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
William Matteuzzi, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu
London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu
Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, London Voices, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu
Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu
London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire
Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu
William Matteuzzi, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu
Toby Spence, Inva Mula, London Voices, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, Gareth Roberts, London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu
London Voices, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, Andrew Busher, Angela Gheorghiu
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi
London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu
Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu
London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli
London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu
Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu
Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices
Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu
Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu
Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Toby Spence
Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi
Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu
Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu
Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence
Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu
Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna
London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu
Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu
Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore
Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu
Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu
London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu
Giacomo Puccini
Morire?, S. 89, SC 89
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano
Giacomo Puccini
Manon Lescaut, SC 64
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices
Giacomo Puccini
Le villi, SC 60 · “The Willis”
London Voices, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna
Ferdinando Fontana: Le Villi
Roberto Alagna, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Giacomo Puccini
Le villi, SC 60 · “The Willis”
London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, 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