Bartoli after a concert performance of La Cenerentola at the Salle Pleyel, 2008
Bartoli is considered a coloratura mezzo-soprano with an unusual timbre. According to Nicholas Wroe in 2001, her voice was known for its "fully developed sumptuousness of the lower register, the vibrancy of the middle range...the top was limpid and powerful", and she was one of the most popular opera singers of recent years.[1]
Bartoli was born in Rome. Her parents, Silvana Bazzoni and Pietro Angelo Bartoli, were professional singers and gave her her first music lessons. She first performed publicly at age nine as the shepherd boy in Tosca.[2][1] Bartoli later studied at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome.[3] At the age of 19, she made her singing debut on the Italian television show Fantastico. She did not win the competition but was asked to sing with Paris Opera for an homage concert for Maria Callas.[citation needed]
"Agitata da due venti", aria from Griselda by Antonio Vivaldi on YouTube
In addition to Mozart and Rossini, Bartoli has spent much of her career performing and recording Baroque and early Classical era music by such composers as Gluck, Vivaldi, Haydn and Salieri. In early 2005, she sang Cleopatra in Handel's Giulio Cesare. She often performs with the Baroque ensemble Il Giardino Armonico.
In 2012, Bartoli produced a project entitled Mission, which premiered the works of Agostino Steffani, a lesser-known Baroque composer. Bartoli produced the music of the composer in CD form as well as an extended music video that portrays her as the priest-composer Agostino in the palace of Versallies. The video is known for its historic and visual accuracy of the Baroque period. Cecilia Bartoli's performance and production of Mission reflect the music and aesthetic of Steffani's time period through the setting, wardrobe, and cinematography."[4]
Work in bel cantoEdit
In 2007/08, Bartoli devoted her time to studying and recording the early 19th-century repertoire – the era of Italian Romanticism and bel canto – and especially the legendary singer Maria Malibran, the 200th anniversary of whose birth was celebrated in March 2008. The album Maria was released in September 2007. In May 2008, Bartoli sang the title role written for Malibran in a revival of Fromental Halévy's 1828 opera Clari at the Zurich Opera.[5] In June 2010, she sang the title role of Bellini's Norma for the first time with conductor Thomas Hengelbrock in a concert at the Konzerthaus Dortmund.[6] In March 2011, Bartoli toured five Australian cities with two programs drawn from Sacrificium and Maria.[7]
In 2012, Bartoli became the artistic director of the Salzburg Whitsun Festival, an extension of the traditional Salzburg Festival, which produces performances during Whitsun (Pentecost) weekend. Forgoing the academic programming of her predecessors, she reformulated the festival's programming—returning to "the old recipe of organizing beautiful programs and inviting great artists"—resulting in record ticket sales and placing the festival on the international opera calendar. In 2012, she sang Cleopatra in Handel's Giulio Cesare, in 2013 the title role in Vincenzo Bellini's Norma, and in 2014 Rossini's La Cenerentola.[8]
Opéra de Monte-CarloEdit
In December 2019, it was announced that Bartoli would succeed Jean-Louis Grinda as the director of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, effective on 1 January 2023.[9][10] She became the first woman to hold the position.[11]
Personal lifeEdit
Bartoli lives with her husband, Swiss baritone Oliver Widmer, in Zollikon on the Goldcoast shore of Lake Zurich, Switzerland, and in Rome, part of the year. The couple married in 2011 after twelve years together.[12] Bartoli lived in Monaco in the early 2010s.[13]
Scarlatti: Salve Regina, Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Salve Regina (1993)
Rossini: Stabat Mater (1996)
CantatasEdit
Rossini Cantatas Volume 2
CompilationsEdit
A Portrait (1995)
The Art of Cecilia Bartoli (2002)
Sospiri (2010)
ReferencesEdit
^ abWroe, Nicholas (13 October 2001). "The Guardian profile: Cecilia Bartoli – Classic case of success". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2013. Bartoli is not only selling more CDs than ever before, she is doing so with a repertoire that would have been thought arcane even at the height of the classical boom
^Her mother's song got some peasant power (in Italian)
^Caverly, C. "Bartoli's Mission: A Modern Woman and Baroque Music." MHS 123 Music and Technology in the Twentieth Century, 28 November 2017
^Loomis, George (27 May 2008). . International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
^Julia Gaß (30 June 2010). . Ruhr Nachrichten (in German). Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
^"Flying visit" by Hugh Canning, The Australian (12 February 2011)
^Loomis, George (28 May 2014). "Cecilia Bartoli Soars at Salzburg". The New York Times. from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
^"New director for Monte-Carlo Opera appointed Cecilia Bartoli to take over from Jean-Louis Grinda on 1 January 2023" (Press release). Portail Officiel du Gouvernement Princier Monaco. 3 December 2019.
^Cooper, Michael (4 December 2019). "Cecilia Bartoli Has a New Role: Head of Monte Carlo's Opera". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^Rabillon, Katharina (25 February 2021). "Cecilia Bartoli: A new artistic direction for the Opera de Monte-Carlo". Euronews. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
^Alan Jackson. "Cold Call Alan Jackson calls Cecilia Bartoli.", The Times, London, 10 May 2003
^Sovereign Ordonnance n° 14.274 of 18 November 1999 : promotions or nominations
^[1], "World-leading Mezzo-Soprano, Cecilia Bartoli honoured by UCD" Retrieved 11 October 2020
cecilia, bartoli, omri, italian, tʃeˈtʃiːlja, ˈbartoli, born, june, 1966, italian, coloratura, mezzo, soprano, opera, singer, recitalist, best, known, interpretations, music, bellini, handel, mozart, rossini, vivaldi, well, performances, lesser, known, music, . Cecilia Bartoli OMRI Italian tʃeˈtʃiːlja ˈbartoli born 4 June 1966 is an Italian coloratura mezzo soprano opera singer and recitalist She is best known for her interpretations of the music of Bellini Handel Mozart Rossini and Vivaldi as well as for her performances of lesser known music from the Baroque and Classical period She is known for singing both soprano and mezzo roles Cecilia BartoliOMRIBartoli at the Centre for Fine Arts Brussels in 2007Born 1966 06 04 4 June 1966 age 57 Rome ItalyEducationConservatorio Santa CeciliaOccupationsOpera singerrecitalistarts administratorYears active1987 presentTitleArtistic Director of Salzburg Whitsun Festival since 2012 Director of the Opera de Monte Carlo since 2023 SpouseOliver Widmer m 2011 wbr AwardsOrder of Merit of the Italian Republic Leonie Sonning Music Prize Handel Music Prize Herbert von Karajan Music Prize Polar Music PrizeWebsitewww wbr ceciliabartoli wbr comBartoli after a concert performance of La Cenerentola at the Salle Pleyel 2008Bartoli is considered a coloratura mezzo soprano with an unusual timbre According to Nicholas Wroe in 2001 her voice was known for its fully developed sumptuousness of the lower register the vibrancy of the middle range the top was limpid and powerful and she was one of the most popular opera singers of recent years 1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Performing career 2 1 Work in Baroque music 2 2 Work in bel canto 3 Administration career 3 1 Salzburg Whitsun Festival 3 2 Opera de Monte Carlo 4 Personal life 5 Awards and honours 6 Discography 6 1 Opera 6 2 Recitals with orchestra 6 3 Recitals with piano 6 4 Recitals with cello 6 5 Sacred 6 6 Cantatas 6 7 Compilations 7 References 8 Sources 9 External linksEarly life EditBartoli was born in Rome Her parents Silvana Bazzoni and Pietro Angelo Bartoli were professional singers and gave her her first music lessons She first performed publicly at age nine as the shepherd boy in Tosca 2 1 Bartoli later studied at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome 3 At the age of 19 she made her singing debut on the Italian television show Fantastico She did not win the competition but was asked to sing with Paris Opera for an homage concert for Maria Callas citation needed Performing career EditBartoli made her professional opera debut in 1987 at the Arena di Verona The following year she undertook the role of Rosina in Rossini s The Barber of Seville at the Cologne Opera the Schwetzingen Festival and the Zurich Opera earning rave reviews 3 Working with conductors Daniel Barenboim and Nikolaus Harnoncourt Bartoli focused on Mozart roles such as Zerlina in Don Giovanni and Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte and from then on her career developed internationally 3 In 1990 she made her debut at the Opera Bastille as Cherubino in Mozart s The Marriage of Figaro and her debut at the Hamburg State Opera as Idamantes in Mozart s Idomeneo followed by her La Scala debut as Isolier in Le comte Ory in 1991 a performance that solidified her reputation as one of the world s leading Rossini singers 3 In 1996 Bartoli made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera as Despina in Cosi fan tutte and returned in 1997 to sing the title role of La Cenerentola and in 1998 to sing the role of Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro In 2000 she sang in another Mozart soprano role Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni at the Deutsche Oper Berlin In 2001 she made a long awaited Royal Opera House debut taking the roles of Euridice and the Genio in the London stage premiere of Haydn s L anima del filosofo 3 Work in Baroque music Edit External video nbsp Agitata da due venti aria from Griselda by Antonio Vivaldi on YouTubeIn addition to Mozart and Rossini Bartoli has spent much of her career performing and recording Baroque and early Classical era music by such composers as Gluck Vivaldi Haydn and Salieri In early 2005 she sang Cleopatra in Handel s Giulio Cesare She often performs with the Baroque ensemble Il Giardino Armonico In 2012 Bartoli produced a project entitled Mission which premiered the works of Agostino Steffani a lesser known Baroque composer Bartoli produced the music of the composer in CD form as well as an extended music video that portrays her as the priest composer Agostino in the palace of Versallies The video is known for its historic and visual accuracy of the Baroque period Cecilia Bartoli s performance and production of Mission reflect the music and aesthetic of Steffani s time period through the setting wardrobe and cinematography 4 Work in bel canto Edit In 2007 08 Bartoli devoted her time to studying and recording the early 19th century repertoire the era of Italian Romanticism and bel canto and especially the legendary singer Maria Malibran the 200th anniversary of whose birth was celebrated in March 2008 The album Maria was released in September 2007 In May 2008 Bartoli sang the title role written for Malibran in a revival of Fromental Halevy s 1828 opera Clari at the Zurich Opera 5 In June 2010 she sang the title role of Bellini s Norma for the first time with conductor Thomas Hengelbrock in a concert at the Konzerthaus Dortmund 6 In March 2011 Bartoli toured five Australian cities with two programs drawn from Sacrificium and Maria 7 Administration career EditSalzburg Whitsun Festival Edit nbsp Bartoli as Cleopatra at the Salzburg Festival 2012In 2012 Bartoli became the artistic director of the Salzburg Whitsun Festival an extension of the traditional Salzburg Festival which produces performances during Whitsun Pentecost weekend Forgoing the academic programming of her predecessors she reformulated the festival s programming returning to the old recipe of organizing beautiful programs and inviting great artists resulting in record ticket sales and placing the festival on the international opera calendar In 2012 she sang Cleopatra in Handel s Giulio Cesare in 2013 the title role in Vincenzo Bellini s Norma and in 2014 Rossini s La Cenerentola 8 Opera de Monte Carlo Edit In December 2019 it was announced that Bartoli would succeed Jean Louis Grinda as the director of the Opera de Monte Carlo effective on 1 January 2023 9 10 She became the first woman to hold the position 11 Personal life EditBartoli lives with her husband Swiss baritone Oliver Widmer in Zollikon on the Goldcoast shore of Lake Zurich Switzerland and in Rome part of the year The couple married in 2011 after twelve years together 12 Bartoli lived in Monaco in the early 2010s 13 Awards and honours EditBartoli was appointed Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 1995 and Commander of Monaco s Order of Cultural Merit November 1999 14 In 2003 she received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music at the Classic Brit Awards In 2010 she was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Music from University College Dublin 15 In 2011 she won a fifth Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance for Sacrificium 16 In 2012 she was voted into the magazine s Gramophone s Hall of Fame 17 She is the 2012 recipient of the Herbert von Karajan Music Prize Discography EditOpera Edit Rossini La scala di seta Fonit Cetra 1988 Rossini Il barbiere di Siviglia Decca 1989 Mozart Cosi fan tutte Erato 1990 Mozart Lucio Silla Teldec 1991 Rossini La Cenerentola Decca 1993 Puccini Manon Lescaut Decca 1993 Mozart Le nozze di Figaro DG 1994 Mozart La clemenza di Tito Decca 1995 Haydn L anima del filosofo ossia Orfeo ed Euridice 18 Decca 1997 Rossini Il turco in Italia Decca 1998 Mozart Mitridate Decca 1999 Haydn Armida Teldec 2000 Handel Rinaldo Decca 2000 Mozart Don Giovanni Arthaus 2001 DVD Bellini La sonnambula Decca 2008 Halevy Clari Decca 2008 DVD Rossini Otello Decca 2012 Bellini Norma Decca 2013 Recitals with orchestra Edit Rossini Arias 1989 Mozart Arias 1991 Rossini Heroines 1992 Mozart Portraits 1994 Mozart Arias 1996 The Vivaldi Album 1999 Cecilia and Bryn 1999 Gluck Italian Arias 2001 The Salieri Album 2003 Opera Proibita 2005 Viva Vivaldi Arias amp Concertos Arthaus 2005 DVD Maria A Tribute to Maria Malibran 2007 Sacrificium Arias written for castrati 2009 Mission Arias and duets of Agostino Steffani 2012 St Petersburg 2013 Antonio Vivaldi 2018 Farinelli 2019 Queen of Baroque 2020 Unreleased 2021 Recitals with piano Edit Rossini Recital 1990 If You Love Me Se tu m ami Eighteenth century Italian Songs 1992 The Impatient Lover Italian Songs by Beethoven Schubert Mozart Haydn 1993 Chant D Amour 1996 An Italian Songbook 1997 Live in Italy 1998 Recitals with cello Edit Dolce Duello Cecilia amp Sol with Sol Gabetta Decca Classics released 11 November 2017Sacred Edit Rossini Stabat Mater 1990 Mozart Requiem 1992 Scarlatti Salve Regina Pergolesi Stabat Mater Salve Regina 1993 Rossini Stabat Mater 1996 Cantatas Edit Rossini Cantatas Volume 2Compilations Edit A Portrait 1995 The Art of Cecilia Bartoli 2002 Sospiri 2010 References Edit a b Wroe Nicholas 13 October 2001 The Guardian profile Cecilia Bartoli Classic case of success The Guardian Retrieved 29 December 2013 Bartoli is not only selling more CDs than ever before she is doing so with a repertoire that would have been thought arcane even at the height of the classical boom Her mother s song got some peasant power in Italian a b c d e Blyth Grove Music Online Caverly C Bartoli s Mission A Modern Woman and Baroque Music MHS 123 Music and Technology in the Twentieth Century 28 November 2017 Loomis George 27 May 2008 Zurich Opera and Cecilia Bartoli revive Halevy s opera Clari International Herald Tribune Archived from the original on 5 September 2008 Retrieved 3 March 2009 Julia Gass 30 June 2010 Norma Debut der Bartoli mit Jubelorkan gefeiert Ruhr Nachrichten in German Archived from the original on 7 October 2011 Retrieved 1 July 2010 Flying visit by Hugh Canning The Australian 12 February 2011 Loomis George 28 May 2014 Cecilia Bartoli Soars at Salzburg The New York Times Archived from the original on 16 July 2014 Retrieved 1 September 2014 New director for Monte Carlo Opera appointed Cecilia Bartoli to take over from Jean Louis Grinda on 1 January 2023 Press release Portail Officiel du Gouvernement Princier Monaco 3 December 2019 Cooper Michael 4 December 2019 Cecilia Bartoli Has a New Role Head of Monte Carlo s Opera The New York Times Retrieved 21 July 2023 Rabillon Katharina 25 February 2021 Cecilia Bartoli A new artistic direction for the Opera de Monte Carlo Euronews Retrieved 21 July 2023 Cecilia Bartoli Makes The Gold Coast and Rome Her Home Archived from the original on 28 March 2012 Retrieved 28 August 2012 Alan Jackson Cold Call Alan Jackson calls Cecilia Bartoli The Times London 10 May 2003 Sovereign Ordonnance n 14 274 of 18 November 1999 promotions or nominations 1 World leading Mezzo Soprano Cecilia Bartoli honoured by UCD Retrieved 11 October 2020 Past Winners Search grammy com Cecilia Bartoli mezzo soprano Gramophone Retrieved 11 April 2012 Discography listing www allmusic com Retrieved 19 August 2020 Sources EditBlyth Alan Cecilia Bartoli Grove Music Online ed L Macy Accessed 20 October 2008 subscription access Chernin Kim and Renate Stendhal Cecilia Bartoli the Passion of Song Women s 1999 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cecilia Bartoli Official website Bartoli s Record Label Cecilia Bartoli at IMDb Cecilia Bartoli discography at Discogs Swafford Jan Nature s Rejects The music of the castrati Slate 9 November 2009 Cecilia Bartoli infos and photos at cosmopolis ch Cecilia Bartoli amp Mozart a portrait and a playlist All About Mozart Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Opera Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cecilia Bartoli amp oldid 1177674434, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
