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Puccini: La Rondine
RecommendedAngela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mulla Tchako, William Matteuzzi
London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
It couldn't be more welcome when a recording transforms a work, as this one does, setting it on a new plane. Larondine ('The Swallow'), Puccini's ill-timed attempt to emulate Lehár in the world... —
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Gramophone Awards, 1997, Recording of the Year
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Puccini: La Rondine
RecommendedAngela Gheorghiu (Magda/Anna), Roberto Alagna (Ruggero/Roberto), William Matteuzzi (Prunier), Inva Mula (Lisette), Alberto Renaldi (Rambaldo)
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
An almost ideal account of Puccini's least-performed mature work, with both Alagna and Gheorghiu at their peak. Valuable extras from Alagna in Le Villi, too. —
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Gramophone Awards, 1997, Recording of the Year
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Gheorghiu’s dramatic conviction and the rich, blooming tone for which her voice is well known are still there in abundance, allowing her to give a meaningful and deeply expressive performance... —
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À l'est la guerre sans fin: 1918-1923 (Les musiciens et la Grande Guerre, Vol. 35)
Claude Ribouillault, Emmanuel Pariselle, Didier Oliver, Robert Thebaut, Bernard Subert, Klaus Hager (bass), Karola Theill, Fionnuala McCarthy, Richard Mailänder, Alexeï Roudnevsky, Ekaterina Yassinskaia, Figuralchor, Josef M. Doeller, Lioubov Chichkhanova, Chœur d'hommes de Moscou "Kastalsky", Choeur...
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Italian songs by opera composers
Ida Fratta (soprano), Antonio De Palma (tenor), Gianna Fratta (pianoforte)
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Il maestro. Italian Music by Puccini, Rossini, Verdi...
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Anja Harteros (soprano), Ekaterina Semenchuk (mezzo-soprano), Gregory Bonfatti (tenor), Mattia Olivieri (baritone), Michele Pertusi (bass), Siyabonga Maqungo (tenor), Ermonela Jaho (soprano), Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), Michael Spyres (tenor), Diana Damrau (soprano), Andrii...
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Kiri Te Kanawa - Portrait
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano vocals), Alain Lombard & Orchestre de Strasbourg, Marek Janowski & Philharmonia Orchestra, Roger Vignoles (piano), Michel Legrand & London Studio Orchestra, London Studio Orchestra & Michel Legrand, The London Studio Orchestra (vocals), Coventry & Lichfield...
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This collection of songs is valuable in many ways, not least to find out how many melodic motives later were recycled and developed in Puccini’s operas. Krassimira Stoyanova has a grand voice,... —
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The Unknown Puccini
Placido Domingo (tenor), Justin Diaz (bass-baritone), Julius Rudel (organ), Julius Rudel (piano)
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100 Best Puccini
Coro del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma, Gianni Lazzari (director), Mario Sereni (baritone), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano), Vittorio Pandano, Ferruccio Mazzoli (bass), Mario Basiola II, Giuseppe Giuliano, Mario Rinaudo, Antonio Dellaca, Carlo Badioli, Paolo Montarsolo (bass), Mariella Adani...
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