| Description |
2 audio discs (115 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
015500 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Opera in 3 acts. |
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Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni; last duet and finale completed by Franco Alfano; based on Carlo Gozzi's drama of the same name. |
| Performer |
Birgit Nilsson, Renata Tebaldi, sopranos; Jussi Bjoerling, tenor; Giorgio Tozzi, bass; with supporting soloists; Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded July 3-11, 1959, Rome Opera House. |
| Note |
Originally released as analog discs in 1960. |
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Compact disc. |
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"Living stereo"--Label. |
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Program notes, synopsis, notes about the recording by Richard Mohr, and libretto with English translation (123 p. : ill.) inserted in container. |
| Summary |
"A Mandarin announces the law of the land ("Popolo di Pekino: La legge e questa ...)": Any man who desires to wed Turandot must first answer her three riddles. If he fails, he will be beheaded. The Prince of Persia has failed and is to be beheaded at moonrise. As the crowd surges towards the gates of the palace, crying for blood, a blind old man is pushed to the ground while his slave-girl, Li?, cries for help. A young man hears her cry and recognizes the old man as his long-lost father Timur, the deposed king of Tartary. The young Prince of Tartary urges his father not to speak his name because he fears the Chinese rulers who have conquered Tartary. Timur tells his son that of all his servants, only Li? has remained faithful to him. When the Prince asks her why, she tells him that once, long ago in the palace, he smiled upon her"--Wikipedia (Sept 2006). |
| Language |
Sung in Italian. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Operas.
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Operas.
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| Added Author |
Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946, librettist.
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Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952, librettist.
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Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954, arranger.
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Nilsson, Birgit, performer.
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Tebaldi, Renata, performer.
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Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960, performer.
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Tozzi, Giorgio, performer.
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Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993, conductor.
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Gozzi, Carlo, 1720-1806.
Turandot.
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Teatro dell'opera (Rome, Italy), performer.
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| Standard No. |
090266268726 |
| Music No. |
09026-62687-2 RCA Victor |
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