The definitive Calaf of history, Franco Corelli and Lucille Udovich's wonderful Turandot in this charming, vintage made-for-TV version of the opera. The film was made for Puccini's 100th birthday at the RAI Milano studios. Original broadcast date: 23 December 1958. ℹ️ Italian and English subtitles provided (English translation by William Weaver). If it doesn't start automatically, you have to turn it on with the subtitles/CC button.

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Giacomo Puccini: Turandot (posthumously completed by Franco Alfano in 1926)
opera in three acts, based on Carlo Gozzi's play
Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni

La principessa Turandot - Lucilla Udovick
Il principe ignoto (Calaf) - Franco Corelli
Liù - Renata Mattioli
Timur - Plinio Clabassi
Ping - Mario Borriello
Pang - Mario Carlin
Pong - Renato Ercolani
L’imperatore Altoum - Nino del Sole
Un mandarino - Teodoro Rovetta

Conductor: Fernando Previtali
Orchestra e Coro di Milano della Radiotelevisione Italiana
Chorus master: Giulio Bertola
Children's Chorus: Coro di Voci Bianche dell'Oratorio dell'Immacolata of Bergamo directed by Don Egidio Corbetta (presumably)

Director: Mario Lanfranchi
Scenes and costumes: Attilio Colonnello
Choreographer: Luciana Novaro
Lights: Davide Alschüler
Studio assistant: Duilio Camurati
Production assistant: Adriana Borgonovo

Timestamps:
Act 1
00:00 Introduction
02:46 Popolo di Pekino! (Un mandarino)
08:03 Gira la cote (Chorus)
10:31 Perché tarda la luna? (Chorus)
15:40 O giovinetto! Grazia, grazia! (Chorus, Calaf)
20:50 Figlio, che fai? (Timur, Calaf)
22:39 Fermo! Che fai? T'arresta! (Ping, Pang, Pong)
26:20 Notte senza lumicino... (Ping, Pang, Pong)
29:09 Signore, ascolta (Liù)
31:13 Non piangere, Liù (Calaf)
33:42 Ah! per l’ultima volta! (Timur, Liù, ministers, Calaf, chorus)

Act 2
36:31 Olà, Pang! Olà Pong! (Ping, Pang, Pong)
39:51 Ho una casa nell'Honan (Ping, Pang, Pong)
43:15 O mondo, pieno di pazzi innamorati! (Ping, Pang, Pong)
47:41 Gravi, enormi ed imponenti (Chorus)
52:00 Un giuramento atroce (L'imperatore Altoum, Calaf)
57:31 In questa Reggia (Turandot)
01:03:55 Straniero, ascolta (Turandot, Calaf)
01:12:10 Figlio del cielo! Padre augusto! (Turandot, Calaf)
01:14:49 No, no, Principessa altera!...Tre enigmi m'hai proposto (Calaf)

Act 3
01:19:27 Così comanda Turandot (Heralds)
01:22:20 Nessun dorma (Calaf)
01:25:56 Tu che guardi le stelle (Ministers, Calaf, Chorus)
01:33:50 Tanto amore segreto (Liù)
01:36:43 Tu chi di gel sei cinta (Liù)
01:39:36 Liù! Liù! Sorgi (Timur)
01:43:57 Principessa di m*rte (Calaf, Turandot)
01:47:00 Che è mai di me?...Mio fiore! (Turandot, Calaf)
01:51:14 Diecimila anni al nostro Imperatore (Chorus, Turandot)

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