Puccini: La Rondine

Puccini: La Rondine

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