Quotes by Cecilia Bartoli

About Cecilia Bartoli:

Cecilia Bartoli is an Italian coloratura mezzo-soprano opera singer and recitalist. She is best known for her interpretations 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 sing soprano and mezzo roles.
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It's nice to have a great female composer in the program and add her color.

Cecilia Bartoli

People realize that Salieri is not the man we saw in the Amadeus movie. That man had no talent. It was a great movie, but the Salieri character was a big fiction.

Cecilia Bartoli

I did a concert... in September with the Berlin Philharmonic... They're great musicians, and there's always something to learn from them.

Cecilia Bartoli

The first time I sang with David Daniels... I had never performed with a countertenor before. That first time was magic, it was so beautiful. And he's such a great artist.

Cecilia Bartoli

When I had my first voice lesson I was 15 years old. And I had a really good teacher. This is what made all the difference. A good teacher will teach you the technique, but also how to listen to your voice.

Cecilia Bartoli

The voice is an instrument that you really must take time to develop. It's like a good red wine Give it time.

Cecilia Bartoli

I still love to walk in the mountains or be on the sea. I like to be in nature. Sometimes I bicycle. It's important to feel good with your body. The body is extremely important. If you feel good, you have more energy in your singing.

Cecilia Bartoli

I still the love classic period, but also the baroque period, and even 17th-Century music such as the music of Monteverdi. He's one of the greatest opera composers. He was the one who really started the opera.

Cecilia Bartoli

I would still love to do more Handel. I think Handel was a fantastic composer. I did lots of Vivaldi, but it's also important to do the music of Handel, one of the greatest composers of the 18th century.

Cecilia Bartoli

I think, first of all, you need to love what you're doing, and then this helps in the comedian for its part in everything-but the moment you enjoy what you're doing, you try to express yourself, to find your way, and every time is different, of cours...

Cecilia Bartoli

The voice will guide you-will tell you what to do. In order to do that, you must be quite sensitive with the instrument and accept this daily conversation with your voice.

Cecilia Bartoli

The media can be a really strong vehicle.

Cecilia Bartoli

The goal is always to make a nice tableau painting with the voice. The more color I can find, the more shadow I can find - the goal is always to make more nuance and colors.

Cecilia Bartoli

We consider Monteverdi the first composer of opera. There was someone before, but everything started with Monteverdi.

Cecilia Bartoli

I am a person of the 18th century.

Cecilia Bartoli

Arizona is gorgeous. The sunshine in Arizona is gorgeous red.

Cecilia Bartoli

The songs of Bizet are by a French peer of Rossini. When Rossini stopped composing, he was living in Paris. He also wrote some beautiful songs in French.

Cecilia Bartoli

It's like when you want to make a house... the technique is very important.

Cecilia Bartoli

Well, I don't think a specific role can destroy your voice. What can destroy your voice is when you... make an error. Everybody can make an error. But then you need to realize what is your way.

Cecilia Bartoli

Well, what I tried to do is to just listen to my voice, because my voice is my boss. She decides.

Cecilia Bartoli

Author Bio

  • NameCecilia Bartoli
  • DescriptionItalian singer
  • BornJune 4, 1966
  • CountryItaly
  • ProfessionSinger; Opera Singer
  • AwardsLéonie Sonning Music Prize