Puccini: La Rondine

Puccini: La Rondine

Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula
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
London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi
Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi
Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence
Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire
London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano
Inva Mula, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi
Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi
Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli
Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra
Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence
London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence
Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence
Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi
Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Toby Spence
London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi
Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi
Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, London Voices, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Gareth Roberts, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Andrew Busher, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula
Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire
Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi
Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire
Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra
Toby Spence, London Voices, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire
Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra
Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Toby Spence
Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Toby Spence
Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire
Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence
London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi
Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra
Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu
Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, London Voices
Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, London Symphony Orchestra, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano
London Voices, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence
Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Inva Mula
Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna
Giacomo Puccini
Morire?, SC89, S. 89
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano
Giacomo Puccini
Le villi, SC60 · “The Willis”
Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, Roberto Alagna
London Voices, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, Roberto Alagna
London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, 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