Special offer. Puccini: Turandot
Lise Lindstrom (Turandot), Marco Berti (Calaf), Eri Nakamura (Liu), Raymond Aceto (Timur)
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Henrik Nánási (conductor) & Andrei Serban (director)
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, DVD Choice
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...
Special offer. Puccini: Turandot
Lise Lindstrom (Turandot), Marco Berti (Calaf), Eri Nakamura (Liu), Raymond Aceto (Timur)
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Henrik Nánási (conductor) & Andrei Serban (director)
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Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, DVD Choice
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...
About
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
Contents and tracklist
- 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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Giacomo Puccini
11th Jul 2014
James has a lovely time revelling in the wealth of magnificent Puccini recordings on offer, and selects some of his personal favourites.
Awards and reviews
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BBC Music MagazineJuly 2014DVD Choice
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.
