A Chinese fable after Gozzi
Text and music by Ferruccio Busoni
(Full performance in German recorded in Hamburg by the Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk)
Cast, in order of singing
The action takes place in legendary times in Pekin
N.W.D.R. Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Phillip Tamach
Act 1
Scene 1: Before the gates of Pekin
Scene 2: The Throne room in the Imperial Palace
10.15 During the interval Alvar Lidell reads from the ' Autobiography of Hector Berlioz'
10.25 ' TURANDOT '
Act 2
Scene 1: Turandot's apartment
Scene 2: The Throne room in the Imperial Palace