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Puccini: Turandot - Mehta

Puccini: Turandot - Mehta

Decca Classics  4871873 (2 discs)

Stereo Hybrid

Classical - Opera


Joan Sutherland (soprano)
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
Montserrat Caballe (soprano)
Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass)
Tom Krause (bass-baritone)
Peter Pears (tenor)
John Alldis Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta (conductor)


To mark 100 years since the premiere of Puccini’s final opera Turandot, Decca presents a limited-edition deluxe reissue of the legendary 1972 recording conducted by Zubin Mehta.

Featuring an all-star cast of Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Montserrat Caballé and Nicolai Ghiaurov, this “definitive” recording includes Pavarotti’s signature aria Nessun Dorma, which became a global phenomenon during the FIFA World Cup 1990 and remains the most streamed opera aria of all time.

Newly remastered in 24-bit/192kHz from the original master tapes, this release is available on vinyl for the first time since the 1970s and as a first-ever hybrid SACD.

Presented in a linen-bound deluxe box with a hardback book, archival material and exclusive artwork, this strictly limited edition will not be repressed.

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Comment by John Broggio - July 5, 2026 (1 of 1)

This is the best I've heard this recording on a hi-res medium but some distortion of the sound at climaxes remains, unlike with the Britten War Requiem, which is a terrible shame.