Cecilia Bartoli, Mezzosoprano

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Photo courtesy of Palau de Musica

Cecilia Bartoli

Coloratura, vocal pyrotechnics, contrasting dynamics, technical control and bell-like beauty define the voice of Cecilia Bartoli. The grande dame and virtuoso of bel canto returns to the Palau de la Música Catalana with Les Musiciens du Prince and a selection of baroque arias.

Bartoli was born in Rome. Her parents, Silvana Bazzoni and Pietro Angelo Bartoli, were both professional singers and gave her her first music lessons. Her first public performance was at age nine as the shepherd boy in Tosca. Bartoli later studied at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome.

Bartoli came to prominence in her early twenties. She made her professional opera début in 1987 at the Arena di Verona. Working with the conductors Daniel Barenboim and Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Bartoli focused on Mozart roles, such as Zerlina in Don Giovanni and Dorabella in Così fan tutte, and from then on her career has developed internationally.

In addition to Mozart and Rossini, Bartoli has spent much of her time performing and recording baroque and early classical era music of such composers as Gluck, Vivaldi, Haydn and Salieri.

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