She tells the truth about singing. I saw her once in a concert here in Hong Kong, she was so impeccable that I thought I was listening to a CD. That perfection comes only from very hard work, besides talent and luck. She is one of my most respected and favorite living Classical singers.
Have been a huge fan and admirer of Cecilia Bartoli for many years. She is truly gifted and in my opinion, and that of many others - she is the best mezzo-soprano in the world. May she grace us with the gift of her voice for decades to come.
One of the greatest Bel Canto starts of out time. Rossini would be proud! I am so sick of people attacking this great coloratura! She is a virtuoso and the most charming, wonderful and humble person you could ever meet (not I have ever met her!).
Spontaneous, educated, talented, cheerful, charming, down-to-earth, warm, hard worker, friendly, dedicated, knowledgeable, etc. etc. My kind of role model. Cheers!
Interesting, frank, humble, useful My sister met her often in Paris where Cecilia was staying for her singing learning, in earlier days of her cateer; she was fun, beautiful and kind according to my sister.
The one thing (after her amazing technical brilliance) that always gives me great joy, is Cecilia's vibrancy! It is very clear that she LOVES what she's doing!!! Thank you me. Bartoli for giving your excellence in every performance. You have NO rival in what you do!!! I always listen each song you do over and over to just let your immense talent "sink in!!!"
Who could just LOOK at Cecilia, and not love her? She is a GREAT virtuoso, but all the fioratura, which seems as natural to Cecilia a breathing, may be dazzling, astonishing, and breathtaking, but it is secondary to the radiant, generous utterly WHOLESOME spirit that animates this uniquely fascinating lovable human being..
Marek Eben, the interviewer, is a Czech actor and host of several TV shows. He is famous for being really witty and maintains a tasteful style. He never pries into his guests' private lives and asks interesting, unusual and funny questions. His father is Petr Eben, a highly acclaimed contemporary composer of classical music, who passed away several years ago.
A well conducted interview, with a Diva ~ who does justice to this words true meaning! Talented, attractive, intelligent and kind. Cecilia Bartoli made it easy for me to become an admirer of hers, already a long time ago. Great 22:00 Minutes ~ thank you for it!
There are people who make this world more beautiful. Cecilia Bartoli is definitely one of them. And the interview im awesome. Thanks the interviewer Marek Eben for his warmth and smart questions. Thank you Ioanna for uploading that!
18:49 this wonderful singer signed me an autograph after her performance on Los Ángeles Disney hall around 2006 for her Vivaldi concert. Amazing and loving Artist in every level. The line was huge, and and it was an evening. Devoted and admired her passion. A true inspiration. Bravo, Cecilia!
@linnetharrington712 ?? It is an interview, so it's conversational English . I am an English speaker and I certainly did not detect flaws. There was singular form chosen when plural would have been used by a mother tongue English speaker. Is that what you mean ? The occasional departure from stress : tonal stress on second syllable not the first but no errors with tense or vocabulary .
Truly gifted......and a good spirit!!!! Shared......musicians need to listen to this interview. You've never had my crew on the airlines..1...LOL! You're such an inspiration, even today in 2018......
Look that smille when she is talking of singing she is such happy person, like Vivaldi such happy music. I discovered opera and classical music with her I was 30. She is so emotional. I so her in live in Brussels what was very lucky as she doesn’t like to fly. But it was so amazing so evenly
Ok, she's nice. But she doesn't say anything interesting, she even says quite silly things! XD And of course she avoids to say there's any part of the repertoire she can't sing (I guess she doesn't even think there is any :-P ).
She and her mother, always stated that she is limited in her voice (smaller and darker) and repertoire She is well read and interesting, sincere and spontaneous. She is a soprano as well as mezzo soprano but her comfort zone is mezzo. She created for herself a unique repertoire and she can be con sidered in a class all by herself
jajjajaa es definitivo no intente comparar a Callas, pues es claro que La Bartoli no puede con el repertorio de Callas y viceversa. Finalmente es evidente que La Bartoli es la BARTOLI , no pretenda pasarse de listo .
