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, SC83
Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi
Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula
Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi
Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra
Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli
London Voices, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence
Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, London Voices
Toby Spence, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi
William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli
Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, London Voices, Inva Mula
Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore
Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire
Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Roberto Alagna
Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, London Symphony Orchestra
Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Gareth Roberts, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire
Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, Andrew Busher, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula
Inva Mula, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Enrico Fissore
Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula
London Voices, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Enrico Fissore
Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli
William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi
London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna
William Matteuzzi, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu
London Voices, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi
Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano
Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu
Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, London Voices, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Toby Spence
Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, Inva Mula
Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, London Voices
William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Enrico Fissore
William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi
William Matteuzzi, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence
London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula
Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence
Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Roberto Alagna
Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Toby Spence, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Monica Bacelli
Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu
Giacomo Puccini
Morire?, SC89, S. 89
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano
Giacomo Puccini
Le villi, SC60 · “The Willis”
Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Antonio Pappano
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, London Voices
Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Antonio Pappano
Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra
London Voices, Roberto Alagna, 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