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2017.01.25 - First published
2021.06.02 - Updated with new upload replaced
TURANDOT
Opera by
Giacomo Puccini
CAST
Gwyneth Jones, TURANDOT
Nicola Martinucci, CALAF
Diana Soviero, LIU
Sergey Koptchak, TIMUR
Alessandro Corbelli, PING
Piero De Palma, PANG
Paolo Barbacini, PONG
Gianni De Angelis, MANDARIN
Orchestra e Coro Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Conducted by Daniel Oren
Rome, 23 July 1985
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OUTLINE
(00:05) - Act 1, Mandarin intro "Popolo di Pekino"
(07:58) - Act 1, Princess Turandot appears
(12:25) - Act 1, Liu's lament "Signore, acolta!"
(18:32) - Act 1, Calaf summons Turandot
(19:45) - Act 2, Intro Ping-Pang-Pong
(31:00) - Act 2, Royal procession
(35:08) - Act 2, Mandarin intro "Popolo di Pekino"
(35:54) - Act 2, Riddle scene "In questa reggia"
(50:18) - Act 2, Turandot is overpowered by Calaf
(54:03) - Act 2, Calaf sets a riddle for Turandot
(58:30) - Act 3, Calaf's aria "Nessun dorma"
(65:02) - Act 3, Original Alfano ending (Calaf melts the icy Turandot with a fiery kiss.)
(75:13) - Act 3, Original Alfano ending (Calaf reveals his true identity to Turandot)
(79:47) - Act 3, Original Alfano ending (Turandot accepts Calaf as her lover)
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