Puccini: La Rondine

Puccini: La Rondine

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