Puccini’s Turandot: the inside story of a major new studio recording

Neil Fisher
Monday, March 20, 2023

A major studio opera recording is rare nowadays, but add in Kaufmann, Radvanovsky and some unusual material and it has all the makings of something unique indeed. Neil Fisher visits Rome to sit in on Pappano’s ‘complete’ Turandot for Warner Classics

Antonio Pappano conducting Turandot at the Parco della Musica (photography: Ianniello & Pasqualini)

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