Turandot : Serafin / Teatro Alla Scala, Callas, Schwarzkopf, etc (1957 Monaural)(2CD)

Puccini:
Turandot (2008 Digital Remaster)

Maria Callas
Elizabeth Schwarzkopf
Eugenio Fernandi
Nicola Zaccaria

La Scala Milan Chorus & Orchestra
Tullio Serafin, conductor

Monaural Recording: 1957

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