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Turandot

BBC Radio 3
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 take 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
The action takes place in Peking in legendary times.

Contributors

Unknown:
Renato Simoni
Conducted By:
Erich Leinsdorf
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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