Puccini: Turandot (2-CD) – Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland

Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Artists: Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Montserrat Caballé, Sir Peter Pears, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Tom Krause, Pier Francesco Poli, Piero di Palma, Sabin Markov, John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth Schoolboy Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Number of Discs: 2
Label: Decca
CD Release Date: January 21, 2007

“Joan Sutherland is not usually considered a Puccini singer, and in fact she sang the role of Turandot only in the recording studio. But for that assignment she had exactly what was needed: a voice that seemed to have no upper limits and a personality that concealed vulnerability under an air of icy detachment. She also had an ideal set of colleagues, notably Luciano Pavarotti, whose ‘Nessun dorma’ has become practically his signature tune.” (Joe McLellan)

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