Turandot

~ Release by Giacomo Puccini; Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Anna Moffo, Alessio de Paolis, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Leopold Stokowski (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Live recording of a performance at the MET (4 March 1961)

Conductor - Leopold Stokowski
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Franco Corelli
Liù - Anna Moffo
Ping - Frank Guarrera
Pang - Robert Nagy
Pong - Charles Anthony
Timur - Bonaldo Giaiotti
L'imperatore Altoum - Alessio De Paolis
Un mandarino - Calvin Marsh

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-04 20:18 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Turandot: Atto primo. “Popolo di Pechino!”
baritone vocals [Un mandarino]:
Calvin Marsh (Baritone)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
soprano vocals [Liù]:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Popolo di Pekino!” … “Indietro, cani!” (Un mandarino, La folla, Guardie, Liù)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini2:36
2Turandot: Atto primo. “Padre! Mio padre!”
bass vocals [Timur]:
Bonaldo Giaiotti (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
soprano vocals [Liù]:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Padre! Mio padre!” (Calaf, Guardie, Liù, La folla, Timur)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini2:53
3Turandot: Atto primo. “Gira la cote! Gira!”
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Gira la cote! Gira!” (La folla, Servi del boia)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini10:01
4Turandot: Atto primo. “O divina bellezza”
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Perché tarda la luna” (La folla)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini1:26
5Turandot: Atto primo. “Figlio, che fai?”
bass vocals [Timur]:
Bonaldo Giaiotti (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
soprano vocals [Liù]:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-04)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Figlio, che fai?” (Timur, Calaf, Liù, La folla, Il Principe di Persia)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini1:39
6Turandot: Atto primo. “Fermo! Che fai?”
baritone vocals [Ping]:
Frank Guarrera (baritone)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
tenor vocals [Pang]:
Robert Nagy (operatic tenor)
tenor vocals [Pong]:
Charles Anthony (American tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-04)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Fermo! Che fai? T’arresta!” (Ministri [Ping, Pang, Pong], Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini1:54
7Turandot: Atto primo. “Silenzio, olà!”
baritone vocals [Ping]:
Frank Guarrera (baritone) (on 1961-03-04)
bass vocals [Timur]:
Bonaldo Giaiotti (operatic bass) (on 1961-03-04)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1961-03-04)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (on 1961-03-04)
tenor vocals [Pang]:
Robert Nagy (operatic tenor) (on 1961-03-04)
tenor vocals [Pong]:
Charles Anthony (American tenor) (on 1961-03-04)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1961-03-04)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (on 1961-03-04)
chorus master:
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor) (on 1961-03-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
D.C., d.o.o. (in 2005)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-04)
live recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Notte nera senza lumicino” (Ministri) (on 1961-03-04)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
live recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Silenzio, olà!” … “Guardalo, Pong!” (Ancelle, Ministri, Calaf, Timur) (on 1961-03-04)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Silenzio, olà!” … “Guardalo, Pong!” (Ancelle, Ministri, Calaf, Timur)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini2:21
8Turandot: Atto primo. “Non indugiare!”
baritone vocals [Ping]:
Frank Guarrera (baritone) (on 1961-03-04)
bass vocals [Timur]:
Bonaldo Giaiotti (operatic bass) (on 1961-03-04)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1961-03-04)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (on 1961-03-04)
tenor vocals [Pang]:
Robert Nagy (operatic tenor) (on 1961-03-04)
tenor vocals [Pong]:
Charles Anthony (American tenor) (on 1961-03-04)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1961-03-04)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (on 1961-03-04)
chorus master:
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor) (on 1961-03-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
D.C., d.o.o. (in 2005)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-04)
live recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Non indugiare!” (I fantasmi, Calaf, Ping, Pang, Pong, Timur) (on 1961-03-04)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Non indugiare!” (I fantasmi, Calaf, Ping, Pang, Pong, Timur)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini2:09
9Turandot: Atto primo. “Signore, ascolta!”
soprano vocals [Liù]:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Signore, ascolta!” (Liù)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini2:42
10Turandot: Atto primo. “Non piangere, Liù!”
bass vocals [Timur]:
Bonaldo Giaiotti (operatic bass) (on 1961-03-04)
soprano vocals [Liù]:
Anna Moffo (soprano) (, on 1961-03-04)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (on 1961-03-04)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1961-03-04)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (on 1961-03-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
D.C., d.o.o. (in 2005)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-04)
live recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Non piangere, Liù” (Calaf, Liù, Timur) (on 1961-03-04)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Non piangere, Liù” (Calaf, Liù, Timur)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini2:31
11Turandot: Atto primo. “Ah, per l’ultima volta!”
baritone vocals [Ping]:
Frank Guarrera (baritone) (on 1961-03-04)
bass vocals [Timur]:
Bonaldo Giaiotti (operatic bass) (on 1961-03-04)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1961-03-04)
soprano vocals [Liù]:
Anna Moffo (soprano) (on 1961-03-04)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (on 1961-03-04)
tenor vocals [Pang]:
Robert Nagy (operatic tenor) (on 1961-03-04)
tenor vocals [Pong]:
Charles Anthony (American tenor) (on 1961-03-04)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1961-03-04)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (on 1961-03-04)
chorus master:
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor) (on 1961-03-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
D.C., d.o.o. (in 2005)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-04)
live recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Ah! per l’ultima volta!” (Timur, Liù, Ministri, Calaf, coro) (on 1961-03-04)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Ah! per l’ultima volta!” (Timur, Liù, Ministri, Calaf, coro)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini3:16
12Turandot: Atto secondo: “Olà Pang!”
baritone vocals [Ping]:
Frank Guarrera (baritone)
tenor vocals [Pang]:
Robert Nagy (operatic tenor)
tenor vocals [Pong]:
Charles Anthony (American tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 1. “Olà, Pang! Olà, Pong!” (Ping, Pang, Pong)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II (Turandot: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini1:13
13Turandot: Atto secondo: “O Cina, o Cina!”
baritone vocals [Ping]:
Frank Guarrera (baritone)
tenor vocals [Pang]:
Robert Nagy (operatic tenor)
tenor vocals [Pong]:
Charles Anthony (American tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 1. “O Cina, o Cina” (Ping, Pang, Pong)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II (Turandot: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini1:59
14Turandot: Atto secondo: “Ho una casa nell’Honan”
baritone vocals [Ping]:
Frank Guarrera (baritone) (on 1961-03-04)
tenor vocals [Pang]:
Robert Nagy (operatic tenor) (on 1961-03-04)
tenor vocals [Pong]:
Charles Anthony (American tenor) (on 1961-03-04)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1961-03-04)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (on 1961-03-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
D.C., d.o.o. (in 2005)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-04)
live recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 1. “Ho una casa nell’Honan” (Ping, Pang, Pong) (on 1961-03-04)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II (Turandot: Act II)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 1. “Ho una casa nell’Honan” (Ping, Pang, Pong)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II (Turandot: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:22
15Turandot: Atto secondo: “O mondo, pieno di pazzi innamorati!”
baritone vocals [Ping]:
Frank Guarrera (baritone)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
tenor vocals [Pang]:
Robert Nagy (operatic tenor)
tenor vocals [Pong]:
Charles Anthony (American tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 1. “O mondo, pieno di pazzi innamorati!” (Ministri, Coro)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II (Turandot: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini5:07
16Turandot: Atto secondo: “Gravi, enormi ed imponenti”
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 2. “Gravi, enormi ed imponenti” (La folla)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II (Turandot: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:07
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