Puccini: Turandot

Serban's galvanically colourful staging has survived with remarkable vigour...Lindstrom is pretty much the ideal Ice Princess: her voice one of steely intensity...Berti as Calaf has a clarion... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 31st Mar 2014
Catalogue No: OA1132D
Label: Opus Arte
Series: Royal Opera House Collection

BBC Music Magazine

July 2014

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Puccini: Turandot

Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, September 2014
Lise Lindstrom (Turandot), Marco Berti (Calaf), Eri Nakamura (Liu), Raymond Aceto (Timur)
Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Henrik Nánási (conductor) & Andrei Serban (director)

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Favourites, Giacomo Puccini

James has a lovely time revelling in the wealth of magnificent Puccini recordings on offer, and selects some of his personal favourites.

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 Il 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.

Extra features: Turandot - An Introduction, Behind the Masks and a cast gallery.

Running time: 125 minutes

Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/KO

Sound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS

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July 2014

Serban's galvanically colourful staging has survived with remarkable vigour...Lindstrom is pretty much the ideal Ice Princess: her voice one of steely intensity...Berti as Calaf has a clarion voice and dignified presence...Nakamura's Liu is equally fine...The all-important chorus sings with vibrant energy, and the dancers are creepily impressive.

August 2014

Long one of my favourite productions of anything...Serban struck a healthy blow against the ultra-ornate Zeffirellian approach with a look that's often as dark as the heart of the opera's Chinese fairy-tale princes

July 2014

I attended this 2013 revival of Andrei Serban's production at Covent Garden (conducted by Henrik Nánási), and was knocked out by the stunning singing of American soprano Lise Lindstrom in the title role. Marco Berti is an imposing Calàf, and Eri Nakamura shines in a sympathetic portrayal of Liù.

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