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Francesco Molinari Pradelli
12+ albums
operaconductor
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Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (born July 4, 1911 Bologna, died July 8, 1996 Bologna) was a prominent Italian opera conductor. He studied piano and composition at Bologna, and graduated from the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome in 1938. He made his debut at La Scala in 1946 and his Covent Garden debut in 1956. His account of Puccini's Turandot with Birgit Nilsson and Franco Corelli is commonly regarded as one of the greatest recordings of that work. Discography iuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra - (Cetra, 1951) Friedrich von Flotow: Martha - (Cetra, 1953) Jules Massenet: Werther - (Cetra, 1953) Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata - (Decca, 1954) Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut - (Decca, 1954) Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore - (Decca, 1955) Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino - (Decca, 1955) Giacomo Puccini: Tosca - (Decca, 1959) The Art of the Prima Donna: "Joan Sutherland" - (Decca, 1960) Giacomo Puccini: Turandot - (EMI, 1965) Giacomo Puccini: La rondine - (RCA, 1966) User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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L'Elisir d'amore, 'Elixir of Love', Act II: Una furtiva lagrima
662L'Elisir d'amore, 'Elixir of Love', Act I: Quanto è bella
603Turandot, Act II, Scene 2: In questa reggia (Turandot, Corwd, Calaf)
424L'Elisir d'amore, 'Elixir of Love': Prelude
415Turandot, Act I: Gira la cote! Gira! (Crowd, Executioner's men)
336Turandot, Act I: Perché tarda la luna? (Crowd)
337Turandot, Act I: Là, sui monti dell'est (Children)
328Turandot, Act I: Fermo! che fai? T'arresta! (Ministers [Ping,Pang & Pong], Calaf)
269Turandot, Act I: Figlio, che fai? (Timur, Calaf, Liù, Prince of Persia, Crowd)
2610Turandot, Act I: O giovinetto! (Crowd, Calaf, White Priests)
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