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Turandot

on BBC Radio 3

Opera in three acts
Libretto by GIUSEPPE ADAMI and RENATO SIMONI Music by Puccini (sung in Italian)
The Welsh National Opera production direct from the Birmingham Hippodrome
Cast in order of singing:
WELSH NATIONAL OPERA CHORALE chorus-master JULIAN SMITH WELSH PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA, leader john stein conducted by RICHARD ARMSTRONG ACt 1
8.10* Reflections in a Muddy Pond
Leslie Gardiner ventures into the marsh country of the Maremma where Puccini re-created the legend of Princess Turandot,
8.25* Turandot Act 2

Contributors

Unknown:
Renato Simoni
Chorus-Master:
Julian Smith
Conducted By:
Richard Armstrong
Unknown:
Leslie Gardiner

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