Cecilia Bartoli
Cecilia Bartoli
Cecilia Bartoli, Cavaliere OMRIis an Italian coloratura mezzo-soprano opera singer and recitalist. She is best known for her interpretations 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 sing soprano and mezzo roles...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth4 June 1966
CountryItaly
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The moment you start with every note being built-this famous house-and then you can play-you can put every furniture you want in the house. And this is a little bit like with the voice. And then you can play. You can play anything.
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I like jazz of course, but jazz is almost classic. I like some Italian pop music. When I was a teenager I was a big fan of Flamenco music since I was studying Flamenco. But I was also listening to Madonna and Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson was my idol. I still believe he was one of the greatest pop stars.
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The beginning of the 19th century in Germany and Vienna was a new era with German composers writing in the German language.
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It's very special historic time, and there was a lot of change made in 18th century.
love priority sing
Actually, I would love to do some Handel operas. The oratorios are also beautiful. I would love to do it. It's also a priority to sing it in German.
moment whatever
The moment you know how to walk-let's see, because this is like walking-then you can do whatever you want with your voice.
desire likes
Sometimes I can have a desire to do this and that, but my voice-it likes to go straight.
mozart music performing
Performing this music here, where he was born, in a way you feel 'Oh, this is what Mozart saw, this is what Mozart was breathing; the air, the atmosphere'.
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I was surprised to learn that Gluck spent some months in Prague at the time when we know operas by Vivaldi were being performed there.
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When you are accompanied by the instrument-on an instrument like the lute-the lute and voice-you have this sound, and you feel how the music can be so touching and yet so simple.
energy freshness lesson until voice
It's very difficult, because also at the end of the opera, so I have to try to keep energy, the energy and the freshness of the voice until the end, so-it's really a big lesson that Rossini wanted to give to every singer, to every mezzo, yes.
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This is the secret-the repertoire. You have to try to consolidate your repertoire. It is a big step if you know how to do that.
secret step
This is the secret - the repertoire. You have to try to consolidate your repertoire. It is a big step if you know how to do that.
born
This is what I feel I'm born to do.