Puccini: La Rondine

Puccini: La Rondine

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

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