Puccini: Turandot (complete opera recorded in 1977)
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Turandot (complete opera recorded in 1977)
Montserrat Caballé, Jose Carreras, Mirelle Freni / Choeurs de l'Opéra du Rhin, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Alain Lombard
[ Warner Classics Home of Opera / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Monday 1 February 2016
Central to this performance is Montserrat Caballé's Turandot, a characterisation of striking subtlety and beauty. As the icy, but alluring princess she confronts the Calaf of José Carreras - heroic, seductive and irresistibly appealing to the slave girl Liù, sung here by Mirella Freni, a supreme interpreter of Puccini's tragic heroines. Alain Lombard conducts the spectacular score to mesmerising effect.
"From the verystart Caballe conveys an element of mystery while Freni underlines the dramatic rather than the lyrical side of Liu's role." (Penguin Guide)
