Puccini: Turandot (2026 Remaster) Joan Sutherland, Montserrat Caballé, Luciano Pavarotti, Sabin Markov, Nicolai Ghiaurov, John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Zubin Mehta

• Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924): Turandot, Act I:
• 1 Puccini: Turandot, Act I: Popolo di Pekino! (2026 Remaster) 05:35
• 2 Puccini: Turandot, Act I: Gira la cote! – Perché tarda la luna? – Là, sui monti dell'est (2026 Remaster) 07:02
• 3 Puccini: Turandot, Act I: O giovinetto! Grazia, grazia! (2026 Remaster) 04:59
• 4 Puccini: Turandot, Act I: Figlio, che fai? (2026 Remaster) 01:40
• 5 Puccini: Turandot, Act I: Fermo! Che fai? T'arresta! (2026 Remaster) 06:15
• 6 Puccini: Turandot, Act I: Signore, ascolta! (2026 Remaster) 02:40
• 7 Puccini: Turandot, Act I: Non piangere, Liù! – Ah! Per l'ultima volta! (2026 Remaster) 05:12
• Turandot, Act II:
• 8 Puccini: Turandot, Act II: Olà, Pang! Olà, Pong! – O China, che or sussulti (2026 Remaster) 03:17
• 9 Puccini: Turandot, Act II: Ho una casa nell'Honan (2026 Remaster) 03:42
• 10 Puccini: Turandot, Act II: O mondo pieno di pazzi innamorati! – Addio, amore (2026 Remaster) 05:33
• 11 Puccini: Turandot, Act II: Introduction to Scene 2 (2026 Remaster) 01:00
• 12 Puccini: Turandot, Act II: Gravi, enormi ed impotenti (2026 Remaster) 03:27
• 13 Puccini: Turandot, Act II: Un giuramento atroce mi costringe (2026 Remaster) 04:03
• 14 Puccini: Turandot, Act II: Popolo di Pekino! (2026 Remaster) 01:48
• 15 Puccini: Turandot, Act II: In questa reggia – O Principi (2026 Remaster) 06:32
• 16 Puccini: Turandot, Act II: The 3 Riddles. Straniero, ascolta... Gelo che ti dà foco (2026 Remaster) 06:50
• 17 Puccini: Turandot, Act II: Gloria, gloria, o vincitore (2026 Remaster) 04:08
• 18 Puccini: Turandot, Act II: Tre enigmi m'hai proposto (2026 Remaster) 04:08
• Turandot, Act III:
• 19 Puccini: Turandot, Act III: Introduction – Così comanda Turandot (2026 Remaster) 03:25
• 20 Puccini: Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma – Tu che guardi le stelle (2026 Remaster) 06:42
• 21 Puccini: Turandot, Act III: Principessa divina! (2026 Remaster) 07:11
• 22 Puccini: Turandot, Act III: Tu che di gel sei cinta (2026 Remaster) 02:52
• 23 Puccini: Turandot, Act III: Liù! Liù! Sorgi! Sorgi! (2026 Remaster) 04:42
• 24 Puccini: Turandot, Act III: Principessa di morte! (2026 Remaster) 03:17
• 25 Puccini: Turandot, Act III: Che è mai di me? (2026 Remaster) 02:46
• 26 Puccini: Turandot, Act III: Del primo pianto – Più grande vittoria non voler (2026 Remaster) 03:57
• 27 Puccini: Turandot, Act III: So il tuo nome! (2026 Remaster) 02:13
• 28 Puccini: Turandot, Act III: Final Scene. Diecimila anni al nostro Imperatore! – Padre augusto (2026 Remaster) 02:24
• Total Runtime 01:57:20

Info for Puccini: Turandot (2026 Remaster)

The legendary recording of Puccini’s “Turandot” with Luciano Pavarotti - out now as a newly remastered version.

“Sutherland gives an intensely appealing interpretation, while Pavarotti gives a performance equally imaginitive. Mehta directs a gloriously rich and dramatic performance. Still the best-sounding Turandot on CD.” (The Penguin Guide)

“Turandot is a psychologically complex work fusing appalling sadism with self-sacrificing devotion. The icy Princess of China has agreed to marry any man of royal blood who can solve three riddles she has posed. If he fails his head will roll. Calaf, the son of the exiled Tartar king Timur, answers all the questions easily and when Turandot hesitates to accept him, magnanimously offers her a riddle in return – 'What is his name?'. Liù, Calaf's faithful slave-girl, is tortured but rather than reveal his identity kills herself. Turandot finally capitulates, announcing that his name is Love. Dame Joan Sutherland's assumption of the title role is statuesque, combining regal poise with a more human warmth, while Montserrat Caballé is a touchingly sympathetic Liù, skilfully steering the character away from any hint of the mawkish. Pavarotti's Calaf is a heroic figure in splendid voice and the chorus is handled with great power, baying for blood at one minute, enraptured with Liù's nobility at the next. Mehta conducts with great passion and a natural feel for Puccini's wonderfully tempestuous drama. Well recorded.” (The Gramophone Classical Music Guide)

Joan Sutherland, soprano (Turandot)
Luciano Pavarotti, tenor (Calaf)
Montserrat Caballé, soprano (Liù)
Nicolai Ghiaurov, bass (Timur)
Tom Krause, baritone (Ping)
Pier Francesco Poli, tenor (Pang)
Piero De Palma, tenor (Pong)
Peter Pears, tenor (L’imperatore Altoum)
Sabin Markov, baritone (Un mandarino)
John Alldis Choir
London Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor

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