Puccini - La Rondine - Arteta, Mula - VillaumeDVD9 - NTSC - 4:3 - All Regions - PCM, DTS 5.1 - 110+4min.
Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
DECCA 2009
Ainhoa Arteta (Magda); Inva Mula (Lisette); Marcus Haddock (Ruggero); Richard Troxell (Prunier); William Parcher (Rambaldo); Tony R. Dillon (Périchaud)
Cond. Emmanuel Villaume
Soprano Ainhoa Arteta looks every inch the alluring Magda and sings like an angel in her Act 1 "Sogno di Doretta", complete with high, floating pianissimos and blazing top Cs in the second act. She's smitten with Ruggero from the moment she hears his voice, and the camera-work (by the remarkable Brian Large) captures the moment. Her dislike of and irritation with Rambaldo are also clear. Later, she's nicely coy and genuinely in love with Ruggero, ... Find more at Arkivmusic
