Puccini: Turandot [Import]

Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Gianandrea Gavazzeni (Conductor), Oliviero de Fabritiis (Conductor), La Scala Theater Orchestra (Orchestra), Rome Opera Theater Orchestra (Orchestra), Birgit Nilsson (Performer), Ettore Bastianini (Performer), Franco Corelli (Performer), Franco Ricciardi (Performer), Mino Russo (Performer), Mirella Parutto (Performer), Nicola Zaccaria (Performer), Piero de Palma (Performer), Renato Capecchi (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Birgit Nilsson, Ettore Bastianini, Franco Corelli, Franco Ricciardi, Mino Russo, et al.
• Orchestra: La Scala Theater Orchestra, Rome Opera Theater Orchestra
• Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Oliviero de Fabritiis
• Composer: Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi
• Audio CD (September 9, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Myto Records Italy
• ASIN: B000006NZ6
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #836,093 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #9 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Vishnevskaya, Galina
  • #32 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Nilsson, Birgit

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Turandot, opera

2. Turandot, opera

3. Turandot, opera

4. Turandot, opera

5. Turandot, opera

6. Turandot, opera

7. Turandot, opera

8. Turandot, opera

9. Turandot, opera

10. Turandot, opera

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Turandot, opera

2. Turandot, opera

3. Turandot, opera

4. Turandot, opera

5. Il Trovatore, opera: Deserto sulla terra

6. Il Trovatore, opera: Non m'inganno

7. Il Trovatore, opera: Di geloso amor sprezzato

8. Il Trovatore, opera: Non son tuo figlio?

9. Il Trovatore, opera: Mal reggendo all'aspro assalto

10. Il Trovatore, opera: L'usato messo Ruiz invia!

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some Excitement at La Scala, April 21, 2000

By 

Igor Sutherland (Great Britain) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Puccini: Turandot (Audio CD)

What so special about this recording is its atmosphere - after you've listened to it you'll want to buy other live recordings. Do overlook Corelli's late entrances and do not pay attention to that Italian mama who never shut up after `Signor ascolta'. Vichnevskaya will melt your heart as a pitiful Liu; and Corelli will astonish anyone with his reckless energy. Everything is topped up by Nillson's inexhaustible Turandot (sounds as if she could sing it all over again the same night!).

The whole performance comes across as a clash of the titans - undoubtedly, certain stage chemistry is going on between Calaf and Turandot; and a strong rapport exists between Liu and Timur. Over all - a rear event when the principles are equally brilliant and the audience knows it too well and shows it! The sound is good, though not as good as a studio recording sound. Having listened to most other live versions of Turandot (inl. 3 other with Nillson/Corelli team)I would choose this one.

Studio recordings such as Sutherland/Pav give you better sound and musical precision but not the document of an exeptionally exciting show.

If one wants to find out more about this performance, Vishnevskaya dedicated few pages in her autobiography to this special evening.