Search - Giacomo Puccini, Leopold Stokowski, Birgit Nilsson :: Puccini: Turandot [New York -- March 4, 1961; Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Anna Moffo, Bonaldo Giaiotti, Frank Guarrera, Robert Nagy, Charles Anthony, Alessio de Paolis; Leopold Stokowski]

On Golden Melodram GM50055 (2 CD's); Recorded live in New York on March 4, 1961, this preserves the famous new production which brought "Turandot" back into favor!! The all star cast is in prime form, and Stokowski's conducting is beautifully powerful and unique. This is a rare opportunity to obtain this famous performance on CD in excellent sound!! "The Rough Guide To Opera" says that this "is the finest performance ever recorded -- it is very hard to track down, but is worth every effort and any price."