Ferruccio Busoni : "Turandot" ( Introduction and Scene1)

Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)

Opera Turandot - Eine chinesische Fabel . A Chinese fable ("An Arturo Toscanini")
First performed, together with "Arlecchino", on 11 May 1917 in the Stadttheater, Zurich.

Text: F. Busoni

Altoum, Kaiser/Emperor : René Pape
Turandot : Linda Plech
Kalaf : Josef Protschka
Barak : Friedrich Molsberger
Die Königinmutter/The Queen-Mother : Celina Lindsey

Rias-Kammerchor
Marcus Creed, Chorus master

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Conducted by Gerd Albrecht

1 - Prelude
2- "Peking, Stadt der Wunder" (Kalaf, Barak)
3 - "Verweilt, man mordet" (QueenMother, women chorus)

Scene 1: Kalaf, prince of a kingdom captured by enemies, arrives in the city of Peking.
Princess Turandot has all princes who woo her beheaded if they are unable to solve three riddles.
(3) The QueenMother of samarkand curses the place and huls the portrait of the deadly Turandot into the dust.. kalaf picks up it.

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[alessandroschaunard]

Quest'opera di Busoni è un capolavoro!!

[Hjadlowker]

@classicalsax German's the original language in which the opera was composed. 

[techstepman]

whats this?i thought turandot was giacomos puccinis...oh i get it ... someone else used the story to make an opera....puccinis is better...

[classicalsax]

is this particular production in German?