pong - Robert Kiefer
Timur - Georg Hann
L'imperatore Altoum - Hubert Buchta
Un mandarino - Heinrich Hölzlin
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Compact Disc; - Koch Schwann 3-1645-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1999 p.47 (mention) [RC]
Opera Now - March/April 1999 p.100 [ST]
International Classical Record Collector - Spring 1999 No.16 p.99 [JTH]
International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 pp.104-108 [MO]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII - N.128 - aprile 1999 p.103 [GL]
Répertoire - No.125 juin 1999 p.88
Le Monde de la Musique - No.234 juillet-aoüt 1999 p.90 [SB]
Comments:- Recorded at Stuttgart on 10 December 1938
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1949(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
La principessa Turandot - Maria Callas
Calaf - Mario Del Monaco
Liù - Helena Arizmendi
Timur - Juan Zanin
L'imperatore Altoum - Virgilio Tavini
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Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR 44 (+Aida - excerpts) {1CD} ; DiVA 1112 (Aida - excerpts) {1CD} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58
Opéra International - avril 1996 No.201 p.70
The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (4) p.1
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.100, p.102 [TF]: No.54 octubre 2002 p.78 [LB]
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Teatro Colón (20 May 1949)
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
La principessa Turandot - Gertrude Grob-Prandl
Calaf - Antonio Spruzzola (Zola)
Liù - Renata Ferrari-Ongara
Ping - Marcello Rossi
Pang - Angelo Mercuriali
Pong - Mariano Caruso
Timur - Norman Scott
L'imperatore Altoum - Angelo Mercuriali
Un mandarino - Marcello Rossi
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Black Disc; - Remington 199-169/3 {3LPS} (USA) (1954)ª; Melodram MEL 426 (+recitals - Grob-Prandl - Spruzzola) {3LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0139 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.7 No.6 July/August 1984 p.223 [JM]
American Record Guide - July 1954 Vol.20 No.11 p.354 [PHR]
High Fidelity Magazine - November 1954 Vol.4 No.9 p.54 [JH]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 pp.30-36 [JTH]
Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 (mention) [AT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.89 abril 2006 p.82 [PN]
Comments:- See ICRC Summer 1999 No.17 p.48
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
La principessa Turandot - Inge Borkh
Calaf - Mario Del Monaco
Liù - Renata Tebaldi
Ping - Fernando Corena
Pang - Mario Carlin
Pong - Renato Ercolani
Timur - Nicola Zaccaria
L'imperatore Altoum - Gaetano Fanelli
Un mandarino - Ezio Giordano
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5128-5130 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca SXL 2078-2080 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 622-624 {3LPS}; London XLLA 36 {3LPS} (1956)ª;; London OSA 1308
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 433 761-2; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 868-2 (France);; Double Decca 452 964-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Decca 473 045-2 (Tebaldi - Puccini Edition) {12CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1955 p.281 [PHW]; April 1956 p.409 [DST]; April 1959 p.530; November 1972 p.967; August 1993 p.82 [AB]; April 1999 p.38 [IM] (the conductor is incorrectly stated to be Serafin)
Opera - March 1956 p.177; July 1959 p.466
Opera Now - August 1993 p.49
Orpheus - April/Mai 1973 S.30 [SH]
Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.72
Diapason - juin 1993 p.154
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1955 p.18
Gramophone Record Review - December 1955 p.89: April 1959 p.455 [DH]
American Record Guide - March 1956 Vol.22 No.7 p.106 [RHR]
Records and Recordings - April 1959 p.17 [FGB]
Répertoire - No.60 July-August 1993 p.61: No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.100 [VJ]: No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.94 [JR]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2003 No.161 pp.54-55 [SV]
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
La principessa Turandot - Gertrude Grob-Prandl
Calaf - Karl Terkal
Liù - Lotte Rysanek
Ping - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Pang - Peter Klein
Pong - Murray Dickie
Timur - Richard Greager
L'imperatore Altoum - Hugo Meyer-Welfing
Un mandarino - Harald Pröglhoff
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0170 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2006 pp.104-105 [JTH]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (6 March 1956). The cast listed above is that given in the «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-1995» compiled by Harald Hoyer p.247.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1956(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks Köln
Chorus - Chor des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
La principessa Turandot - Christel Goltz
Calaf - Hans Hopf
Liù - Teresa Stich-Randall
Ping - Horst Günter
Pang - Peter Offermans
Pong - Jürgen Förster
Timur - Wilhelm Schirp
L'imperatore Altoum - Karl Schiebener
Un mandarino - Heiner Horn
Il Principe di Persia - André Peysang
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Compact Disc; - Gala 100 580 (+Stich-Randall +Göltz - recitals) {2CDS} (2002)ª; Capriccio 67 193/194 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.273 novembre 2002 pp.70-71 [PC]
Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 p.98 [JTH]
Opéra Magazine - No.21 septembre 2007 p.78 [PC]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the German version by Alfred Brüggemann originally broadcast in 1956 and rebroadcast on WDR 3 on 16 September 2001.
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
La principessa Turandot - Maria Callas
Calaf - Eugenio Fernandi
Liù - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Ping - Mario Borriello
Pang - Renato Ercolani
Pong - Piero De Palma
Timur - Nicola Zaccaria
L'imperatore Altoum - Giuseppe Nessi
Un mandarino - Giulio Mauri
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1555-1557 {3LPS} (1958)ª;; HMV RLS 741 {3LPS} (1979)ª; EMI EX 29167-3 {2LPS} (1987)ª; EMI Pathé 3C 163 00969/71 {3LPS} (1979)ª; Angel CL 3571 {3LPS} (1958)ª
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-RLS 741 (1979)ª;; EMI 29167-5 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47971-8 {2CDS} (1987)ª;; EMI CDS 5 56307-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1958 p.350; September 1958 p.158; January 1959 p.346; September 1979 p.517 [EG]; November 1987 p. [EG]
Opera - December 1958 p.799
Diapason - No.438 juin 1997 p.84
American Record Guide - March 1958 Vol.24 No.7 p.314 [PLM]
High Fidelity Magazine - March 1958 Vol.8 No.3 p.58 [CMS]
The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.124 (2) p.127 (4) p.122
Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.58
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1958(FI)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
La principessa Turandot - Lucilla Udovich
Calaf - Franco Corelli
Liù - Renata Mattioli
Ping - Mario Borriello
Pang - Mario Carlin
Pong - Renato Ercolani
Timur - Plinio Clabassi
L'imperatore Altoum - Nino Del Sole
Un mandarino - Teodoro Rovetta
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 034 285 {2CDS} (2003)ª
DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAI 4300 (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5413 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Legato Publishing LDV 215 (NTSC); Bel Canto Society BCS #544 (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1997 p.126
Opera - February 1997 p.159
Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.89
Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.66; No.300 mai 2005 p.93 [JC]
Classic CD - November 1996 p.113
International Opera Collector - Winter 1998 No.10 p.105 (mention) [GH]
American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.264 (DVD) [RVL]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.190 gennaio 2005 pp.92-93 [GL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.78 marzo 2005 p.84 [MC]
Classica Répertoire - No.72 mai 2005 pp.118-119 (DVD) [PF]
Comments:- *A video recording of a television film and an audio recording of its soundtrack. See advertisment insert in OPERA NEWS, December 14 1996. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of new DVD releases dated 10 September 2005 where the year of the performance recorded is given as 1962.
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Giuseppe di Stefano
Liù - Rosanna Carteri
Ping - Renato Capecchi
Pang - Franco Ferrara
Pong - Piero De Palma
Timur - Giuseppe Modesti
L'imperatore Altoum - Angelo Mercuriali
Un mandarino - Lorenzo Testi
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 195 {2LPS} (1974)ª;;; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 84/3 {3LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1559
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 7562 {2CDRS} (2002)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5002 (+Tosca + La boheme + Madama Butterfly) {8CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1958; see OPERA February 1959 p.116)
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Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Chorus - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
La principessa Turandot - Anne Lund Christiansen
Calaf - Franco Corelli
Liù - Giuditta Mazzoleni
Ping - Renato Cesari
Pang - Walter Artioli
Pong - Cesare Masini-Sperti
Timur - Giovanni Foiani
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1149-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Monte Carlo (1 March 1960). See OPERA May 1960 pp.356-357. According to Premiere's «2004 CD Catalog» «Corelli encores Nessum Dorma also Opera (recording?) starts 7 minutes into performance (Extremely Rare!!)»
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Conductor Manno Wolf-Ferrari - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra del Comitato Estate Livornese
Chorus - Coro
La principessa Turandot - Maria Luisa Nache
Calaf - Franco Corelli
Liù - Mafalda Micheluzzi
Ping - Carlo Scaravelli
Pang - Cesare Masini-Sperti
Pong - Vittorio Pandano
Timur - Antonio Cassinelli
L'imperatore Altoum - Bruno Gentilini
Un mandarino - Ernesto Vezzosi
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Compact Disc; - fonè 93 F 16 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. 1347-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro La Gran Guardo, Livorno (October 1960; See OPERA, January 1961 p.40)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1960(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Jussi Björling
Liù - Renata Tebaldi
Ping - Mario Sereni
Pang - Piero De Palma
Pong - Tommaso Frascati
Timur - Giorgio Tozzi
L'imperatore Altoum - Alessio De Paolis
Un mandarino - Leonardo Monreale
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6149 {3LPS} (USA) (1960)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6149 {3LPS} (USA) (1960)ª; RCA RE 25020-25022 {3LPS} (UK) (1961)ª; RCA SER 4520-4522 (UK) {3LPS} (1961)ª; RCA SER 5643-5645 {3LPS} (UK) (1972)ª;; *RCA AGL3-3970
Compact Cassette - RCA R8S6149/1-2 (8-track cartridge)
Compact Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» RD 85932-2 {2CDS} (1961)ª; BMG-RCA «Living Stereo» 09026-62687-2
Open Reel Tape - RCA Victor FTC 8001 (4-track 7½ips) (USA)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1961 p.542; July 1961 p.62; November 1972 p.967 [AB]; July 1974 p.274 [WAC]; September 1987 p. [EG]
Opera - June 1961 p.406
American Record Guide - September 1960 Vol.27 No.1 p.16 [PLM]: April 1961 Vol.27 No.8 p.672 (open reel tape) [RJ]: January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.154
High Fidelity Magazine - October 1960 Vol.10 No.10 p.67 [CLO]: May 1961 Vol.11 No.5 p.82 (open reel tape) [RDD]
Classic CD - May 1997 p.84
Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4
The Absolute Sound - March 2007 Issue 170 p.115 [HP]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.109 - giungo 1997 p.90
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Giuseppe di Stefano
Liù - Leontyne Price
Ping - Kostas Paskalis
Pang - Ermanno Lorenzi
Pong - Murray Dickie
Timur - Nicola Zaccaria
L'imperatore Altoum - Peter Klein
Un mandarino - Alois Pernerstorfer
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Black Disc - Morgan 6101 {3LPS}; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 321 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 153-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Myto 2 MCD 014 250 (+Nilsson in Un ballo in Masquera - excerpts in German) ; {2CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 755-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.273 novembre 2002 pp.70-71 [PC]
Diapason - No.498 décembre 2002 p.102 [JCH2]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.52 julio-agosto 2002 p.92 [PN]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (22 June 1961; see OPERA September 1961 p.595
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Conductor Assen Naidenov - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Sofia National Opera
Chorus - Sofia National Opera
La principessa Turandot - Julia Wiener(-Chenisheva)
Calaf - Nikola Nikolov
Liù - Katia Popova
Ping - Georgi Genov
Pang - Mllen Pannov
Pong - Kosta Getzev (Getzov)
Timur - Nicola Ghiuselev
L'imperatore Altoum - Dmiter Valev
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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 210 (Bulgarian National Radio - Italian, French and German Opera) {1xCD-ROM) (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Sofia National Opera (27 June 1961)
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Conductor Leopold Stokowski - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Franco Corelli
Liù - Anna Moffo
Ping - Frank Guarrera
Pang - Robert Nagy
Pong - Charles Anthony
Timur - Bonaldo Giaiotti
L'imperatore Altoum - Alessio De Paolis
Un mandarino - Calvin Marsh
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 299-3 {3LPS} (1980)ª; Melodram MEL 448 {3LPS}; Accord ACC 150038 {3LPS} (France) (1982)ª
Compact Disc - Datum DAT 12301 {2CDS}; Celestial Audio CA 105 {2CDRS} (Australia)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Musica (Milano) - N.31 Anno 7 dicembre 1983 p.474 [MC]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 March 1961). The performance on 24 February 1961 is reviewed in OPERA May 1961 p.319. The Accord LPs are advertizedin GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.589
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Conductor Kurt Adler - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Franco Corelli
Liù - Licia Albanese
Ping - Frank Guarrera
Pang - Robert Nagy
Pong - Charles Anthony
Timur - Ezio Flagello
L'imperatore Altoum - Alessio De Paolis
Un mandarino - Calvin Marsh
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1385; Bensar 122498 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (24 February 1962). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.».
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
La principessa Turandot - Lucilla Udovich
Calaf - Franco Corelli
Liù - Leyla Gencer
Ping - Renato Cesari
Pang - Mario Carlin
Pong - Piero De Palma
Timur - Joshua Hecht
L'imperatore Altoum - Luigi Paolillo
Un mandarino - Antonio Sacchetti
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TURA 196201 {2CDRS} (Canada) ; Golden Melodram GM 5.0066 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.258-259 [MM]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (13 January 1962; see OPERA May 1962 p.323). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Miklós Lukács - 1962(SE)
Orchestra - Hungarian State Opera
La principessa Turandot - Paula Takács
Calaf - József Simándy
Liù - Júlia Orosz
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Black Disc - Hungaroton HLPXM 1037 {1LP}; Hungaroton (Qualiton) LPX 11579
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
La principessa Turandot - Amy Shuard
Calaf - Bruno Prevedi
Liù - Raina Kabaivanska
Ping - Peter Glossop
Pang - John Lanigan
Pong - Kenneth MacDonald
Timur - Joseph Rouleau
L'imperatore Altoum - Joseph Ward
Un mandarino - Victor Godfrey
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02505
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (February or March 1963). The performance on 28 February 1963 is reviewed in OPERA April 1963 pp.274-277. The performance on 5 March 1963 was broadcast by BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times issue dated March 2-8 1963 p.29).
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1964(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Bruno Prevedi
Liù - Gabriella Tucci
Timur - Nicola Zaccaria
L'imperatore Altoum - Walter Gullino
Un mandarino - Lorenzo Testi
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Black Disc - Melodiya D 15209-10 {1LP}
Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers TURA 196402 {1CDR} (Canada)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance given by the La Scala Conpany in Moscow (September 1964). The LP issued by Melodiya is listed in the 1968 edition of their catalogue p.148 and the CDR issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LE)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Franco Tagliavini
Liù - Pilar Lorengar
Ping - Raymond Wolansky
Pang - Raymond Manton
Pong - André Montal
Timur - Giorgio Tozzi
L'imperatore Altoum - Howard Fried
Un mandarino - John West
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers TURA 196402 {1CDR} (Canada)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (20 October 1964). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.455. I do not know if all the singers listed appear on the CDR issued by «The Opera Lovers». It is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Franco Corelli
Liù - Galina Vishnevskaya
Ping - Renato Capecchi
Pang - Piero De Palma
Pong - Franco Ricciardi
Timur - Nicola Zaccaria
L'imperatore Altoum - Angelo Mercuriali
Un mandarino - Virgilio Carbonari
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Black Disc - Edizione Lirica EL 003 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 013 6318/19 {2CDS}; Myto 2 MCD 982.181 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1152 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7008 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.1 September/October 1988 p.230 [JM]; Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.192-193 [AL2]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.98 [MC]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.114 octubre 1998 p.42, p.44 [AV]
Musica (Milano) - N.49 Anno 12 Aprile-Maggio 1988 p.135 [GL]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1964; see OPERA February 1965 p.126). According to Carl J. Fehlandt (OPERA L Thu, 24 Oct 2002 12:41:04 -400) the sound on the CDs issued by Opera d'Oro (OPD 1152) «is a half-tone sharp»
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Jess Thomas
Liù - Lucine Amara
Ping - Frank Guarrera
Pang - Robert Nagy
Pong - Charles Anthony
Timur - Bonaldo Giaiotti
L'imperatore Altoum - Mariano Caruso
Un mandarino - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1188 (& 950)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (16 January 1965). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
La principessa Turandot - Gladys Kuchta
Calaf - Dimiter Uzunov
Liù - Montserrat Caballé
Ping - Ricardo Catena
Pang - Nino Falzetti
Pong - Virgilio Tavini
Timur - Victor De Narké
L'imperatore Altoum - Italo Pasini
Un mandarino - José Crea
Prima ancella - Africa De Retes
Seconda Ancella - Aida Fileni
Terza Ancella - Tota de Igarzábal
Quarta Ancella - Corrada Malfa
Quinta Ancella - Sofia Schultz
Sesta Ancella - María Ziegler
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10053-2 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (September). There is also a recording of a performance in which the role of Turandot was sung by Birgit Nilsson. This is listed separately. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Dimiter Uzunov
Liù - Montserrat Caballé
Ping - Ricardo Catena
Pang - Nino Falzetti
Pong - Virgilio Tavini
Timur - Victor De Narké
L'imperatore Altoum - Italo Pasini
Un mandarino - José Crea
Prima ancella - Africa De Retes
Seconda Ancella - Aida Fileni
Terza Ancella - Tota de Igarzábal
Quarta Ancella - George Mackes
Quinta Ancella - Sofía Schulz
Sesta Ancella - María Ziegler
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1319
Compact Disc; - COLON ETC 104-5 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 1020 {2CDS} (2003)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1330-2 {2CDRS}; Memoria Sonora del Teatro Colón {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - May 1994 p.48
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.61 junio 2003 p.85 [AG]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón. Caballé quarreled with the conductor and was nearly dismissed, but this was prevented by the intervention of Nilsson (See «Casta Diva» p.112). The conductor is given as Molinari-Pradelli on Mike Richter's website (http://www.mrichter.com), but this appears to be incorrect as according to the website of Teatro Colón (http://www.operas-colon.com.ar) all the performances of Turandot in 1965 there were conducted by Previtali. There is a review on the internet
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Conductor David Tidboald - 1965(SE)
Orchestra - Cape Town Municipal Orchestra
Chorus - University of Cape Town Choir
La principessa Turandot - Joyce Barker
Calaf - Gé Korsten
Liù - Desirée Talbot
Timur - Robert Garcia
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Compact Disc; - Claremont CDGSE 1566 {1CD} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - March/April 2000 Vol.63 No.2 p.169 [VAL]
International Classical Record Collector - Summer 2000 No.21 pp.102-103 [JTH]
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the City Hall, Cape Town (June 1965)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1965(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Franco Corelli
Liù - Renata Scotto
Ping - Guido Mazzini
Pang - Franco Ricciardi
Pong - Piero De Palma
Timur - Bonaldo Giaiotti
L'imperatore Altoum - Angelo Mercuriali
Un mandarino - Giuseppe Morresi
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Black Disc - HMV «Angel» ANS 159 AN 160-161 {5-sides); HMV «Angel» SANS 159 SAN 160-161 (5-sides); HMV SLS 921; Angel SCL 3671
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1966 p.570 [EG]; July 1966 p.49 [DST]
Opera - July 1966 p.560 [HDR]
Audio & Record Review - June 1966 p.18 [CO]
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Conductor Knud Andersson - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - New Orleans Opera
Chorus - New Orleans Opera
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Giuseppe Gismondo
Liù - Audrey Schuh
Timur - Nicola Moscona
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2267
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the New Orleans Opera (28 April 1966; see OPERA July 1966 p.570). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
La principessa Turandot - Amy Shuard
Calaf - Franco Corelli
Liù - Elizabeth Vaughan
Ping - Jean Bonhomme
Pang - John Dobson
Pong - Ronald Lewis
Timur - David Kelly
L'imperatore Altoum - Robert Bowman
Un mandarino - Eric Garrett
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 2069;; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (28 May 1966). See OPERA July 1966 pp.587-588, September 1966 p.710. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Franco Corelli
Liù - Mirella Freni
Ping - Theodor Uppman
Pang - Robert Nagy
Pong - Charles Anthony
Timur - Bonaldo Giaiotti
L'imperatore Altoum - Mariano Caruso
Un mandarino - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 756 (+Freni - concert) {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 4035158 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 p.84 [MC]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 December 1966)
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Conductor Armando La Rosa Parodi - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
La principessa Turandot - Anna De Cavallieri
Calaf - Daniele Baroni
Liù - Maria Chiara
Ping - Domenico Trimarchi
Pang - Florindo Andreolli
Pong - Vittorio Pandano
Timur - Giuseppe Modesti
L'imperatore Altoum - Ottorino Begali
Un mandarino - Giovanni Antonini
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1542-2 {2CDRS}; Omega Opera Archive 3471 Live Opera Heaven C 3038 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro La Fenice di Venezia (22 January 1966). The cast listed above is that given in «Il Teatro la Fenice - Cronologia degli Spettacoli 1938-1991» p.206. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here (Mirto?) «Picchi» is listed as a cast member (Calaf ?), but is not mentioned in the La fenice chronology (loc.cit). The CDRs issued by «Live Opera Heaven» are listed in their «AUGUST 2007 ALERT» where the performance recorded is attributed to «Verona?».
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Conductor Carlo Moresco - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
La principessa Turandot - Elinor Ross
Calaf - Richard Tucker
Liù - Elisabeth Mosher
Ping - Frank Guarrera
Pang - Ernesto Gasco
Pong - Herbert Kraus
Timur - Irwin Densen
L'imperatore Altoum - Walter Knetlar
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (April 1968). The cast listed above is that given by Frank Hamilton in his online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in Addenda II to his CD catalogue dated «9/02».
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
La principessa Turandot - Amy Shuard
Calaf - Ludovic Spiess
Liù - Jane Marsh
Ping - Ingvar Wixell
Pang - Raymond Manton
Pong - Alan Crofoot
Timur - Ara Berberian
L'imperatore Altoum - Howard Fried
Un mandarino - Clifford Grant
Il Principe di Persia - James Eitze
Prima ancella - Shigemi Matsumoto
Seconda Ancella - Sheila Nadler
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Compact Disc - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- Recording of a performance at San Francisco Opera (30 November 1968)
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1969(FI)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Gianfranco Cecchele
Liù - Gabriella Tucci
Ping - Claudio Strudthoff
Pang - Mario Ferrara
Pong - Carlo Franzini
Timur - Boris Carmeli
L'imperatore Altoum - Luigi Pontiggia
Un mandarino - Franco Bordoni
Prima ancella - Giannella Borelli
Seconda Ancella - Fernanda Cadoni
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DVD (Video) - Encore 2116 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Legato Classics LCV 011 (NTSC); Bel Canto Society #545 (NTSC & PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera News - February 17 1996 p.51
Comments:- *Video recording of a television film (25 February 1969). The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LI;Janku))
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
La principessa Turandot - Hanna Jankú
Calaf - Ludovic Spiess
Liù - Maria Chiara
Ping - Renato Capecchi
Pang - Franco Ricciardi
Pong - Piero De Palma
Timur - Ivo Vinco
L'imperatore Altoum - Ottorino Begali
Un mandarino - Virgilio Carbonari
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Compact Disc - mr. tape 3330
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (1 or 7 August 1969; see OPERA Festival Issue 1969 p.117). The cast listed above is that given in the programme book for the 1988 festival p.87.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LI;Nilsson)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Plácido Domingo
Liù - Gabriella Tucci
Ping - Guido Mazzini
Pang - Franco Ricciardi
Pong - Piero De Palma
Timur - Ivo Vinco
L'imperatore Altoum - Ottorino Begali
Un mandarino - Virgilio Carbonari
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 512 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (July 1969). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue in November 2002.
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Conductor Horst Stein - 196?(SE)
Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Chorus - Solistenvereinigung des Berliner Rundfunks
La principessa Turandot - Sigrid Ekkehard
Calaf - Hermin Esser
Liù - Irmgard Arnold
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Black Disc; - Philips 836 761 GY {1LP} (1966)ª;; Pergola-Auslese 6792 002 {1LP} (1972)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fono Forum - August 1966 S.403 (mention)
Comments:- The following also take part in these excerpts: Werner Enders, Erwin Wohlfahrt, Uwe Kreyssig, Robert Laufhöfer, Herbert Rößler
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Conductor Kurt Adler - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
La principessa Turandot - Elinor Ross
Calaf - Franco Corelli
Liù - Pilar Lorengar
Ping - Theodor Uppman
Pang - Andrea Velis
Pong - Charles Anthony
Timur - Raymond Michalski
L'imperatore Altoum - Robert Schmorr
Un mandarino - Robert Goodloe
Il Principe di Persia - Edilio Ferraro
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TURA 197001 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (6 June 1970). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Carol Litvin - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestra of Rumanian Radio-Television
Chorus - Chorus of Rumanian Radio-Television
La principessa Turandot - Maria Slatinaru
Calaf - Ludovic Spiess
Liù - Teodora Lucaciu
Ping - Octav Encgarescu
Pang - Valentin Teodorian
Pong - Corneliu Finateanu
Timur - Nicolae Florei
L'imperatore Altoum - George Mircea
Un mandarino - Dionisie Konya
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Black Disc - Electrocord SIM-ECE 0956-0958 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Carlton Classics (IMP Classics) 30367 00477 {2CDS}; World of the Opera 5251 {2CDS}; Cantus Classics 500 008 {2CDS}
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - May/June 1996 p.105
Orpheus - Juli 1996 S.61
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Conductor Napoleone Annovazzi - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari
Chorus - Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari
La principessa Turandot - Marion Lippert
Calaf - Flaviano Labò
Liù - Lidia Maripietri
Ping - Renato Capecchi
Pang - Mario Ferrar
Pong - Augusto Pedroni
Timur - Antonio Zerbini
L'imperatore Altoum - Angelo Mercuriali
Un mandarino - Maurizio Piacente
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Compact Disc; - Gli Amici della Lirica di Piacenza ML 012-1998 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Gala GL 100782 (+Marion Lippert - recital) {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII - N.127 marzo 1999 p.96
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.97 enero-febrero 2007 p.92 [JO]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari (13 January 1972)
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1972(SE)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Rundfunchor Leipzig - Kinderchor der Dresdner Philharmonie
La principessa Turandot - Ingrid Bjoner
Calaf - Ludovic Spiess
Liù - Anneliese Rothenberger
Ping - Wolfgang Anheißer
Pang - Maria Hiefinger
Pong - Harald Neukirch
Timur - Siegfried Vogel
L'imperatore Altoum - Harald Neukirch
Un mandarino - Wolfgang Hellmich
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Black Disc; - EMI 1C 063 29092 (quadraphonic) {1LP} (1973)ª
Compact Disc - Berlin Classics 0020292BC {1CD}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Dezember 1973/Januar 1974 S.42-S.43 [ES]
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1972(STU)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - John Alldis Choir
La principessa Turandot - Joan Sutherland
Calaf - Luciano Pavarotti
Liù - Montserrat Caballé
Ping - Tom Krause
Pang - Pier Francesco Poli
Pong - Piero De Palma
Timur - Nicolai Ghiaurov
L'imperatore Altoum - Peter Pears
Un mandarino - Sabin Markov
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Black Disc; - *Decca SET 561-3 {3LPS} (1973)ª;; London 131081 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - Decca K2A 2; London 421 239-4
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 274-2 {2CDS} (1985)ª; Decca 443 204-2 {11CDS} (Collection); Decca 473 997-210 (+La bohème +Madama Butterfly +Tosca) {9CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1973 p.524 [EG]; May 1975 p.2031 [AB]; May 1985 p.1383
Opera - Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.33 [RM]
Opera Now - September 1994 p.54
Orpheus - Dezember 1973 S.39-S.40 [RM]
Stereophile - February 1992 (Vol. 15 No.2) p.113
The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.406
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1974(Act 3;LE)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
La principessa Turandot - Danica Mastilovic
Calaf - Carlo Bergonzi
Liù - Renata Scotto
Timur - Paul Plishka
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 1816 (+Madama Butterfly +Manon Lescaut - excerpts) (1989)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- Recording of Act 3 given at a «Puccini Gala» (8 January 1974).
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Conductor Martin Rich - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
La principessa Turandot - Elinor Ross
Calaf - Richard Tucker
Liù - Betsy Norden
Ping - Gene Boucher
Pang - Andrea Velis
Pong - Nico Castel
Timur - John Macurdy
L'imperatore Altoum - Melvin Lowery
Un mandarino - Arthur Thompson
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 585-2 {2CDRS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance given by the Metropolitan-Opera Company in Brooklyn Park (2 July 1974). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New CD's from Premiere Ltd.» dated «6/30/02»
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Conductor Alfredo Silipigni - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - New Jersey Opera
Chorus - New Jersey Opera
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Plácido Domingo
Liù - Licia Albanese
Timur - Harry Dworchak
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TURA 197401 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Newark, New Jersey (10 November 1974). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
Chorus - Chor der Deutschen Oper am Rhein - Kinderchor des Düsseldorfer Gesangvereins
La principessa Turandot - Hanna Jankú
Calaf - Francisco Lazaro
Liù - Karen Altman
Ping - Peter-Christoph Runge
Pang - Helmut Pampuch
Pong - Romano Emili
Timur - Malcolm Smith
L'imperatore Altoum - Ratko Delorko
Un mandarino - E. Lee
Il Principe di Persia - Georg Aasgaroff
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Compact Disc; - Deutsche Oper am Rhein 1200 15 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Opernhaus Düsseldorf (22 March 1975). The CDs can be obtained in the Opernshop, Heinrich-Heine-Allee, Düsseldorf. They are reviewed in the ONLINE MUSIK MAGAZIN:-
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
La principessa Turandot - Hanna Jankú
Calaf - Plácido Domingo
Liù - Adriana Maliponte
Ping - Guido Mazzini
Pang - Mario Goggia
Pong - Nuccio Saetta
Timur - Paolo Washington
L'imperatore Altoum - Walter Gullino
Un mandarino - Bruno Grella
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 508 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Verona (26 July 1975; see OPERA Festival Issue 1975 pp.108-110). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Franco Mannino - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Carlo Bergonzi
Liù - Maria Chiara
Ping - Guido Mazzini
Timur - Gianfranco Casarini
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Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven C 882 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 4612 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (13 March 1976; seeOPERA June 1976 p.529). The CDs issued by «Live Opera Heaven» are listed in their «October 2001 Update».
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Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
La principessa Turandot - Montserrat Caballé
Calaf - Luciano Pavarotti
Liù - Leona Mitchell
Ping - Dale Duesing
Pang - Rémy Corazza
Pong - Joseph Frank
Timur - Giorgio Tozzi
L'imperatore Altoum - Raymond Manton
Un mandarino - Aldo Bramante
Il Principe di Persia - Robert Johnson
Prima ancella - Pamela South
Seconda Ancella - Carol Vaness
Terza Ancella - Gwendolyn Jones
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 226 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 188-2 {2CDS} Gala GL 100.534 (+highlights cond.Molinari-Pradelli - Wien 1961) {2CDS};; *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 3 SFO-03 (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - December 6 1997 p.61 [BZ]
Orpheus - August/September 1995 S.85; Juli 1997 S.58
American Record Guide - July/August 1995 Vol.58 No.4 p.171
Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.4
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the War Memorial House, San Francisco (4 November 1977; see OPERA February 1978 p.150; OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.4 janvier 1978 p.46 )
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Conductor Alain Lombard - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
Chorus - Opéra du Rhin
La principessa Turandot - Montserrat Caballé
Calaf - José Carreras
Liù - Mirella Freni
Ping - Vincenzo Sardinero
Pang - Rémy Corazza
Pong - Ricardo Cassinelli
Timur - Paul Plishka
L'imperatore Altoum - Michel Sénéchal
Un mandarino - Eduard Tumagian
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Black Disc; - EMI 3 C 165 03282/84; EMI SLS 5135 {3LPS} (1978)ª; Angel SCLX 3857 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5135 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65293-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; EMI 5 09173 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1978 p.1165 [EG]; April 1979 p.1673 [JBS] July 1979 p.259 [IM]; December 1994 p.159 [MEO]
Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 p.69
Diapason - No.411 janvier 1995 p.112
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.167
BBC Music Magazine - November 1994 p.82
Répertoire - No.74 novembre 1994 p.74
American Record Guide - March/April 1995 Vol. 58 No.2 p.159
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Conductor Richard Armstrong - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Welsh Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Welsh National Opera
La principessa Turandot - Rita Hunter
Calaf - Kenneth Collins
Liù - Rita Cullis
Ping - Michael Lewis
Pang - Neville Ackerman
Pong - Arthur Davies
Timur - David Gwynne
L'imperatore Altoum - Ieuan Davies
Un mandarino - Geoffrey Moses
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03109
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Welsh National Opera in the Birmingham Hippodrome (24 March 1979). This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 24-30 March 1979 p.28)
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Conductor Yuri Ahronovitch - 1979(LI;Payer Tucci - Mauro - 4/8/79)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
La principessa Turandot - Elisabeth Payer Tucci
Calaf - Ermanno Mauro
Liù - Seta Del Grande
Ping - Giuseppe Zecchillo
Pang - Mario Ferrara
Pong - Florindo Andreolli
Timur - Gianfranco Casarini
L'imperatore Altoum - Ottorino Begali
Un mandarino - Giuseppe Morresi
Il Principe di Persia - Ivan Del Manto
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5343
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (4 August 1979). The cast listed above is that given in the programme book for the 1988 festival p.91.
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Conductor Yuri Ahronovitch - 1979(Napier - Bonisolli - 12/7/79)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
La principessa Turandot - Marita Napier
Calaf - Franco Bonisolli
Liù - Mietta Sighele
Ping - Guido Mazzini
Pang - Franco Ricciardi
Pong - Florindo Andreolli
Timur - Carlo Zardo
L'imperatore Altoum - Floro Ferrari
Un mandarino - Orazio Mori
Il Principe di Persia - Ivan Del Manto
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4698
Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (12 July 1979). The cast listed above is that given in the programme book for the 1988 festival p.91.
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