Puccini: La Rondine

Inva Mula, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu
1997
Puccini: La Rondine

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