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.
Ian Russell, Andrew Sinclair
Director
Lise Lindstrom
Princess Turandot
Marco Berti
Prince Calaf
Eri Nakamura
Liù
Raymond Aceto
Timur
Dionysis Sourbis
Ping
Douglas Jones
Pong
David Butt Philip
Pang
Alasdair Elliott
Emperor Altoum
Michel de Sousa
Mandarin
Giacomo Puccini
Self - Composer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Self - Orchestra
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