Puccini: Turandot – Joan Sutherland, Montserrat Caballé & Luciano Pavarotti

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.

Vinyl Edition: LPs half-speed mastered by Miles Showell & cut at Abbey Road Studios, and pressed on 180gm vinyl; with poly-lined inner sleeves. Hybrid SACD Edition: presenting 24-bit audio.

Meticulously researched and lavishly presented hardback book in multiple languages, housed in a deluxe cloth-wrapped rigid slipcase, with sticker and onsert, including:

A new feature-length essay from internationally renowned writer on opera, Roger Pines

Individual features on Pavarotti, Sutherland, Caballé by Roger Pines and Presto’s own Katherine Cooper

Special article from Decca’s rising tenor Freddie de Tommaso on his approach to performing the role of Calaf in the 21st century

Facsimiles from the original 1970s LP release booklet, including the complete libretto in four languages

Original session photographs and recently unearthed shots

Also includes exclusive 1920s-style Turandot collectible poster (A4)