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Cecilia Bartoli’s new album ‘Farinelli’ will be issued in November

12 September 2019 by Gramilano 4 Comments

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Cecilia Bartoli’s new album celebrates the life and career of the most famous opera singer of the eighteenth century: the castrato Farinelli. This Decca disc marks three decades of Bartoli’s … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli’s new album ‘Farinelli’ will be issued in November

Salzburg, L’italiana in Algeri – the role Cecilia Bartoli was born to play

8 June 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

L'italiana in Algeri 2018, Cecilia Bartoli (Isabella) © Salzburger Festspiele, Monika Rittershaus 01

Cecilia Bartoli was made to sing Isabella. Rossini wrote L’italiana in Algeri 200 years ago, but he could have been thinking of her. She waited until she was 50 to sing the role, though having pushed … [Read more...] about Salzburg, L’italiana in Algeri – the role Cecilia Bartoli was born to play

Cecilia Bartoli – the enchantress casts her spell at the Lucerne Festival

10 September 2016 by Gramilano 4 Comments

After a couple of years of not hearing La Bartoli live, I was a little apprehensive before her concert at the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre, KKL, after having read Rupert Christiansen’s … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli – the enchantress casts her spell at the Lucerne Festival

Cecilia Bartoli cancels her American tour

15 March 2015 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Cecilia Bartoli has withdrawn from her US Tour "due to unforeseen circumstances". The tour was to kick off in six days time from Santa Monica, five concerts in all, taking in Irvine and finishing … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli cancels her American tour

First reactions for Cecilia Bartoli as Norma

18 May 2013 by Gramilano 3 Comments

Who loves Cecilia Bartoli, will probably love her Norma. Her eyes sparkle, she rolls her 'R's, breathes the piani, and tackles the coloratura easily. Her stage début in Norma wants to get rid of the … [Read more...] about First reactions for Cecilia Bartoli as Norma

Bartoli’s back on the treasure trail with her Norma video

19 April 2013 by Gramilano 1 Comment

After offering clues taken from ‘webisodes’ filmed during the record­ing of Cecilia Bartoli's cd Mission, which eventually led to the name of the composer featured on the disc, Decca are being cunning … [Read more...] about Bartoli’s back on the treasure trail with her Norma video

Cecilia Bartoli is awarded the 2012 Herbert von Karajan Music Prize

17 February 2012 by Gramilano 3 Comments

The Italian opera singer and director of the Salzburg Whitsun Festival, Cecilia Bartoli, has won this year's Herbert von Karajan Music Prize, which comes with a sum of €50,000. The Chairman of the … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli is awarded the 2012 Herbert von Karajan Music Prize

Cecilia Bartoli meets her match: wax and feathers in the musée Grévin

2 July 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The musée Grévin in Paris has unveiled its Cecilia Bartoli waxwork. She joins the good company of Maria Callas and Luciano Pavarotti. The waxwork wears the costume designed for her … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli meets her match: wax and feathers in the musée Grévin

Bartoli débuts in Australia – the Perth audiences loved her

6 March 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Well of course it was going to be a success. Bartoli's Australian fans snapped up tickets for her first visit to their country. But after all the expectation there is the risk of an anticlimax. Not … [Read more...] about Bartoli débuts in Australia – the Perth audiences loved her

Cecilia Bartoli and her (highly personal) view of the Italian music scene

17 February 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Looking at the thriving specialist ensembles working from and in Italy today, Bartoli looks like a pioneer, but, she says, in straitened economic times it's not easy for musicians. Long based in Rome, … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli and her (highly personal) view of the Italian music scene

Cecilia Bartoli ignored by Italy… again.

15 February 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Rome-born Cecilia Bartoli famously sings in all the world except her for her home nation. Last year in Italy she sand just one performance of her "Sacrificium" programme in Turin as the closing … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli ignored by Italy… again.

Bartoli’s Sacrificium and Muti’s Verdi Requiem recordings win Grammy Awards

14 February 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Right down there at the bottom of the barrel are the classical nominations - after rap, blues, latin, heavy metal, R&B, country, jazz, pop and every other form of popular music imaginable there … [Read more...] about Bartoli’s Sacrificium and Muti’s Verdi Requiem recordings win Grammy Awards

Grammy Awards 2010: personal favourites Bartoli, Genaux, Frittoli et al, but most satisfying is the inclusion of the wonderful Jessye Norman

3 December 2010 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The nominees are out for the 2010 Grammy Awards. But under the heading "Best Classical Crossover Album" - not usually my favourite category - is the nomination which makes me the happiest: with a … [Read more...] about Grammy Awards 2010: personal favourites Bartoli, Genaux, Frittoli et al, but most satisfying is the inclusion of the wonderful Jessye Norman

Cecilia Bartoli leaves an interview with Manchester Confidential before her Sacrificium concert at The Bridgewater Hall

26 November 2010 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Cecilia Bartoli has been at the forefront of classical music for more than two decades. She’s sold more than eight million CDs, won four Grammys and has been awarded two classical Brit awards. Ahead … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli leaves an interview with Manchester Confidential before her Sacrificium concert at The Bridgewater Hall

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GRAHAM SPICER

Writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano’) about dance, opera, music and photography for people who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like. I was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. My scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. I write the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

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