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, SC83
Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi
William Matteuzzi, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano
Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, London Voices
Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano
London Voices, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra
Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, London Voices
Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, London Voices
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire
London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, Inva Mula
Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi
William Matteuzzi, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula
Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire
London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Gareth Roberts, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna
Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Andrew Busher, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu
London Voices, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu
Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi
Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula
London Symphony Orchestra, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, London Voices, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra
Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra
Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra
Inva Mula, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra
Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna
Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi
London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi
London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Toby Spence
Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra
Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli
London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu
London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence
Enrico Fissore, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi
Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, Toby Spence
London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, Inva Mula
London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore
Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra
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, London Voices, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, Roberto Alagna
Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra
London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano
Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Antonio Pappano

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