Composer of the Week - Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) - A Star Is Born

Donald Macleod follows Puccini's path from small town church musician to fame and fortune on the operatic stage. Nessun Dorma (Turandot) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) London Philharmonic Orchestra Zubin Mehta (conductor) Straniero ascolta... Figlio del Cielo (Turandot, Act 2) Birgit Nilsson (soprano) Franco Corelli (tenor) Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (conductor) A te Placido Domingo (tenor) Julius Rudel (piano) Missa di Gloria (Kyrie) Jose Carreras (tenor) Hermann Prey (baritone) Ambrosian Singers Philharmonia Orchestra Claudio Scimone (conductor) Crisantemi Martfeld Quartett Ansia eternal, crude!... Presto! in fila! (Manon Lescaut, Act 3) Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) Jose Carreras, Carlo Gaifa (tenors) Natale de Carolis (baritone) Giorgio Tadeo (bass) Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna Riccardo Chailly (conductor).