Puccini: La Rondine

Puccini: La Rondine

William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula
1997

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, SC 83
Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi
Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, London Symphony Orchestra
Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi
Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, London Voices
Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi
Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Roberto Alagna
London Voices, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Alberto Rinaldi
Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Roberto Alagna, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi
Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi
Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Alberto Rinaldi
Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Patrizia Ciofi
Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi
Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi
Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi
Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, Gareth Roberts, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi
Alberto Rinaldi, Andrew Busher, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra
Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Roberto Alagna, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi
Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna
London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi
London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra
Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi
Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi
Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence
London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, Antonio Pappano
London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula
Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi
Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore
Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi
Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Inva Mula, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi
Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, London Voices
William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi
Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi
Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi
Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Roberto Alagna, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi
Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi
Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu
Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu
Giacomo Puccini
Morire?, S. 89, SC 89
Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna
Giacomo Puccini
Manon Lescaut, SC 64
Antonio Pappano, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna
Giacomo Puccini
Le villi, SC 60 · “The Willis”
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, London Voices
Ferdinando Fontana: Le Villi
London Voices, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra
Giacomo Puccini
Le villi, SC 60 · “The Willis”
Antonio Pappano, London Voices, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra
London Voices, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra

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

RECORD LABEL

Warner Classics

Production

  • David Groves
    Producer
  • Simon Rhodes
    Engineer, Balance Engineer