Turandot discography
This is a partial discography of Turandot, an opera by Giacomo Puccini. The first performance was held at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan on 25 April 1926, conducted by Arturo Toscanini.
Audio recordings
Year | Cast: (Turandot, Calaf, Liù, Timur) |
Conductor, Opera house and orchestra |
Label[1] |
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1938 | Gina Cigna, Francesco Merli, Magda Olivero, Luciano Neroni | Franco Ghione, Chorus and Orchestra RAI, Turin[2] | CD: Naxos Cat: 8.110193-94 |
1955 | Inge Borkh, Mario Del Monaco, Renata Tebaldi, Nicola Zaccaria |
Alberto Erede, Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Chorus, Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra |
CD: Decca Cat: 452964 |
1957 | Maria Callas, Eugenio Fernandi, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Nicola Zaccaria |
Tullio Serafin, La Scala Orchestra and Chorus |
CD: EMI Classics Cat: 56307 |
1959 | Birgit Nilsson, Jussi Björling, Renata Tebaldi, Giorgio Tozzi |
Erich Leinsdorf, Rome Opera House Orchestra, Rome Opera House Chorus |
CD: RCA Victor Cat: 09026626872 |
1964 | Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Galina Vishnevskaya, Nicola Zaccaria |
Gianandrea Gavazzeni, La Scala Orchestra and Chorus (Recording of part of a performance given by the La Scala Company in Moscow, September) |
CD: The Opera Lovers Cat: TURA 196402 (1 CD) |
1965 | Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Renata Scotto, Bonaldo Giaiotti |
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Rome Opera House Orchestra, Rome Opera House Chorus |
CD: EMI Classics Cat: 077776932729 |
1972 | Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Montserrat Caballé, Nicolai Ghiaurov |
Zubin Mehta, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys' Chorus |
CD: Decca Cat: 414274 |
1977 | Montserrat Caballé, José Carreras, Mirella Freni, Paul Plishka |
Alain Lombard, Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Rhine Opera Chorus, Maitrise de la Cathedrale de Strasbourg |
CD: EMI Classics Cat: 65293 |
1977 | Montserrat Caballé, Luciano Pavarotti, Leona Mitchell, Giorgio Tozzi |
Riccardo Chailly, San Francisco Opera (live recording) |
CD: Gala Cat: GL 100.534 |
1981 | Katia Ricciarelli, Plácido Domingo, Barbara Hendricks, Ruggero Raimondi |
Herbert von Karajan, Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Vienna Sängerknaben |
CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 423855 |
1984 | Éva Marton, José Carreras, Katia Ricciarelli, Kurt Rydl |
Lorin Maazel, Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna State Opera Chorus |
CD: CBS Masterworks Cat: M2J39160 |
1989 | Ghena Dimitrova, Nicola Martinucci, Cecilia Gasdia, Roberto Scandiuzzi |
Daniel Oren, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova |
CD: Nuova Era Cat: 6786/87 |
Video recordings
Year | Cast: (Turandot, Calaf, Liù, Timur) |
Conductor, Opera house and orchestra |
Label[1] |
---|---|---|---|
1958 | Lucille Udovich, Franco Corelli, Renata Mattioli, Plinio Clabassi | Fernando Previtali, RAI Milano Orchestra and Chorus | DVD: VAI |
1969 | Birgit Nilsson, Gianfranco Cecchele, Gabriella Tucci, Boris Carmeli | Georges Prêtre, George Prêtre Orchestra and RAI Torino Chorus (Video recording of a television film, 25 February) | DVD: Encore, Cat: 2116 VHS: Legato Classics, Cat: LCV 011 (NTSC) VHS: Bel Canto Society, Cat: #545 (NTSC & PAL) |
1983 | Ghena Dimitrova, Nicola Martinucci, Cecilia Gasdia, Ivo Vinco | Maurizio Arena, Arena di Verona orchestra and chorus | VHS: Castle Vision Cat: CVI 2004; CVI 1867(PAL); NVC Arts Cat: 4509-99217-3 (PAL) |
1988 | Éva Marton, Plácido Domingo, Leona Mitchell, Paul Plishka | James Levine, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus | DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 00440 073 0589 |
1998 | Giovanna Casolla, Sergej Larin, Barbara Frittoli, Carlo Colombara | Zubin Mehta, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Fondazione | DVD: RCA Cat: 787798 928658 |
2002 | Gabriele Schnaut, Johan Botha, Cristina Gallardo-Domâs, Paata Burchuladze | Valery Gergiev live from the Salzburg Festival, Wiener Philharmoniker, Tölzer Knabenchor, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera[3] | DVD: Naxos |
2008 | Maria Guleghina, Marco Berti, Alexia Voulgaridou, Alexander Tsymbalyuk | Zubin Mehta, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana (Stage director: Chen Kaige) | BD: C Major Cat: 700308[4] (Video director: Tiziano Mancini) |
References
- 1 2 Recordings of Turandot on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- ↑ Cigna and Merli recording details by Naxos
- ↑ Puccini, G. / Berio, L.: Turandot (Salzburg Festival, 2002) (NTSC) Naxos
- ↑ "C Major Online Catalogue". C Major Entertainment GmbH. 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
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