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

January 1, 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