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Turandot
Metropolitan Opera House, Sat, April 8, 1961
Turandot (35)
Giacomo Puccini | Giuseppe Adami/Renato Simoni
- Turandot
- Birgit Nilsson
- Calàf
- Franco Corelli
- Liù
- Licia Albanese
- Timur
- Bonaldo Giaiotti
- Ping
- Frank Guarrera
- Pang
- Robert Nagy
- Pong
- Charles Anthony
- Emperor Altoum
- Alessio De Paolis
- Mandarin
- George Cehanovsky
- Prince of Persia
- Edilio Ferraro
- Servant
- Thomas Russell
- Servant
- Craig Crosson
- Servant
- Robert Bishop
- Executioner
- Wally Adams
- Executioner
- William Burdick
- Executioner
- Hubert Farrington
- Conductor
- Leopold Stokowski
Review 1:
Review signed R. E. in The New York Times
LICIA ALBANESE AS LIÙ
Sings 'Turandot' Role at 'Met' for Only Time This Season
Licia Albanese's sole appearance this season as Liù in the new production of "Turandot" at the Metropolitan Opera House was made on Saturday night. It was a memorable performance, almost a capstone in the soprano's long and honorable career here.
Her Liù was not so much pathetic, as the character generally appears, as it was genuinely tragic, because of the intensity and conviction with which she sang and acted. The music lay well for the voice, and Miss Albanese sang with fullness of tone and searing phrases.
Sharing honors with Miss Albanese in the cast were Birgit Nilsson, in the title role; Franco Corelli, as Calaf; Frank Guarrera, Robert Nagy and Charles Anthony, as Ping, Pang and Pong; Alessio De Paolis, as the Emperor, and George Cehanovsky, as the Mandarin. Leopold Stokowski conducted.
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Met careers
- Leopold Stokowski [Conductor]
- Birgit Nilsson [Turandot]
- Franco Corelli [Calàf]
- Licia Albanese [Liù]
- Bonaldo Giaiotti [Timur]
- Frank Guarrera [Ping]
- Robert Nagy [Pang]
- Charles Anthony [Pong]
- Alessio De Paolis [Emperor Altoum]
- George Cehanovsky [Mandarin]
- Edilio Ferraro [Prince of Persia]
- Thomas Russell [Servant]
- Craig Crosson [Servant]
- Robert Bishop [Servant]
- Wally Adams [Executioner]
- William Burdick [Executioner]
- Hubert Farrington [Executioner]