Franco Corelli at his peak as Prince Calaf. The great Russian soprano (if that's still allowed) Galina Vishnevskaya in a sky-shattering Liù. And Nicola Zaccaria as formidable Timur.
Gianandrea Gavazzeni conducts. That same evening, Birgit Nilsson sang Turandot, who makes a brief silent appearance in Act 1 and reserves her voice for Acts 2 and 3.
All during the epilogue of La Scala's golden years. Enjoy this glorious Turandot of a bygone era—restored and stereoized by me for you.
0:00 Signore, ascolta!
3:00 Non piangere, Liù!
5:19 Ah! per l'ultima volta!
(Renato Capecchi, Franco Ricciardi, and Piero de Palma sang Ping, Pang, and Pong. Composed by Giacomo Puccini.)