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Puccini - Turandot / Nilsson, Tebaldi, Bjoerling, Tozzi / Erich Leinsdorf / 2 CD / RCA Red Seal / Audio CD 1995
UPC 8014394401215
MADE IN EU
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Turandot (/ˈtjʊərəndɒt/ TEWR-ən-dot, Italian: [turanˈdɔt] (
listen);[1][2] see below) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, completed by Franco Alfano, and set to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni.
Though Puccini's first interest in the subject was based on his reading of Friedrich Schiller's 1801 adaptation of the play,[3] his work is most nearly based on the earlier text Turandot (1762) by Count Carlo Gozzi. The original story is based on one of the seven stories in the epic Haft Peykar; a work of 12th-century Persian poet Nizami. Nizami aligned the seven stories with the seven days of the week, the seven colors and the seven corresponding planets. This particular story is the story of Tuesday, being told to King Bahram by his companion of the red dome, associated with Mars.[4] In the very first line of this story, the protagonist is identified as a Russian princess. The name of the opera is based on Turan-Dokht (daughter of Turan), which is a common name used in Persian poetry for Central Asian princesses.
Tracklist
| 1:1 | Act I - Popolo di Pekino! | 5:30 |
| 1:2 | Act I - Gira la cote, gira, gira! | 2:29 |
| 1:3 | Act I - Perchè tarda la luna? | 4:02 |
| 1:4 | Act I - O giovinotto (Funeral March) | 3:17 |
| 1:5 | Act I - O divina bellezza! | 1:14 |
| 1:6 | Act I - Figlio, che fai? | 1:40 |
| 1:7 | Act I - Fermo! Che fai? T'arresta! | 3:57 |
| 1:8 | Act I - Non indugiare! | 2:06 |
| 1:9 | Act I - Signore, ascolta! | 2:34 |
| 1:10 | Act I - Non piangere, Liù! | 2:34 |
| 1:11 | Act I - Ah! Per l'ultima volta! | 2:35 |
| 1:12 | Act II - Olà, Pang! Olà Pong! | 3:20 |
| 1:13 | Act II - Ho una casa nell'Honan | 3:02 |
| 1:14 | Act II - O mondo… O mondo... | 3:42 |
| 1:15 | Act II - Non v'è in China per nostra fortuna | 2:03 |
| 1:16 | Act II - Gravi, enormi ed imponenti | 3:54 |
| 1:17 | Act II - Un giuramento atroce mi costringe | 4:17 |
| 1:18 | Act II - Popolo di Pekino! | 1:36 |
| 2:1 | Act II - In questa Reggia | 6:08 |
| 2:2 | Act II - Straniero, ascolta | 2:17 |
| 2:3 | Act II - "Giuzza al pari di fiamma" | 2:10 |
| 2:4 | Act II - "Gelo che ti dà foco" | 3:15 |
| 2:5 | Act II - Figlio del Cielo! | 3:11 |
| 2:6 | Act II - Tre enigmi m'hai proposto | 1:48 |
| 2:7 | Act II - Ai tuoi piedi ci postriam | 2:02 |
| 2:8 | Act III - Così comanda Turandot | 3:21 |
| 2:9 | Act III - Nessun dorma! | 3:21 |
| 2:10 | Act III - Tu che guardi le stelle | 2:25 |
| 2:11 | Act III - Straniero, tu non sai | 1:36 |
| 2:12 | Act III - Principessa divina! | 3:52 |
| 2:13 | Act III - Chi pose tanta forza | 3:25 |
| 2:14 | Act III - Tu che di gel sei cinta (Death of Liù) | 2:42 |
| 2:15 | Act III - Ah! Tu sei morta | 4:58 |
| 2:16 | Act III - Principessa di morte! | 3:31 |
| 2:17 | Act III - Che è mai di me? | 2:38 |
| 2:18 | Act III - Del primo pianto | 4:58 |
| 2:19 | Act III - Diecimila anni | 2:58 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright (c) – Ermitage
- Licensed From – BMG Ariola
Credits
- Baritone Vocals [Ping, The Grand Chancellor] – Mario Sereni
- Baritone Vocals [Prince Of Persia] – Adelio Zagonara
- Bass Vocals [A Mandarin] – Leonardo Monreale
- Bass Vocals [Timur, The Dethroned Tartar King] – Giorgio Tozzi
- Chorus – Rome Opera House Chorus*
- Chorus Master – Giuseppe Conca
- Conductor – Erich Leinsdorf
- Conductor [Assitant] – Luigi Ricci, Ugo Catania
- Engineer [Recording] – Lewis Layton
- Engineer [Reissue] – Thomas MacCluskey*
- Executive-Producer [Reissue] – John Pfeiffer
- Libretto By – Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni
- Libretto By [Last Duet And Finale] – Franco Alfano
- Liner Notes [Progran Notes] – George R. Marek
- Orchestra – Rome Opera House Orchestra*
- Producer – Richard Mohr
- Reissue Producer – Nathaniel S. Johnson
- Soprano Vocals [Attendants Of Turandot] – Anna Di Stasio, Myriam Funari, Nelly Pucci
- Soprano Vocals [Liù, A Young Slave Girl] – Renata Tebaldi
- Soprano Vocals [Princess Turandot] – Birgit Nilsson
- Tenor Vocals [Calaf, His Son (The Unknown Prince] – Jussi Bjoerling*
- Tenor Vocals [Emperor Altoum] – Alessio De Paolis
- Tenor Vocals [Pang, The General Purveyor] – Piero De Palma
- Tenor Vocals [Pong, The Chief Cook] – Tommaso Frascati
- Translated By – Laura Mardon
Notes
Recorded in the Rome Opera House, Italy July 3-11, 1959
Made in Italy
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (scanned): 8014394401215
- SPARS Code: ADD
