Following up on yesterday's lengthy (and ridiculously fun to research) post on a wide range of performances of Puccini's famous "Nessun Dorma" aria from "Turandot," here are a couple of additional suggestions from my faithful, long-suffering readers.
First, Richard Tucker:
Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment Turandot, Act III:"Nessun dorma" · Richard Tucker Richard Tucker: The Opera Recital Album Collection ℗ Originally released 1960 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT Released on: 2013-06-07 Associated Performer, Tenor: Richard Tucker Producer: Producer not researched Composer: Giacomo Puccini Conductor: Fausto Cleva Associated Performer: Columbia Symphony Orchestra / 哥倫比亞交響樂團 Auto-generated by YouTube.
Nect, Giuseppe Di Stefano:
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America Turandot: Act III: Nessun dorma! · Giuseppe Di Stefano The Complete Italian Radio Recordings (Live) ℗ 2014 MYTO Historical Released on: 2014-12-01 Artist: Giuseppe Di Stefano Choir: Coro de Milano della RAI Conductor: Nino Sanzogno Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI Composer: Giacomo Puccini Auto-generated by YouTube.
Jonas Kaufmann:
Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment Turandot, Atto III: "Nessun Dorma" · Jonas Kaufmann Nessun Dorma - The Puccini Album ℗ 2015 Sony Music Entertainment Released on: 2015-09-11 Tenor: Jonas Kaufmann Composer: Giacomo Puccini Associated Performer: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia / 羅馬聖奇西里亞學院管弦樂團 Associated Performer: Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Conductor: Antonio Pappano Producer: Philipp Nedel Engineer: Philip Siney Recording Engineer: Giacomo De Caterini Auto-generated by YouTube.
José Cura.
Provided to YouTube by Warner Music Group Turandot : Act 3 "Nessun dorma" [Calaf] · José Cura All The Opera ℗ 1997 Erato Disques, Warner Music UK Ltd Released on: 2008-10-25 Conductor: Plácido Domingo Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Tenor Vocals: José Cura Composer: Giacomo Puccini Auto-generated by YouTube.
Oh, and Aretha.
Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment Nessun Dorma · Aretha Franklin / 艾瑞莎富蘭克林 Jewels In The Crown: All Star Duets With The Queen ℗ 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment Released on: 2007-11-09 Associated Performer, Producer: Aretha Franklin / 艾瑞莎富蘭克林 Composer, Lyricist: Giacomo Puccini Producer: Phil Ramone Arranger, Conductor: Rob Mounsey Recording Engineer: Gerard Smerek Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer: Elliot Scheiner Recording Engineer: David Hewitt Auto-generated by YouTube.
Interestingly, I ran into some trouble trying to hunt down a version from famed German tenor, Fritz Wunderlich (chosen for inclusion partially because I love his name so much).
Sadly, I was unable to find a hashtagged version of Wunderlich to include in this followup.
Relatedly, I discovered that it's not terribly easy to find versions from many classic German performers. Not because there are no available recordings, but because they're frequently not evenin Italian; they're in German. And the German sounds incredibly weird, especially after listening to so many Italian versions in such quick succession. (I could probably get get used to it, though. Especially if Rudolf Schock was involved, because his tone is just wonderful.)