Royal Opera House: Turandot (2013)
2013 revival of Andrei Serban's 1984 production. Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, September 2013. Andrei Serban's spectacular and thrilling 1984 production of Puccini's final and grandest opera has long been a classic at the Royal Opera House. First filmed for BBC TV in the 80s, this new recording – of its fifteenth revival – is in stunning HD and makes this famous production available for the first time on DVD and Blu-ray. The release will rightfully take its place alongside the outstanding Royal Opera Puccini DVDs of La Bohème, Tosca (on EMI) and Trittico. American Lise Lindstrom is one of the very few contemporary Turandots who can genuinely sing this ‘killer’ role, and is supported by a touching Liù from Japanese soprano Eri Nakamura and an unashamedly Italianite Calaf from Marco Berti. The young Hungarian conductor Henrik Nánási directs the large orchestra and all-important chorus.
Directors: Ian Russell, Andrew Sinclair.
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Lise Lindstrom as Princess Turandot |
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Marco Berti as Prince Calaf |
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Eri Nakamura as Liù |
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Raymond Aceto as Timur |
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Dionysis Sourbis as Ping |
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Douglas Jones as Pong |
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David Butt Philip as Pang |
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Alasdair Elliott as Emperor Altoum |
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Michel de Sousa as Mandarin |
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Giacomo Puccini as Self - Composer |
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Orchestra of the Royal Opera House as Self - Orchestra |
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Henrik Nánási as Self - Conductor |
| Directing | Ian Russell | Director |
| Sound | Giacomo Puccini | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Andrew Sinclair | Director |
| Writing | Renato Simoni | Writer |
| Art | Andrei Serban | Production Design |
| Writing | Giuseppe Adami | Writer |
| Sound | Henrik Nánási | Music Director |
