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]
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. 1 2 Recordings of Turandot on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
  2. ↑ Cigna and Merli recording details by Naxos
  3. ↑ Puccini, G. / Berio, L.: Turandot (Salzburg Festival, 2002) (NTSC) Naxos
  4. ↑ "C Major Online Catalogue". C Major Entertainment GmbH. 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
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