Giacomo Puccini - Turandot - Collectors Mine

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Lucille Udovich, Franco Corelli, Nino del Sole, Plinio Clabassi, Renata Mattioli, Mario Borriello, Mario Carlin, Renato Ercolani, Teodoro Rovetta

The legendary Franco Corelli, world-renowned for his portrayal of Calaf, here stars in a magical RAI television production of what many consider to be Pucchini's crowning achievement. Under the creative direction of Mario Lanfranchi, this "Turandot" resonates with elements of Kabuki Corelli, at the peak of his vocal powers, finds his match in the fiery Turandot of Lucille Udovich. Among her many credits, Udovich sang opposite Corelli in the noted 1954 revivial of Spontini's "Agnes di Hohenstaufen" at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; she also sang the role of Elettra in the 1956 EMI studio recording of Mozart's Idomeneo, under the direction of Sir John Pritchard.