Puccini: La Rondine

Puccini: La Rondine

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

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