Puccini: La Rondine

William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano
1997
Puccini: La Rondine

Since bursting onto the international stage in the early 1990s, Angela Gheorghiu has carved out a formidable reputation in Italian opera, particularly Puccini. It was, however, the music of Verdi that catapulted the world-renowned soprano to fame, when in 1994 the BBC cleared its schedules at the last minute to broadcast her performance of Violetta in La Traviata from Covent Garden. Since then, Gheorghiu has given us a distinguished catalogue of acclaimed complete-opera recordings, recital programmes, and compilations. But it’s her characterful 1997 recording of Puccini’s lesser-known opera La Rondine—made with her then-husband, tenor Roberto Alagna, and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antonio Pappano—that is considered the high point of her career to date. Act I’s “Chi il bel sogno di Doretta” is one of Puccini’s finest arias, Gheorghiu’s creamy-toned voice, by then at the height of its power, effortlessly soaring to stratospheric heights.

Giacomo Puccini
La rondine, SC83
Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Alberto Rinaldi, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu
William Matteuzzi, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu
Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna
Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi
Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi
Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra
Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, London Voices
Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi
London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna
Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi
Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli
William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore
Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices
London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra
Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Gareth Roberts, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore
Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, Andrew Busher, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore
Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra
Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Biccire
Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Biccire
Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore
Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano
London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu
Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula
London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Inva Mula
London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi
Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Toby Spence
Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu
Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi
Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire
Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu
London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Inva Mula
Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu
London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra
Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence
Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra
Giacomo Puccini
Morire?, SC89, S. 89
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano
Giacomo Puccini
Le villi, SC60 · “The Willis”
Roberto Alagna, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, Roberto Alagna
London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano

1 January 1997 48 Tracks, 2 Hours ℗ 1997 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd.

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Warner Classics

Production

  • David Groves
    Producer
  • Simon Rhodes
    Engineer, Balance Engineer
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