Puccini: Turandot. Montserrat Caballé - Luciano Pavarotti. Chailly 1977.
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- Turandot: Montserrat Caballé.
Calaf: Luciano Pavarotti.
Liù: Leona Mitchell.
Timur: Giorgio Tozzi.
L'imperatore: Raymond Manton.
Ping: Dale Duesing.
Pang: Rémy Corazza.
Pong: Joseph Frank.
Un Mandarino: Aldo Bramante.
Tre Principesse: Pamela South, Carol Vaness, Gwendolyn Jones.
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
San Francisco. November 4, 1977.
That's me in there, youngest member of the SF Boys Chorus at age 9, so very happy this recording exists. Wonderful memories!
Wish you could tell me all about it! Based on her interviews, I've always felt that Montserrat Caballe was a gracious, friendly person. Is my assumption correct? Also, were you able to converse with other principles (Pav)freely, or did they sequester themselves?
Could pick your brain for hours!
Lucky you!
@@uralbob1 I was very young, and at that age didn't care about too much beyond Encyclopedia Brown books. My mom told me I had to speak to Pav who was lovely and generous. I recall telling her "He's a very nice man, but his English isn't so good (!)" (this was of course before Say Giorgio and his increased exposure in English speaking media).
@@DekeSharon 👍 Good story Deke!
You are a fortunate guy
I went to this performance as a teenager, and it was fantastic. I had the opportunity to meet Pavarotti in his dressing room, and he was a gracious gentleman.
Wow!
you're so lucky!
You're really lucky 😍😍😍
@@esterbruno8604 Thanks. I saw Pavarotti six times in live performances, and I met him four of those times. He was a great singer and an even greater Human Being.
@@operadog2000 I would have loved to meet him and hear him sing... He's my favorite tenor with Corelli 💘
I have never heard anyone sing this role as stunningly as Caballe did. That diminuendo is unparalleled. Spectacular.
W
I regret that I came to appreciate her operatic gifts rather late as compared to others.
She was a beautiful talent and a beautiful human being.
I now have several CDs that feature her singing.
Caballe's singing is lovely but to my ears she sounds underpowered for the role; I never heard her live and really do not know how big her voice was. The play with dynamics is skillful but unwritten; when I heard the radio broadcast I thought it was a disguise to make her crescendos sound bigger than they actually were. All said I will take her performance over someone screaming out the role, which are many.
@@williammaddox3339 I bet her voice was very big and it projects very well. Too bad I didnt live in her era, as I'm only 24. Anyways, the dynamics are not vague, rather it was super clear. We can hear very well where she did her pianissimo, diminuendo or her fortissimo. Her climax at figlio del cielo proves her raw talent. What a voice. She's one of the few who can actually sing, and not scream. I agree that few of the pianissimo is unwritten and unnecessary, but I take that as her interpretation. It's boring if it was textbook. Her voice blends so perfectly with the orchestra be it sharp or tad flat, who knows. What a woman, what a talent.
You've never heard Nilsson! Although I also adore Caballe...
I really like Caballé. Somehow she seems to exist in a parallell world to the rest. Just superb!
+ML Spinelli She's marvelous in Turandot. I had the LP. So nice to hear it here.
@Roger Clayton wtf
i want to cry when i think of pavarotti and caballe. they are so missed.
What a beautiful triad! Puccini, Caballe, and Pavarotti! And also: Sincerest gratitude to the entire operative company and orchestra! God love you all!
I’ve done nothing in my life to deserve this beautiful gift of operatic perfection.
I was at this performance as well as the next night's "Ballo" with Careras and Riciarelli. Pavarotti and Caballe both attended the Ballo and got big applause when they were seated.
fernhill36 Wow amazing! Sad that I wasn't even born then:(
And Leontyne Price’s first Ariadne was at that same time! What a season.
I was there both nights, too. Will never forget it, not just the singing, but the giant Buddha weeping blood at the end and the arm swinging out meaningfully. From where I was sitting, I could see Pavarotti and Caballe take the balcony seats. It was a weekend opera trip from Vancouver that was one of the highlights of my life.
I heard her in Bsrcelona later on 1979 and in 1980 in Avignon with Ricciarelli and Giaiotti in a superb and great petformance, i really be proud of living in her times !
In 1980 in Avignon she was singing turandot ?
@@arboretum1153 yes, she did !
Just amazing...they are so missed. Rosemarie 85years and 50 years of loving opera!!!
Deux monstres sacrés. Caballé est extraordinaire. Puissance, velouté et douceur de la voix font d'elle une immense Turandot!! Merci pour ce document
¡¡¡ LA MERVEILLE TOTAL ¡¡¡ Les 3 protagonistes, tout l'equipe... et Chailly... c'est le sommet pour mes oreilles et mon coeur ¡¡¡
A magnificent recording. When Caballe sings without the orchestra, there isn't a sound in the house. In Questa Reggia is like delicate velvet with none of the stridency that sometimes affects singers in that high range. It is utterly delicate and intoxicating.
Caballe was so great. I love this woman!
Wickie Bowman her name is Elena Pankratova
She was amazing
monserrat la meilleure, époustouflante
une voix droite sans fioritures ,cristalline parfaite, ...la reine parmi toutes les reines...
gah the end of act 1 gives me goosebumps every time! Sounds so imperial and important and grand
Puccini's act 1 endings are legendary to me. La Boheme's always gives me full body goosebumps too
I enjoy this preformance immensely. It is musical, it is full of nuances, dynamics, the music and text comes out with clarity. Much better than the Wagnerian yelling of some others or all the slidings , wobbles and brazen iron sounds of other versions. Now, those of you who don't like this version, why bother and stay here and comment. Please go to your idols and leave.
Caballe handles the passage where Turandot laments that Calaf has answered the riddles differently from any soprano I've heard ("Figlio delncielo...") Beautiful!
Her interpretation is beautiful. Some might say it's stupid as it's unwritten and unnecessary. But it's very pleasing to the ears and no one could do that. Even nilsson. She's very unique in her own way and sounds majestically beautiful. Figlio del cielo is my fav part of this opera. It's sad that people mostly know this from the nessun dorma act.
This performance is a ten - all singers are in their best vocal shape considering that is was Turandot debut for both Pav. and Montsy. and the recording is great too for relatively old performance. Simply spotless - thanks for posting.
little known fact...I was the second handmaiden in this show!
no not debut for Pav.. there is a 1973 recording already.
@@Carlthestinker Oh, I saw that! I remember hearing that part thinking, I recognize that voice from somewhere...
@@onlygodcanjudgeme360 His stage debut, not his recording debut.
Could not agree more!
Stunning! Caballe often produced a bizzare sound any time when under strain, very evident in her in questa reggias in the later years. There’s NONE of that here, she sounds at ease! Wonderful, thank you.
pavarotti had the tendency to bring out the best In people, Kathleen battle, known to be difficult, was an angel when she sang with him. one of his concert promoters said, you could put him in a room with people that didn't like him, and left to his own devices, in 45 minutes they would be eating out of his hands.
Caballé's top notes are amazing! Big Pav's and her voice do match perfectly (although neither of them are really tailored for Turandot and Calaf!)
Agree, not tailored. Pav is "Nemorino in China" Mario del Monaco dubbed him or Domingo "Nemorino in Egypt" after hearing one of them as Radames...
They both have beautiful voices. But neither of them are right for the roles. Nilsson and Corelli were a perfect Turandot and Calaf.
Puccini the best...pavarotti your best interpreter! if puccini were alive, he would cry
I doubt if Puccini ever cried. I think he enjoyed killing off his heroines.
He would cry with frustration. He cast Rosa Raisa as the first Turandot. She was a dramatic soprano with a huge voice. I doubt that he would have cast a lyric soprano like Caballe in the role.
Amo Turandot!!!!
Ya somos dos ❤
Póngale tres...❤❤❤
Somos 4 ..❤
Pavarotti's "Nessun Dorma" is unmatched and he practically owns this aria. Caballe is superb in the role of Turandot. No wonder the Italians gave her the title of "La Superba." She truly is one of the greatest and beloved singers of the operatic world.
+Corby Corbin He does own this aria... but just heard Jonas Kaufmann, the last day of the Proms... and oh, it was breathtaking!
Kaufmann is NOT better than Pavarotti if that's what you're implying. Kaufmann's voice is loud but ugly. He essentially has the timbre and tone color of a baritone which sounds warm and rich in the lower register but lacks the ring and vibrance of Pavarotti in the upper register so sounds very harsh and grating when he gets to the high notes. The only tenor to surpass Pavarotti in "Nessun Dorma" was Franco Corelli who had the power and weight of Kaufmann (especially in the lower register) but the ring and vibrance of Pavarotti.
ML Spinelli jonas kauffman sings terrible litteraly, pavarotti is much better.
just take a look at Rudy Park, I think he does a really great calaf too
She's simply amazing.
la mejor que escuhado hasta la fecha una maravilla.gracias
C'est une pure merveille !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Inconfundibles voces de Montserrat y Luciano!!!
Yo nací justo dos años mas tarde 4-11-79.
Turandot onde ninguém jamais alcançou tão alto e cantou tão lindo como Pavarotti!
Isso...ninguém teve a coragem dele de cantar ao vivo ainda!😮
Outstanding.
Turandot fit Caballe's voice like a glove!
Like glove that's too big for her.
Una de las más grandes Turandot de todos los tiempos es sin duda la diva Montserrat Caballe y Luciano Pavarotti en el rol de Calaf es único e inigualable. Bravo!!!
Pavarotti et Caballe, deux étoiles dans notre monde, quelle chance de les entendre, une œuvre d'art merveilleuse.
Beautiful opera bravíssimo
Thanks so much for posting this. It was the only Opera that I was in during my two years with the San Francisco Boys Chorus. Memories to last a few lifetimes.
Mark, I was there too, and there weren’t many of us. Just a handful. Cool that we’re finding each other in this comment thread. I still have the head of a statue Pavarotti smashed on stage one night.
Para todos estos sabios que dicen que Caballé no da la talla, recuerdo que fue Birgit Nilsson quien le dijo que debía cantar Turandot y no solo Liu. Una señora que sabía poco de este papel, al parecer. Caballé en escena a lo mejor no era tan convincente por razones obvias, pero su forma de cantar y su intensidad, a la que añade en ciertos momentos verdadera belleza, componen una principessa distinta, pero asombrosa. Mi Turandot también es la que quiero imaginar a la Callas en Buenos Aires, pero ni estuve allí ni se conserva, que yo sepa, grabación completa, aunque sí algunos fragmentos increíbles. Montsita canta con una pasión y una entrega, y con menos autocomplacencia que en otros papeles, que suplen con creces la falta de dramatismo, y sus fortísimos son mejores que los de muchas dramáticas, y están mucho más afinados. La capacidad que tenía para pasar del fffff al pppp, o de cantar piano, media voz, piano... aportan a su Turandot un valor añadido que no tiene, por ejemplo, Eva Marton, que lo canta todo igual. Las notas flotantes al final del segundo acto, justo antes de los fortísimos, acariciándonos, no están al alcance de sopranos más "adecuadas", pero que dan una versión mucho más plana. Ninguna otra canta con tantos colores y matices la escena de los enigmas. Quizá no sea "la mejor" Turandot, pero es de las mejores, y, sobre todo, es distinta.
Si usted estuvo presente en lo que afirma que dijo Nilsson decantándose por Caballé en el papel, le creo pero, yo he leído y escuchado de expertos otra versión de ese hecho que versa así : Nilsson ya estaba cansada y fastidiada de la gira con Turandot y dijo....Me voy, no lo hago más. Que empresarios y el Director se jalaban de los pelos y Caballé dijo : yo lo hago.....yo me se el papel.
@@rafaellmata6083 No, no estaba, pero bueno, ambas cosas... Se non è vero...
@@rafaellmata6083 Yo se lo oí contar a Caballé en una entrevista, no sé con qué intención lo dijo Nilsson.
ah, puccini. magnificent.
Echo de menos la Liù de Caballé, con esos pianissimi inigualables; claro que -por mi- la vería haciendo todos los papeles, hasta de Calaf, Pang peng ping y pung. Todos.
That was surprising to hear the interview in the end. So nice to hear these guys talking
Maravilhoso! Espetacular! Soberbo! Divino! Excepcional! Luciano, Montserrat e Ricardo acarinham nosso sentido da audição.
Definitely the best version. Thank you
for posting.
We were there for five of six performances. Once with seats and four times standing. For the one that was broadcast, the brother of one of us was at home and changed tapes so we got the whole thing recorded.
there is something about a chorus that is so dramatic, defined and clear, without over doing it-i bet it even gives the soloist more oomf to do what they have to, brava!!!
Caballe's interpretation is superb!! Very beautiful. Her pianissimo was crystal clear and she can even dominate the orchestra whenever she wants. She's a tad underpowered for Turandot, but she's one of the very few that sounds very pleasing to the ears. What a woman!!!!
Luciano hacia un excelente Calaf un personaje vital y el lo aborda con fuerza y valentia, bellísimo!
I LOVE TURANDOT.....wonderful Opera with MONTSERRAT CABALLÉ & LUCIANO PAVAROTTI 1977❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Turandot
Atto I 0:00
Atto II 32:54
Atto III 1:19:15
Like their singing, like their talking:)
I wish there was video of this
+sricruz same here. I have yet to find any video footage of Pavarotti on the opera stage. There only videos of him in concert.
+Ihdc1
There are, or used to be, several complete opera productions here on YT.
Check out for Ballo, Aida, Bohème etc...
+Ihdc1 I have him in LaBoheme. Will send the information on the DVD when available to me.
Knowing the (lack of) acting ability of those two, maybe it's just as well if we can listen to their beautiful voices without being distracted.
I agree, but we must be grateful that we have this very good recording.
pavarotti grandisimo.leyenda.
nessum dorma, en la voz del grandioso Pavarotti, me estremece absolutamente
1:48:13 to 1:49:05 Best part of this record, Pavarotti just flows with the stream of music, Superb!!
Wish there is a live recording of this spectacle.
direzione magnifica grandi voci
Many thanks for this sublime experience, and for the fascinating and priceless interview in the end !
Низкий поклон, восторг!
Орфей!!!🌹🙏🔥
I find this to be VERY impressive and difficult singing made to sound mostly at ease. I never would have thought Caballe would be able to do this opera, for some reason. But it is one of the best things I've ever heard from her. She is better here than she is when sinign Lui. Nots so surprized Pavarotti is also very excellent.
Les deux meilleurs réunis 😍
DAYUM! Bramante was one powerful Mandarino…….scared the shite out of me when he started.
Como era de esperar, pelos interpretes, da Turandot
*Adicionamento* uma das melhores interpretações que vi!!!
Caballe has so much squillo, and the top notes have great ring and penetration. She knew when she was ready to sing this demanding role. Although Pavarotti sings beautifully, I find that he is not wholly comfortable. Unless it is the acoustics, he has more of an edge to his voice.
It’s probably the transfer, which exaggerated the hughs.
Alcuni passaggi mi ricordano Conan il Barbaro, colonna sonora di Basil Polidouris (primi 80s): ed è un bel ricordare!
Increible versión, gracas por compartirla
BEAUTIFUL LUCIANO!
Much more interesting than the standard ice cold princess In questa reggia sounds if she is reviving it all in a transe like it should be but there is warmth under the surface freezing high notes.
Thank you
I have never been a big fan of Caballe. Not really sure why, just not in love with her voice. But, I really like her in this role. And of course, Pavarotti is amazing and Leona Mitchell probably the best Liu I have ever heard!! Wish I could have seen this. I love 1:09:40-1:14:28 love it
GLORIOSO
I totally agree with what you say. Leona Mitchell is the best Liu I have heard. I just love all the recordings I have heard. Pavarotti, WOW. Also, I have heard Caballe and was never a huge fan but love her here! Also, the part you highlighted is just awesome music. I love that Pav. takes the optional high note!
Caballe was the best Liu!
For those who wish to see a video of Monserrat Caballe in this Opera try the one from Paris.......Enjoy,
I would imagine Caballe to be less than visually convincing as Turandot.
See the video Paris Opera 1981 and see how she is really convincing.She has the power and the luscious sensuous voice to trap Calaf forever her bottom chest notes are a must too.And she really sings in questa regia as under a big trauma,which really is what this aria is about.
Could she sing Brunnhilde, too? How about Elektra? I lke Caballe. In Verdi. And in Bellini. And in Donizetti. But in Turandot? Not a big enough voice. It takes a Nilsson or a Callas to sing Turandot.
Chailly was 24. Wow
45:21
MONEY ROLLS
CARS AND CLOTHES
THAT'S HOW ALL MY PARTNERS ROLL
1:20:00 Nessun Dorma
Magistral !
You mean 1:22:10
Such a weird chord to stop and wait for the applause though lol
Τελειο.
When it was about 1:22:21 sounded like an angel from the deepest of our souls. Pavarotti is a myth, a legend, a man with a great voice. Nessun Dorma
Louise Nazareth , Pavarotti is a man with a light vooice, Del Monaco is a man with a great voice, also, Corelli.
@@ursmue1937 Corelli was the greatest Calaf. Bjorling was a great recoded Calaf, but he wisely chose not to sing the role on stage. Would that Pavarotti had been that wise.
The glory days of the SF Opera! Kurt Herbert Adler knew how to do opera.
Oh San Francisco, how far thou hast fallen.
UNA DELICIA DISFRUTARLOS
Turandot: music by Puccini; libretto by Adami and Simoni. Lovely melodies, arias, duets and choruses.
Liù tries to scream her way through the part of Turandot...
Je préfère la version de Paris avec Giacomoni de 1981... je sais que bcp de groupies vont hurler au crime de lése caballe mais elle a beau être extraordinaire et carrément exceptionnelle en 81 à Paris c'est le rôle qui tua sa voix... plus jamais après elle n'a pu se hisser à un tel niveau de chant et ce ne fut qune longue décadence ce qui me fait souvent dire qu'elle aurait du arrêter sa carrière en 81. Mais bon c'est comme sa norma d'orange de 74 c'est juste exceptionnel.
and people say he didn't have the voice for Calaf.
They just want to say something. Nobody has had so powerfull voice as Pavarotti in his prime. I will not mention his tember and technique, this is ridiculous
Only two could sing in this opera over the years Pavarotti and Corelli. The rest were just trying.
levan beriashvili are you jocking? Pavarotti NEVER had ‘Power’. If you want to know what power is, listen Corelli and Del Monaco. And... Pavarotti technique? Listen Kraus.
@@toivonencresto Pavarotti Had a Perfect Technique just like Kraus on his Prime
He did not !
Is there a version of this in high quality by chance? Beautiful!!
abrandnewmonarch for 1977 this IS high quality
@@weepinggiraffe Yes! I think they mean studio, but this has been released commercially as it is a house recording, not a "pirate" recording.
Is this version still available on CD or DVD?
It's sad that we have corelli udovick in 1958, yet can't find this anywhere (from 1977). I'd buy the DVD!!!!!!!
kedvenc
I stood through a performance of this run -- it was the night Prince Charles attended. After the Nessun Dorma, the guys I was standing with said, "Meet you at the bridge" -- the Golden Gate bridge was famous for committing suicide -- after this, could there be anything better?
27:38
Sorry Italians but I love only Pavarotti voice
I Atto 00:00
II Atto 32:50
III Atto 1:19:13
Les sons filés de Caballé sont très beaux mais ne sont pas indiqués dans la partition. De qui sont-ils ? Pas de Puccini en tout cas.
Para conocer mejor la ópera Turandot: ruclips.net/video/974EoxMiqp0/видео.html
This is THE definitive Turandot live, Pav's 1997 version at the Met coming in a very close second. It's a pity that up till now, neither this performance nor the Met one have been released on video. (Actually, there is a short video snippet of Pav hitting the high C in "No no principessa altera" from the Met performance, but that's all - it can be found here: ruclips.net/video/C61CKzWflFo/видео.html) It's been like more than 12 years since Pav passed away and neither SF opera nor the Met have released his Turandot on video...
Speaking of the high C, the only versions on video are horrible, with Carreras copping out of the high C in the 1983 Vienna performance, and Domingo doing the same in his 1997 Met performance... please someone from SF or Met, release Pavarotti's COMPLETE Turandot performance on video soon!
Celestia TV Well my friends what MUST we do. We will organize & seek / petition the powers to be. We will NOT be IGNORED. There is strength in numbers not a difficult concept. Yet the application can produce barriers. BUT NOT WITH OUR RIGHTEOUS QUEST! WE WILL PREVAIL. As we speak my faithful ones are growing in NUMBERS! WE WILL NOT BE STOPPED UNTIL ALL IS ACOMPLISHED. I can say no more. Until our next battle carry on as usual. Arnold the GREAT!!!
Y el vídeo ??....alguien sabe donde lo puedo encontrar?
No existe video.
Noemi villanueva lizana w
Que lástima que no sea el video, habría sido algo sensacional...
+Hernán Godoy Girard lo mismo pensé :-(
Y los tres golpes del gong???
It was only one.
Gina Cigna in the pre-war and Birgit Nilsson in the post-war years were THE Turandots, Franco Corelli and Mario del Monaco were THE Calafs... all the rest were/are details.
Una introducción a Turandot: ruclips.net/video/974EoxMiqp0/видео.html
Which orchestra is this?
Opera de San Francisco orquesta y coro
Y el video?! .-.
1:22:29 Nessun Dorma
56:00 in questa reggia
I'm guessing they end Nessun dorma before the reprise of the main theme to allow for applause, but it sounds horrible that way.
T.I. brought me here 45:22
1:22:33
27:33 울지마라 류