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Programme presenting rare and fascinating operatic performances

Programme presenting rare and fascinating performances and vividly communicating the immediacy of the live experience

Opera on 3: Puccini's Turandot recorded at the New York's Met

Puccini's Turandot recorded at the New York's Met

BBC Radio 3 - Opera on 3, Puccini's Turandot recorded at the New York's Met

With Nina Stemme in the title role and Marco Berti as Calàf. Paolo Carignani conducts.

Giacomo Puccini's Turandot, with Nina Stemme in the title role and Marco Berti as Calàf. Paolo Carignani conducts the Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York.

An archive recording of Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot made at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York and first heard in 2016, in the sumptuous production by Franco Zeffirelli. Puccini's final masterpiece is both modern and romantic; reflecting eastern harmonies and coupled with his imaginative use of the orchestra at his disposal, he created a classic of 20th-century opera. Nina Stemme performs the title role of the proud princess of ancient China, whose riddles doom every suitor who seeks her hand. She appears opposite Marco Berti, who as Calàf the brave prince, sings “Nessun dorma” and wins her love. Anita Hartig sings the role of Liù, the faithful slave girl. Paolo Carignani conducts the Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House.

Presented by Mary Jo Heath, with commentator Ira Siff.

Puccini: Turandot

Turandot..... Nina Stemme (soprano)
Liú..... Anita Hartig (soprano)
Calàf..... Marco Berti (tenor)
Timur..... Alexander Tsymbalyuk (bass-baritone)
Emperor Altoum..... Ronald Naldi (tenor)
Ping..... Dwayne Croft (baritone)
Pang..... Tony Stevenson (tenor)
Pong..... Eduardo Valdes (tenor)
Mandarin..... David Crawford (baritone)
Executioner..... Arthur Lazalde (silent role)
Prince of Persia..... Sasha Semin (tenor)
Handmaiden..... Anne Nonnemacher (soprano)
Handmaiden..... Mary Hughes (mezzo-soprano)

The Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
The Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
Paolo Carignani (conductor)

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