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Cecilia Bartoli OMRI (born 4 June 1966) is an Italian mezzo-soprano widely known in the music of Bellini, Handel, Mozart, Rossini and Vivaldi and for lesser-known music of the Baroque and Classical periods. She has also sung soprano and alto repertory. Bartoli is considered a singer with an unusual timbre. According to Nicholas Wroe in 2001, her voice was known for its "fully developed…
Known for
- NBC's Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony — Self2026
- Hotel Metamorphosis @ Festival of Salzburg 2025 — Eurydice / Arachne2025
- Cecilia Bartoli & Friends — self2019
- Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri — Isabella2018
- Ariodante — Ariodante2017
- Handel's Ariodante — Ariodante2017
- Rossini Otello — Desdemona2014
- Le comte Ory — Contesse Adèle2013
- Mission — Mezzo-soprano2013
- Mission — Self2012
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- Italy
- Active from
- 1966
Discography
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- 77,704
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Cecilia Bartoli (Italian pronunciation: [tʃeˈtʃiːlja ˈbartoli]; born June 4, 1966 in Rome) is an Italian mezzo-soprano opera singer and recitalist. She is best-known for her interpretation of the music of Mozart and Rossini, as well as for her performances of lesser-known Baroque and classical music. She is known for having the versatility to play both soprano and mezzo roles, and is sometimes considered a soprano with a low tessitura. Bartoli's coloratura skill has earned her the title the Quee
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1966-06-04 ) 4 June 1966 (age 59) , Rome , Italy
- Education
- Conservatorio Santa Cecilia
- Occupations
- Opera singer recitalist arts administrator
- Years active
- 1987–present
- Title
- Artistic Director of Salzburg Whitsun Festival (since 2012) Director of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo (since 2023)
- Spouse
- Oliver Widmer ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2011 )
- Awards
- Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Léonie Sonning Music Prize Handel Music Prize Herbert von Karajan Music Prize Polar Music Prize
- Website
- www .ceciliabartoli .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Cecilia
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Rome
- Occupation
- opera singer
- Educated at
- Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- Italian
- Award
- Classic Brit Awards
- Field of work
- opera
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Official website
- www.ceciliabartoli.com
- Image
- Cecilia Bartoli at BOZAR 2007 Cropped.jpg
- Work location
- Rome
- Voice type
- mezzo-soprano
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- Cecilia Bartoli
- date of birth
- 1966-06-04
- birth name
- Cecilia Bartoli
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- name in native language
- Cecilia Bartoli
- social media followers
- 53500
- member of
- Europa Nostra
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Encyclopedic overview
Bartoli after a concert performance of La Cenerentola at the Salle Pleyel, 2008 Cecilia Bartoli OMRI ( Italian: [tʃeˈtʃiːlja ˈbartoli]; born 4 June 1966) is an Italian mezzo-soprano, widely known for her renditions of the music of Bellini, Handel, Mozart, Rossini, and Vivaldi, as well as lesser-known music of the Baroque and Classical periods. She has also sung soprano and alto repertory.
Bartoli is considered a singer with an unusual timbre. According to Nicholas Wroe in 2001, her voice was known for its "fully developed sumptuousness of the lower register, the vibrancy of the middle range...the top was limpid and powerful." She has been one of the most popular opera stars of recent years.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cecilia Bartoli” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.