Puccini: La Rondine

Puccini: La Rondine

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