Turandot

~ Release by Giacomo Puccini; Birgit Nilsson, Renata Tebaldi, Jussi Björling, Giorgio Tozzi, Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Erich Leinsdorf (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

Cast

Turandot: Birgit Nilsson
Liù: Renata Tebaldi
Timur: Giorgio Tozzi
Calaf: Jussi Björling
Altoum: Alessio de Paolis
Ping: Mario Sereni
Pang: Piero de Palma
Pong: Tommaso Frascati
A Mandarin: Leonardo Monreale
Prince of Persia: Adelio Zagonara
Attendants of Turandot: Anna di Stasio, Nelly Pucci, Myriam Funari

Imperial Guards, Executioner and his men, Children, Priests, Mandarins, Dignitaries, Eight Wise Men, Attendants, Soldiers, Heralds, Musicians, Shades of the Dead, The Crowd

Recorded July 3-11, 1959, Rome Opera House

Annotation last modified on 2015-02-16 20:06 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Turandot: Act I. "Popolo di Pekino!"
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
bass vocals [Un mandarino]:
Leonardo Monreale (operatic bass) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
choir vocals [La folla, Guardie]:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
soprano vocals [Liù]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Popolo di Pekino!” … “Indietro, cani!” (Un mandarino, La folla, Guardie, Liù) (from 1959-07-03 until 1995-07-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini5:30
2Turandot: Act I. "Gira la cote, gira, gira!"
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
choir vocals [La folla]:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
soprano vocals [Servi del boia]:
Anna di Stasio (mezzo-soprano) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Gira la cote! Gira!” (La folla, Servi del boia) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini2:29
3Turandot: Act I. "Perché tarda la luna?"
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
choir vocals [La folla]:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Perché tarda la luna” (La folla) (from 1959-07-06 until 1959-07-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini4:02
4Turandot: Act I. "O giovinotto" (Funeral March)
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
choir vocals [La folla]:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
soprano vocals [Sacerdoti bianchi]:
Nelly Pucci (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “O giovinetto!” – “La grazia” (La folla, Calaf, Sacerdoti bianchi) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini3:17
5Turandot: Act I. "O divina bellezza!"
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
choir vocals [La Folla]:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo baritone vocals [Il Principe di Persia]:
Adelio Zagonara (tenor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo bass vocals [Timur]:
Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo soprano vocals [Liù]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Figlio, che fai?” (Timur, Calaf, Liù, La folla, Il Principe di Persia) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini1:17
6Turandot: Act I. "Figlio, che fai?"
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
choir vocals [La Folla]:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo baritone vocals [Il Principe di Persia]:
Adelio Zagonara (tenor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo bass vocals [Timur]:
Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo soprano vocals [Liù]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Figlio, che fai?” (Timur, Calaf, Liù, La folla, Il Principe di Persia) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini1:40
7Turandot: Act I. "Fermo! Che fai? T'arresta!"
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
solo baritone vocals [Ping]:
Mario Sereni (baritone) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo bass vocals [Pong]:
Tommaso Frascati (operatic tenor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo tenor vocals [Pang]:
Piero de Palma (tenor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Fermo! Che fai? T’arresta!” (Ministri [Ping, Pang, Pong], Calaf) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini3:57
8Turandot: Act I. "Non indugiare!"
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
solo bass vocals [Timur]:
Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Non indugiare!” (I fantasmi, Calaf, Ping, Pang, Pong, Timur) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini2:06
9Turandot: Act I. "Signore, ascolta!"
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
solo soprano vocals [Liù]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
soprano vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Signore, ascolta!” (Liù) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini2:34
10Turandot: Act I. "Non piangere, Liù!"
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
solo bass vocals [Timur]:
Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo soprano vocals [Liù]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Non piangere, Liù” (Calaf, Liù, Timur) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini2:34
11Turandot: Act I. "Ah! Per l'ultima volta!"
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
solo bass vocals [Timur]:
Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo soprano vocals [Liù]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Ah! per l’ultima volta!” (Timur, Liù, Ministri, Calaf, coro) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini2:38
12Turandot: Act II, Scene I. "Olà, Pang! Olà, Pong!"
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
solo baritone vocals [Ping]:
Mario Sereni (baritone) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo bass vocals [Pong]:
Tommaso Frascati (operatic tenor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo tenor vocals [Pang]:
Piero de Palma (tenor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 1. “Olà, Pang! Olà, Pong!” (Ping, Pang, Pong) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II (Turandot: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:20
13Turandot: Act II, Scene I. "Ho una casa nell'Honan"
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
solo baritone vocals [Ping]:
Mario Sereni (baritone) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo bass vocals [Pong]:
Tommaso Frascati (operatic tenor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo tenor vocals [Pang]:
Piero de Palma (tenor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 1. “Ho una casa nell’Honan” (Ping, Pang, Pong) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II (Turandot: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:02
14Turandot: Act II, Scene I. "O mondo... O mondo..."
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 1. “O mondo, pieno di pazzi innamorati!” (Ministri, Coro) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II (Turandot: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:42
15Turandot: Act II, Scene I. "Non v'è in China per nostra fortuna"
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 1. “Non v’è in Cina per nostra fortuna” (Ministri) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II (Turandot: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini2:03
16Turandot: Act II, Scene II. "Gravi, enormi ed imponenti"
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
choir vocals [La Folla]:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 2. “Gravi, enormi ed imponenti” (La folla) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II (Turandot: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:54
17Turandot: Act II, Scene II. "Un giuramento atroce mi costringe"
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
solo tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo tenor vocals [Emperor Altoum]:
Alessio de Paolis (Met tenor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 2. “Un giuramento atroce mi costringe” (Altoum, Calaf) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II (Turandot: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini4:17
18Turandot: Act II, Scene II. "Popolo di Pekino!"
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
choir vocals [La Folla]:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
solo bass vocals [Un Mandarino]:
Leonardo Monreale (operatic bass) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 2. “Diecimila anni al nostro Imperatore!” (La folla, Un mandarino, Ragazzi) (from 1959-07-03 until 1959-07-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi and Hendon Music Inc.
part of:
Turandot: Atto II (Turandot: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini1:36
2▶CD

Credits

Release

chorus master:Giuseppe Conca (chorus master)
baritone vocals:Mario Sereni (baritone)
bass vocals:Leonardo Monreale (operatic bass)
Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass)
choir vocals:Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
mezzo-soprano vocals:Anna di Stasio (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:Myriam Funari (soprano)
Birgit Nilsson (soprano)
Nelly Pucci
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
tenor vocals:Jussi Björling (tenor)
Tommaso Frascati (operatic tenor)
Piero de Palma (tenor)
Alessio de Paolis (Met tenor)
Adelio Zagonara (tenor)
ASIN:US: B000003FR0 [info]