Legends: Angela Gheorghiu
Monday 29 November 2004 16:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Edward Seckerson compares notes with the dazzling Romanian-born soprano in an exclusive interview. Music includes Verdi's La Traviata, Puccini's La Rondine and Gounod's Romeo et Juliette.
Playlist
CD: The Essential Angela Gheorghiu
Track 4 – Ah, fors’e lui… Sempre libera, from La Traviata
Orchestra and Chorus of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/ Sir Georg Solti
Decca B0002284-02
Verdi: La Traviata
Orchestra and Chorus of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/ Sir Georg Solti
CD2 Track 17 – Prendi, quest’e l’immagine
Decca 448 119-2
CD: Angela Gheorghiu -Diva
Track 13 – Chi il bel sogno di Doretta, from La Rondine (Puccini)
Performed by LSO, conducted by Antonio Pappano
Track 8 – Non! Non!...Ah! Je veux vivre dans le reve, from Romeo et Juliette (Gounod)
Performed by Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, conducted by Michel Plasson
Track 4 - Qui la voce sua soave, from I Puritani (Bellini)
Performed by LSO, conducted by Evelino Pido
EMI Classics 7243 5 57706 2 2
CD: Angela Gheorghiu Live From Covent Garden
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/ Ion Marin
Track 9 - Casta Diva from Norma (Bellini)
EMI Classics 7243 5 57264 2 1
CD: Angela Gheorghiu -Diva
Track 10 – Carreau, pique…La mort! (Card Song) from Carmen (Bizet)
Performed by Choir ‘Les Elements’, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, conducted by Michel Plasson
EMI Classics 7243 5 57706 2 2
CD: Angela Gheorghiu Live From Covent Garden
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/ Ion Marin
Track 12 – I Could Have Danced All Night, from My Fair Lady (Lerner & Loewe)
Track 6 – Tu, che di gel sei cinta, from Turandot (Puccini)
EMI Classics 7243 5 57264 2 1
CD: Angela Gheorghiu -Diva
Performed by Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Antonio Pappano
Track 12 - Vissi d'arte from Tosca (Puccini)
EMI Classics 7243 5 57706 2 2
