Saturday, June 11, 2011

CECILIA BARTOLI: MAGNIFICENT! MAGNÍFICA!









Cecilia Bartoli (Born June 4, 1966 in Rome) is an Italian coloratura mezzo-soprano opera singer and recitalist. She is best-known for her interpretation of the music of Mozart and Rossini, as well as for her performances of lesser-known Baroque and classical music. She is known for having the versatility to play both soprano and mezzo roles, and is sometimes considered a soprano with a low tessitura. Bartoli's coloratura skill has earned her the title the Queen of Agility.

Cecilia Bartoli (Roma, 4 de junho de 1966) é uma cantora lírica mezzo-soprano italiana e uma popular intérprete de óperas e recitais. Conhecida por seus papéis em óperas de Mozart e Rossini, Bartoli também é uma aclamada intéprete de cantos barrocos. Diferentemente da maioria de cantores de ópera, Bartoli tornou-se mundialmente célebre muito jovem, ainda com menos de vinte anos de idade. Entre os seus títulos, contam-se o de Cavalieri de Itália e de Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, atribuído pelo governo francês. Cecilia Bartoli foi eleita Membro Honorário da Real Academia de Música em Londres e
Accademico Effetivo di Santa Cecilia em Roma. PS: Para quem se interessar, leia AQUI a crítica feita por João Marcos Coelho, jornalista e crítico musical, especial para o jornal "O Estado de S. Paulo".



9 comments:

  1. Hello Sonia! Thanks for these wonderful videos of Cecilia Bartoli, she is really fantastic. A very nice post.
    About your question, I haven't posted any video of Cecilia Bartoli.
    Have a pleasant Sunday :-)

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  2. I love Opera too!!What an extravaganza!!Have a great weekend Sonia and thanks for reading my blog too.

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  3. This is probably heresy, but, I am not a fan of her voice. It sounds rather Harsh and full of Vocal Tricks to my ear....To me, it is not a pretty voice at all....Sorry, my dear Sonia. Forgive me, my dear. And she is rather strange to look at,too...
    But I do appreciate you sharing these video's with us....!

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  4. Wow - what an extraordinary voice!
    Vocal gymnastics.
    I've never really listened to her before.

    I'm a big fan of Maria Callas - I used to listen to her over and over again - especially the aria from La Wally.

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  5. Sure she is great!
    Happy weekend!
    Kisses and hugs
    Lorenza

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  6. Her facial expressions just make me laugh... LOL

    Di

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  7. I just listened to a CD by her and Andras Schiff (piano), where they play Italian songs by Beethoven and Schubert. I don't understand the language but the songs still move me.

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  8. We have many of her CD's and do enjoy them.

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