Cecilia Bartoli: biography, repertoire, photo

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Cecilia Bartoli, whose biography will be presented in this article, is one of the most famous and successful opera singers in the world. She performs in many countries, including Russia.

The beginning of the creative path

Cecilia Bartoli is a singer with a rare timbre of voice. She has a coloratura mezzo-soprano.

Cecilia was born in Rome in 1966. Her parents are opera singers. Mother - Silvana Bazzoni, father - Pietro Angelo Bartoli. They were soloists of the Rome Opera House. The very first and main vocal teacher of Cecilia was her mother. For the first time, the future star entered the “big” stage at the age of nine. She took part in a mass episode of the opera Tosca, which was staged at the Roman Theater, and was in the form of a shepherd. At the age of 17, the future opera star entered the Santa Cecilia Conservatory.

C. Bartoli became famous after participating in the TV show "New Talents" in 1985. There she performed Rosina's aria from the opera The Barber of Seville, Barcarolle from Jacques Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann and performed a duet with Leo Nucci. Cecilia took second place. Soon she was invited to participate in a concert dedicated to the memory of MaryCallas at the Paris Opera. There she was noticed by such prominent artists as Daniel Barenboim, Herbert von Karajan and Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

A year after graduating from the conservatory in Cologne, the singer sang the part of Rosina in the opera The Barber of Seville by G. Rossini, and also in Zurich the role of Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro by W. A. Mozart. Cecilia was invited by Herbert von Karajan to take part in the Salzburg Festival. She was to perform Johann Sebastian Bach's Mass in B Minor with his orchestra. But this plan was not destined to come true, as the maestro passed away.

In 1990, Cecilia Bartoli sang the part of Cherubino at the Bastille Opera, as well as the part of Idamante (W. A. Mozart's Idomeneo) and participated in a festival in the USA. In 1991, the singer made her debut at the La Scala Theatre. There she sang the part of the page in G. Rossini's opera Le Comte Ory. At 25, Cecilia Bartoli became one of the world's leading performers of works by G. Rossini and W. A. Mozart. Since then, her career has skyrocketed.

Career development

Since 2005, Cecilia Bartoli has decided to focus on baroque and early classic music. She began to perform works by A. Vivaldi, A. Salieri, K-V. Gluck and J. Haydn. Now the singer has switched to the era of romanticism and Italian bel canto. Currently C. Bartoli is a soloist of the Zurich Opera. The star often visits Russia.

The opinions of critics regarding this artist are divided. Some consider her brilliant. Others say that she is one of the best singerssolely for the reason that it has practically no worthy competitors. There are very few women in the world with such a voice. Be that as it may, C. Bartoli's discs are sold in millions of copies, and full houses gather at her performances.

Family

Dated the Swiss opera singer Cecilia Bartoli for many years. The singer's personal life has undergone changes in 2011. She and her boyfriend are officially married. Cecilia's husband is bass-baritone Oliver Widmer. He is a laureate of competitions in Stuttgart, Munich and Lucerne. Oliver tours all over the world. He performs roles in operas such as The Magic Flute and So Do Everyone by W. A. Mozart, The Barber of Seville, Capriccio, Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss and others.

Opera parts

Opera diva Cecilia Bartoli, whose photo is presented in this article, performs the following roles:

• The role of Cherubino - W. A. Mozart "The Marriage of Figaro".
• Giannetta's part - "Village Singers" by V. Fioravanti.
• The role of Eurydice - J. Haydn "Orpheus and Eurydice, or the Philosopher's Soul".
• Party of the main character in G. Paisiello's opera "Nina, or Mad with Love".
• The role of Desdemona - G. Rossini "Othello".
• Fiordiligi part – W. A. Mozart “Everyone does it this way.”
• The main role in Joseph Haydn's opera "Armide".
• Marquise Claris Part - G. Rossini "The Touchstone".
• The role of Idamante - W. A. Mozart "Idomeneo, King of Crete".
• Fiorilla Party - G. Rossini "Turk in Italy".
• Role of Sifar - V. A. Mozart "Mithridates, King of Pontus".

• Almirena Party - G. F. Handel "Rinaldo".
• The role of the Singer - G. Puccini "Manon Lesko".
• Cleopatra Party - G. F. Handel "Julius Caesar in Egypt".
• The role of Dorabella - “Everyone does it” by W. A. Mozart.
• Amina's part - La Sonnambula by V. Bellini.
• Role of Sextus - "Mercy of Titus" by W. A. Mozart.
• Genius Part - J. Haydn "Orpheus and Eurydice, or the Philosopher's Soul".
• The role of Cecilio - W. A. Mozart "Lucius Sulla".
• The Role of Pleasure - G. F. Handel "The Triumph of Time and Disappointment".
• The role of Susanna - W. A. Mozart "The Marriage of Figaro".
• Angelina's part - "Cinderella" by G. Rossini.
• And others.

Concert programs

Cecilia Bartoli, as mentioned above, gives solo concerts around the world. She gives her fans the following programs:

• “From Venice to St. Petersburg.”
• "Mozart and the Viennese Classics".
• Return to A. Vivaldi.
• "The mission is the music of Agostino Steffani".
• "Heroines of G. F. Handel's operas".
• "Cleopatra the Virtuoso".
• Handel's Heroes with Franco Fagioli.
• Forbidden Opera.
• "Sacrifice".

Awards

Cecilia Bartoli has a huge number of awards. She is an honorary professor at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome. She is a Chevalier of Arts and Letters in France. C. Bartoli is a member of the Royal Academy of Music in London. Awarded one of the most honoredSpanish medals. C. Bartoli is a doctor at University College Dublin. The singer is a laureate of the Halle Handel Award.

Cecilia is an honorary member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. C. Bartoli was awarded the Herbert von Karajan Prize in Baden-Baden. And this is not a complete list of awards for the artist.