Puccini: La Rondine

Puccini: La Rondine

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