Puccini: La Rondine

Puccini: La Rondine

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