Puccini: La Rondine

William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna
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
Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
William Matteuzzi, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano
William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi
Roberto Alagna, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu
Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra
Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli
Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, London Voices, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi
Inva Mula, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu
London Voices, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu
Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi
Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Roberto Alagna, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu
William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra
Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, London Voices, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire
London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano
William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu
Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Gareth Roberts, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna
Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Roberto Alagna, Andrew Busher, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula
Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire
Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, London Voices
Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi
London Voices, Inva Mula, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire
Enrico Fissore, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna
Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Antonio Pappano
William Matteuzzi, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices
Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, Roberto Alagna, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra
Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra
London Voices, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi
Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, London Voices, Enrico Fissore, Patricia Biccire, Roberto Alagna
London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna
Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra
Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna
Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra
Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Alberto Rinaldi
Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Inva Mula, Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
William Matteuzzi, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Toby Spence, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
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 Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices
Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, London Voices
London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano

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
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