125 pieces since 2006 — in 20 roles, at 6 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
3 pieces as Calaf — stats above show all coverage for Luciano Pavarotti.
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Zubin Mehta was a major part of musical life when I moved to Southern California in 1969, having started his tenure as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
In 1982 I saw Turandot at the San Francisco Opera, the year after I became an opera fan, and it was my first live opera.
In the lead up to LA Opera’s mounting of Turandot on May 18th (hooray!) I thought I’d touch on some of my favorite recordings and new re-masters I’ve discovered. I have them all.
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