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Turandot

on BBC Radio 3

Opera in three acts Music by Puccini
Libretto by ADAMI and simoni (sung in Italian)
(gramophone records) with JEDA VALTRIANI (soprano) IDA FARINA (soprano)
CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF THE OPERA HOUSE, ROME chorus-master GIANNI LAZZARI conducted by FRANCESCO MOLINARI-PRADELLI
The action takes place in Peking in legendary times. Acts 1 and 2 3.20* During the Interval
DESMOND SHAWE-TAYLOR talks about Turandot and some of its interpreters.
3.35* Turandot Act 3

Contributors

Chorus-Master:
Gianni Lazzari
Conducted By:
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

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