Puccini: La Rondine

Puccini: La Rondine

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

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