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Turandot

on BBC Radio 3

Opera in three acts Music by Puccini
Libretto by GIUSEPPE ADAMI and RENATO SIMONI (sung in Italian)
(gramophone records)
Turandot, like Madam Butterfly, has an oriental setting, against which takes place a series of events which emphasise the horror and cruelty brought about by sexual passions.
CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF THE
ROME OPERA HOUSE conducted by ERICH LEINSDORF Acts 1 and 2

Contributors

Unknown:
Renato Simoni
Conducted By:
Erich Leinsdorf

BBC Radio 3

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