Puccini: La Rondine

Puccini: La Rondine

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

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