Puccini: La Rondine

Puccini: La Rondine

Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, 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, SC 83
Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu
London Voices, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi
Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Roberto Alagna
Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Antonio Pappano
Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, London Voices
Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore
Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, London Voices, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire
London Voices, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Patricia Biccire
Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Patricia Biccire, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Toby Spence
Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire
Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi
Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi
London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi
Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Gareth Roberts, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna
William Matteuzzi, Andrew Busher, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu
Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna
Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore
Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi
Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi
William Matteuzzi, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu
Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna
Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, London Voices
William Matteuzzi, London Voices, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi
London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Voices
Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
London Voices, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore
Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra
Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu
Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi
Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi
Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi
London Voices, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, London Voices, Patricia Biccire
William Matteuzzi, London Voices, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence
Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna
Giacomo Puccini
Morire?, S. 89, SC 89
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano
Giacomo Puccini
Manon Lescaut, SC 64
Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Antonio Pappano
Giacomo Puccini
Le villi, SC 60 · “The Willis”
London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, London Voices
G. Puccini: Le Villi
London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano
Giacomo Puccini
Le villi, SC 60 · “The Willis”
London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano
London Voices, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra

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