Puccini: La Rondine

Puccini: La Rondine

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