She is the best Mezzo Coloratura I have ever heard. Her technique is perfect. What is incredible is the range. This types of voce never go so high, but she can do it. I wish I could see her more often in operas. She is also very funny.
@@Ludvich-y8i What about her training, where is the real voice, she obviously has chest notes, she should use them, this training telling young singers to sing in the mask is excuse my language Bollocks, all the really and I mean really great singers never used the mask, Jean de Reszke Adelina Patti, Melba Caruso Gayarre Mario Rubini Duprez it goes on and on, this type of training is ruining Opera, the use of microphones is allowing singers to become lazy and faking the singing, one only has to see the incredible agony that Ian Bostridge does with music, I wish they would all put their tongue in the back of the throat and LOWER their larynx and produce proper Chest Notes, then you can hear what they really sound like, singing in a big theatre you have to have a voice that can project to the distant corners, you cannot do that in the mask, a very famous Tenor Alfredo Kraus sang a lot in the mask, but, he knew how to lower his Larynx, drop his jaw and produce quality high notes, he did not have a big voice, but it was a beautiful voice. I heard Giovanni Martinelli in Aida Turandot Otello Tosca at Covent Garden in 1937, you knew you had had your monies worth after his performances, he could be heard well above the Orchestra and his voice would ring in the Gods, he did the same at the Met, with perfect diction a broad smile a happy face a incredibly fine actor and a great artist and singer, trained in the real Bel Canto method By a famous tenor of earlier times Mandolini, a very fine teacher, Rosati , Mellochi, all taught the same methods of producing voices who could sing, not like that poor girl Netrebko who is actually a lesson on how NOT to sing, Intelligence is needed, Vogt Singing Wagner, this is pitiful, it is like Tito Schipa singing Siegfried, Schipa was a great artist Vogt is a fake artist, Melchior would break wind better than Vogt could sing, Bartoli, granted the lady is talented but is not a great singer, I heard Dame Clara Butt singing at the Albert Hall in London at a grand age, who was doing coloratura with an immense voice and range, filling the vast hall with her magnificent tones, she WAS a great Artist, Kathleen Ferrier the same an incredibly beautiful flexible voice only to die to young, they sang with chest and it was heard. I could go on all night, but you have to understand that Opera or Oratorio or even a Bach Cantata must be sung with full voice and beauty of tone that is done with the Chest and the Lower Larynx and not in the mask.
@@robertevans8010 you are so right on every level. One could only dream of ever hearing even once one of the great voices you heard live in your life ! Bartoli is pitiful, and so is this hideous new school of small disgusting singing.
@@robertevans8010 Interesting comment, but you are focused on the wrong thing to begin with. What is the mask? What is support? What is chest voice or head voice? People, including voice teachers, cannot even define those terms and they are trying to teach it to others! The most important thing in singing opera, jazz, pop or whatever (voice is still an instrument no matter the style you sing) is to use your voice properly according to your INDIVIDUAL instrument!! How do you use your breath energy in the correct way to reduce pressure on the vocal chords level and let them vibrate more freely, what mechanism allows you to switch freely from one vocal quality to another and use them whenever you want, do you know about your own vocal formats and how to properly shape them to use them to get the right resonance for you and so on so you can actually use YOUR instrument and not try to make it sound a certain way to fit social trends. Forget the microphone, the ridiculous imageries... singers and critics actually need to learn how vocal production physically works to eventually be able to discuss the technique quality of one singer or another.
The joy that Cecilia Bartoli emanates when she sings is contagious. You can clearly see how she is truly living the music, she is enjoying herself. She does makes my heart smile. Not to mention that she sings every single note perfectly in tune and at incredible speed. Brava Bartoli!!!
She learned to sing with her mother at about the age of 6 in a car when they had no place to live. She is Italian. No one can really do what she does. Neither Caballe nor Horn or Sutherland. Etc. Listen for yourself. She is the Prima Diva Absoluta now living on earth.
Oh my God!.. I am not a big fan of hers,but i think that whoever dares to judge this performance negatively,they simply do not have a clue about music.let alone singing.All the cheap comments about facial expressions are not even worth responding.
Yes! When this came out 26 years ago (holy fudge), I definitely noticed how clean and beautiful the piano sounded. Now that I have even more experience with classical music I can truly appreciated how exceptional Jean-Yves is.
What I love is how she made her Eb6 sound as effortless as her Eb5... regardless of her "machine gun" agility, her voice is worthy enough to be one of the reigning divas
I totally agree! I think people who don't sing songs like this cannot even grasp how well sung this is! I have sung classically--and this is magnificant! Even after as much singing as I think I've done, singing like this is totally intangible!
And all these years I thought that the Queen of the Night aria from Mozart's Magic Flute was the most difficult aria in the world. But this one surpasses the Queen by far. Bartolli was very brave to tackle this monster aria in public. Five Stars for Cecilia !!!
I am not an expert or even pretend to know anything about the technicalities of singing but Cecilia's voice just blows me away. Don't understand why music snobs just cant appreciate a good voice when they hear one instead of criticising. But you know what they say, those who can DO those who cant criticise!
the point is that some don't agree to this technique of hers (her larynx is is sort of "pressed" backwards, and therefore her voice is slightly ingolata.) But she is overall a great singer and she has managed to preserve a very good and fresh instrument throughout years.
She has 0 power, a very bad tremolo, the tone is simply disgusting. And those "trills " you all seem to find godly aren't real trills, they are flutters. If you want to hear a real incredible trill, try listening to Jadlowker
We watched this in our vocal technique class. Anybody who is looking for a good model for a flawless classical technique MUST watch this video. Those runs are ridiculously accurate and that technique takes so much work and patience and talent to truly master. Kudos to her!
as usual, flawless technique, and dancing eyebrows haha And a rare Bartoli high Eb, i think this is probably the highest thing ive ever heard her sing in performance before, since she specializes primarily in mezzo coloratura roles.
In questa pirotecnica aria rossiniana, qui, Cecilia Bartoli dà il meglio di sé nel destreggiarsi nella nostra più pura arte belcantistica, con una tecnica veramente sovrumana. E per finire come se non bastasse con l'acuto finale che dona la ciliegina sulla torta🎂🎂🎂🎂🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰💐💐💐💖💖💖🌹🌹🌹
what a beautiful theatre! So romanish. I want to go there! Cecilia's countrymen applauded her wildly--as well they should. She is an Italian natural treasure. And I LIKE her facial expressions--they help make the song come alive--that tells me she acts instead of yawns through a song like many of todays big stars. Brava Cecilia!
Out of this world! Do you see the range? The precision, and notice (quire rare), she knows how to breathe; no gasping; you never hear her breathe in a piece full of stucatto structure. The "smile" and high cheek bones allow the inside to be hugh and the soft palate to remain very high.
Cecilia Bartoli is not only a very beautiful woman, she has a voice that is unsurpassed. A fantastic God given voice that she uses to sing from her heart, showing her love for her music. She has it all, range, flexibility, tonality and -well, she just gives me chills. A thrilling delight!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Byron Schull But the voice is tiny! I have never hard her live but most comments say it is a small voice. In this clip her voice doesn't sound any larger than a pop singer. That said the voice is of good quality and she can do a lot of great technical things. I just suspect live in a larger venue her voice would have little impact. Her voice is surpassed by many.
William maddox I have sung other arias by this composer, and he tends to write in a lot of softer dynamics contributing to the softness of her voice. In my opinion, he was trying to go for the softer, more feminine side rather than the burly opera voice. I don't think Cecilia has a soft voice, she actually has a very traditional opera projection if you listen to her other works like "Se tu m'ami se sospiri", she is just honestly incredible.
@@williammaddox3339 Opera voices are getting "smaller" in volume because it used to be that singers can take many breaths in between a phrase to enlarge the voice. Nowadays the focus is more on smoothless and length (i.e. longer breath sustain) of vocals, which means singers won't be able to use all that breath to squeeze out like three words in a legato. There are still some pure dramatic roles such as Turandot where the music is clearly written for a big voice, as the phrases are shorter. But with these pieces, longer breaths, smooth legatos, and high agility are superior technique. Cecilia Bartoli made herself to be a very dynamic singer. From this perspective she may be one of the best that ever lived.
@@williammaddox3339 I have heard her live. The voice is NOT tiny. She is not a Tebaldi or a Dimitrova but the voice is of ample size. if the voice was tiny she never would have had a career on stage.
Cecilia you are sublimely unique, My only regret is it has taken me far too long to discover your extraordinary talent! Blessings and thanks, Michael 🦋
She just ran 30 miles in her throat. Unbelievable. And she made it look effortless. Who could speak ill of her? I challenge anyone else to pull that off without sounding like a dying piece of machinery. Brava!!!
Her colouratura is among the most ... well, truly colourful(!) I've ever witnessed! That clarity of tone! The flexibility and acrobatics! My goodness -- she's spectacular! I'm an instant fan!
There has never been a truer mezzo, just listen to the timbre of her voice. She just has fabulous technique and vocal discipline. That’s why she can sing a note most sopranos wouldn’t even attempt in a live performance.
This mezzo truly amazes so many of us. That she'd attempt such a extremely dangerously difficult aria is testimony to her gift. The E flat sounds like she is a high soprano. Wonder if she could do this aria now? Bravo!!!! I get major goosebumps when she does this aria, and blasts the high E Flat into orbit.
Exactly, a light soprano. And for this type of voice coloratura is always easy. - Selling herself as mezzo might be a marketing trick, meant to sing the mezzo leads in Rossini opera's.
A dangerous aria for anyone; she takes many risks, takes pleasure in them and gives great pleasure to the audience. Who cares whether she fits better in one classification or another? She's not the first singer to cross many boundaries and thrive because of or in spite of it. Of course if everyone listens too much to all the carping she might be the last--and that would be a great shame. There are enough correct and bloodless performances in the world already.
Spettacolare soltanto vederla!!! Poi quando apre bocca si nota subito che è una "FUORICLASSE" del canto,con una tecnica e un dominio del fiato "PERFETTO"...grazie
LA BARTOLI É MERAVIGLIOSA E ORIGINALE.L'HO VISTA A ZURICO NEL OPERA LA NINA PAZZA PER AMORE,DE PAESIELLO.IN QUEST'OPERA É STATA MAGNIFICA,COI SUO ISTRIONISMO ECCELENTE E VIBRANTE.
Now THIS is how you write a beautiful piece of music... you END on the high note. Wow - how have I not heard of Cecilia Bartoli until now? Oh yeah... usually I'm a piano guy. Love her enthusiasm... it's contagious.
Because her voice is best suited to bel canto and early music which is neither not popular or not known because it is just so HARD. A few years ago she came up with an album of castrati music which is very rarely performed, as it was meant to be sung by singers with the lungs and strength of men and the range of women. Almost no one but Bartoli can manage the music.
La mejor de las Mezzosopranos de Nuestros tiempos !! Bravo Bartoli Bravo por ese registro tan tan tan Amplio que se puede fácilmente disfrazar de Soprano Coloratura
MEUS DEUS!!! QUE VOZ E TECNICA VOCAL IMPRESSIONANTE... O BRASIL PRECISA DE ARTISTAS ASSIM, ISSO SIM É A VERDADEIRA EXPRESSÃO ARTISTICA... IMPRESSIONANTE...
She. Is. Amazing. I just found all of her videos because I'm searching for an All-State audition piece, and just happened upon her. Im so glad I did :D! PS: Cred to the pianist too, he did gr8.
I do not know what is being said in Italian here and I wish I could on many levels. The words look innocent enough with "bella" and "della" as sweet rhymes many lovers would exchange if giberish was universal. This woman is the most expressive person I have come acoss outside of Charlie Chaplin and Fred Astaire. Such a delight to be able to hear her.
