Track List
Turandot
Dramma lirico in tre atti e cinque quadri (Compl.: Franco Alfano)
Libretto: Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni
Sung in Italian
Katia Ricciarelli (Turandot)
Piero De Palma (Altoum)
Ruggero Raimondi (Timur)
Plácido Domingo (Calif)
Barbara Hendricks (Liu)
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Chorus Master: Roberto Benaglio
Wiener Sängerknaben
Wiener Philharmoniker
Cast
La Principessa Turandot | Katia Ricciarelli (Soprano) |
L'Imperatore Altoum | Piero De Palma (Tenor) |
Timur, re tartaro spodestato | Ruggero Raimondi (Bass) |
Il Principe Ignoto (Calaf), suo figlio | Plácido Domingo (Tenor) |
Liù, giovane schiava | Barbara Hendricks (Soprano) |
Ping, Gran Cancelliere | Gottfried Hornik (Baritone) |
Pang, Gran Provveditore | Heinz Zednik (Tenor) |
Pong, Gran Cuciniere | Francisco Araiza (Tenor) |
Un Mandarino | Siegmund Nimsgern (Bass) |
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Chorus Master: Roberto Benaglio
Wiener Sängerknaben
Wiener Philharmoniker
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Production: Günther Breest
Recording Supervision: Michel Glotz
Recording Engineer: Günter Hermanns
Editing: Reinhild Schmidt
Recorded: 11-18 May 1981, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien
Re-mastering
SACD Producer: Motoaki Ohmachi (ESOTERIC COMPANY)
SACD Mastering Engineer: Masaya Higashino (JVC Mastering Center Daikanyama Studio)
SACD Authoring: Atsuo Fujita (f-inc)