Puccini: La Rondine

Puccini: La Rondine

Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, 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, SC83
London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu
Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra
Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli
Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna
Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi
Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Enrico Fissore, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi
Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli
Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi
Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli
London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna
Alberto Rinaldi, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli
Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli
Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, London Voices, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli
Gareth Roberts, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore
Andrew Busher, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, Monica Bacelli
Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore
Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula
William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence
Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra
William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Roberto Alagna
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra
London Voices, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu
Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore
Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna
Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence
William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra
William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Toby Spence, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra
Toby Spence, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Monica Bacelli
Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Enrico Fissore, Roberto Alagna
Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi
Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu
Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli
London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli
Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi
London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna
Giacomo Puccini
Morire?, SC89, S. 89
Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna
Giacomo Puccini
Le villi, SC60 · “The Willis”
Antonio Pappano, London Voices, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra
London Voices, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra
Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra
Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, 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