Puccini: La Rondine

Puccini: La Rondine

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