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[Met Performance] CID:187400
Turandot
Metropolitan Opera House, Thu, March 9, 1961
Turandot (30)
Giacomo Puccini | Giuseppe Adami/Renato Simoni
Review 1:
Review of Robert Sabin in Musical America
On this evening the Metropolitan did what it rarely does — changed the opera. Originally, Miss Nilsson had been scheduled to sing her first Aida on this occasion, with Rosalind Elias singing her first Amneris. But since “Turandot” is going like a house afire, no one seemed to mind the switch.
The cast was familiar with one exception. Miss Stratas sang her first Liu at the Metropolitan, and an admirable performance it was. That she had to push her voice up onto pitch at the end of “Signore, ascolta!” was obviously a mere matter of nervous tension, for her voice in general sounded lustrous and firmly supported. Dramatically, she was wholly appealing and convincing.
Mr. Stokowski (who conducted the Schonberg “Gurrelieder” the next afternoon in Philadelphia!) did not let himself be thrown by an accident with the stage trumpets at the end of Act I, who made two wrong entrances, with earsplitting results.
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Turandot
Metropolitan Opera House, Thu, March 9, 1961
Turandot (30)
Giacomo Puccini | Giuseppe Adami/Renato Simoni
- Turandot
- Birgit Nilsson
- Calàf
- Franco Corelli
- Liù
- Teresa Stratas
- Timur
- Bonaldo Giaiotti
- Ping
- Frank Guarrera
- Pang
- Robert Nagy
- Pong
- Charles Anthony
- Emperor Altoum
- Alessio De Paolis
- Mandarin
- Calvin Marsh
- Prince of Persia
- Edilio Ferraro
- Servant
- Thomas Russell
- Servant
- Craig Crosson
- Servant
- Robert Bishop
- Executioner
- Howard Sayette
- Executioner
- Wally Adams
- Executioner
- William Burdick
- Conductor
- Leopold Stokowski
Review 1:
Review of Robert Sabin in Musical America
On this evening the Metropolitan did what it rarely does — changed the opera. Originally, Miss Nilsson had been scheduled to sing her first Aida on this occasion, with Rosalind Elias singing her first Amneris. But since “Turandot” is going like a house afire, no one seemed to mind the switch.
The cast was familiar with one exception. Miss Stratas sang her first Liu at the Metropolitan, and an admirable performance it was. That she had to push her voice up onto pitch at the end of “Signore, ascolta!” was obviously a mere matter of nervous tension, for her voice in general sounded lustrous and firmly supported. Dramatically, she was wholly appealing and convincing.
Mr. Stokowski (who conducted the Schonberg “Gurrelieder” the next afternoon in Philadelphia!) did not let himself be thrown by an accident with the stage trumpets at the end of Act I, who made two wrong entrances, with earsplitting results.
Search by season: 1960-61
Search by title: Turandot,
Met careers
- Leopold Stokowski [Conductor]
- Birgit Nilsson [Turandot]
- Franco Corelli [Calàf]
- Teresa Stratas [Liù]
- Bonaldo Giaiotti [Timur]
- Frank Guarrera [Ping]
- Robert Nagy [Pang]
- Charles Anthony [Pong]
- Alessio De Paolis [Emperor Altoum]
- Calvin Marsh [Mandarin]
- Edilio Ferraro [Prince of Persia]
- Thomas Russell [Servant]
- Craig Crosson [Servant]
- Robert Bishop [Servant]
- Howard Sayette [Executioner]
- Wally Adams [Executioner]
- William Burdick [Executioner]