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La Principessa Turandot Katia Ricciarelli (Soprano) L'Imperatore Altoum Piero De Palma (Tenor) Timur, re tartaro spodestato Ruggero Raimondi (Bass) Il Principe Ignoto (Calaf), suo figlio Plácido Domingo (Tenor) Liù, giovane schiava Barbara Hendricks (Soprano) Ping, Gran Cancelliere Gottfried Hornik (Baritone) Pang, Gran Provveditore Heinz Zednik (Tenor) Pong, Gran Cuciniere Francisco Araiza (Tenor) Un Mandarino Siegmund Nimsgern (Bass) Wiener Staatsopernchor Chorus Master: Roberto Benaglio Wiener Sängerknaben Wiener Philharmoniker Conducted by Herbert von Karajan Production: Günther Breest Recording Supervision: Michel Glotz Recording Engineer: Günter Hermanns Editing: Reinhild Schmidt Recorded: 11-18 May 1981, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien Re-mastering SACD Producer: Motoaki Ohmachi (ESOTERIC COMPANY) SACD Mastering Engineer: Masaya Higashino (JVC Mastering Center Daikanyama Studio) SACD Authoring: Atsuo Fujita (f-inc) Classical masterpiece collection The reissue of classical music masterpieces by ESOTERIC has attracted a lot of attention, both for its uncompromising commitment to recreating the original master sound, and for using hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) technology to improve sound quality. This series marks the first hybrid SACD release of historical recording selections that have been mainstays of the catalog since their initial release. These new audio versions feature ESOTERIC’s proprietary re-mastering process to achieve the highest level of sound quality. Experience by yourself… Experience the legendary performance in this new Super Audio CD/CD format. Not only for new followers, but also for well experienced followers of these recorded materials. All will be equally impressed by the “soul” hidden within the notes, but never before found in previously released recordings in any format. ESOTERIC equipment used for re-mastering The criterion of re-mastering is to faithfully capture the quality of the original master. ESOTERIC’s flag ship D/A converters, model D-01VU, Rubidium master clock generator model Grandioso G1 and ESOTERIC MEXCEL interconnect cables and power cords, were all used for this re-mastering session. This combination of highly advanced technology greatly contributed to capturing the high quality sound of the original master