Puccini: Turandot (Blu-Ray) – Nina Stemme, Aleksandrs Antonenko

Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Artists: Nina Stemme, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Maria Agresta, Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Angelo Veccia, Roberto Covatta, Blagoj Nacoski, Carlo Bosi, Gianluca Breda, Azer Rza-Zada, Coro di Voci Bianche dell’Accademia Teatro alla Scala, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
Director: Nikolaus Lehnhoff
Format: Blu-Ray
Language: Italian
Subtitles: Italian, English, French, German, Korean, Chinese
Region: All Regions
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: Decca
Blu-Ray Release Date: January 27, 2017
Run Time: 136 minutes

This Turandot marked the first time the opera was performed in Milan with the finale devised by Luciano Berio, replacing Alfano’s traditional ending. Berio himself worked closely on this production with both the stage director Nikolaus Lehnhoff and La Scala’s music director, Riccardo Chailly. Nina Stemme takes the title role with her “powerful, luxuriant voice” and “blazing high notes” (New York Times).

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