Cecilia Bartoli The Greatest Coloratura Mezzo Soprano (Soprano for some) of all times
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Here she is singing from Riccardo Broschi "Son Qual Nave". The things she can do with her voice are out of this world almost imposible for the human voice but not imposible for Bartoli.
For those who object to her facial expressions, they forget that she is not singing for a camera but for venues that seat between 3,000 and 5,000 people. None of those people would see these expressions as distracting. If you have ever sat in the upper balcony of an opera house you know that delicate facial expressions have absolutely no impact whatsoever. Her mastery of the form here is beyond belief. Even Horne at her best never achieved this level of perfection in the Baroque repertoire.
@Wilson Watt I'm pretty sure her fans and anyone who has any sense won't care if she sings standing on her head if she can sing like that.
I love her facial expressions.
To sing with such control requires vocal athleticism on a par with a Tiger Woods or Mohammed Ali and to think that she has performed at this level far longer than either of them managed. Unusual facial expressions are just part and parcel of her achieving such perfection. Who cares?
J aadoooorrre
cette FEMME MAGNIFIQUE
et MAGIQUE
QUELLE
ARTISTE TALENTUEUSE
DOUÉE VIVANTE VIBRANTE
🤩💖😀🤗🤗🤗🎼🎶😀😀
They need to get over it. Greatness does not equal conformity. :)
What I think is incredible is that composers thought this possible for a human voice to attain in the first place.
It was written for Farinelli. But you may already know that :)
@InternationalTimbaConspiracy I did not.
Thanks for the comment and the opportunity to watch the heights art can reach with dedicated talent.
It is memerising.
Bel Canto was waaay better back then, much of the real and true technique has been lost.
@carliiuxiiz for mere mortals accustomed to commercial fare, she is incredible.
@@carliiuxiizAnd you know this how?
If there were a voice competition at the Olympics, she would have a chest full of gold medals. Her voice is absolutely gymnastic.
I can do crazier things with my voice, including holding notes that long (in straight tone and higher octaves). I have more range as well, including subaudible low notes - Check insta @adosburg
@@thunder6279 I believe you... altho' her singing has become quite crazy.
@jim doe I would guess you never worked hard for a single thing in your life - because that's the only kind of person who says something like that. In the popular vernacular: #hater
@jim doe I do silly. Check my instagram. @adosburg I'm not famous...yet! But I can sing all over at least 8 octaves any day of the week and there is public proof available on the web.. So there.
jim doe not the best people get all the chances in this industry
I was lucky enough to attend this concert. The recording conveys her amazing coloratura but not the staggering dynamic range of the opening phrase of the aria in a large concert hall and all on a single breath. The second time she laughed was when a member of the audience shouted "encore". One of the many nice things about her is that enjoys her performance as much as the audience. Truly she is La Phenomena!
GRATULÁLOK, HOGY OTT LEHETETT EZEN AZ ELÖADÁSON, IRIGYLEM !!!!
Bravissima
Lucky you
She is FENOMENALE or un FENOMENO! La fenomena is incorrect!
Amazing!
She is so good it's literally comical. You can tell she's even amused by her own ability.
I heard Callas turned green in her grave
Pretty much. That’s it.
She is a lovely person even though she is astonishingly brilliant and intelligent. What a memory.
You're so right. I loughed my throat out the first time I heard her singing "Agitata Da tue Venti" she is simply incredible.
@@FantomasXZ7 ::
Whatever people think of Callas, she didn't have to screw up her face to sing opera.
It’s mind-blowing that someone actually wrote this and even more unbelievable that someone crushed it. What a prodigious woman.
Magnifica
@@kandolosky6732::
This isn't opera. It is buffoonery.
MH is much-more mature, with a more powerful and commanding voice.
@@cliffgaither who does MH refer to?
@adinakruijssen3056 :: Marilyn Horne.
This Mezzo-soprano is absolutely mind blowing!
Cecilia Bartoli is perfect!
What a masterpiece to behold!
Thank you for sharing!
How on earth does she sing so perfectly with just one breath??
Efficiency.
Diaphragm
its a really big breath!
Years of Training and Practice. Lots and LOTS of Practice. Hours of it weekly for multiple years. Uncountable numbers of hours spent in a small practice room doing nothing but sustained scales and runs. Learning to use the diaphragm for massive amounts of support rather than singing from the upper chest like untrained vocalists tend to do. Learning projection techniques, sustained breathing techniques that rival (and sometimes surpass) those of Olympic swimmers. Decades, starting at a very early age, spent training and perfecting technique and range and expressiveness.
I trained as an Operatic Coloratura myself, back during my teens and 20s. I know exactly what sort of fresh hell she went through to develop that level of skill, and its impressive. It helps that she's naturally talented and has a massive 3 1/2 to 4 octave range.
lung capacity + diaphragm. you have to train to use them together efficiently.
Personality, commanding presence, sense of humour and vocal calisthenics of an order near impossible and you have the great, the incomparable Cecilia Bartoli.
Yup...
I think perhaps she is both the greatest coloratura and the greatest mezzo-soprano.
Not only THE mezzo and coloratura soprano of all times,but also a very charismatic,simple,warm-hearted,gentle,nice and intelligent person.No diva attitudes at all.
Bravissimo!
bravissima. she is a girl :)
@@lucamartusciello825 scusi!
JE LA PERÇOIS TELLEMENT
VIVANTE HEUREUSE VIBRANTE
TOUJOURS SOURIANTE RAYONNANTE
TOUT PARAÎT FACILE DÉLIÉ
COMME UN OISEAU DIVIN
ET CHATOYANT
MERCI CECILIA 🤩💖😀🤗🤗
🎼🎶😀
@@lylianemanquest2323 très beau et absolument vrai ce que Vous écrivez!
I agree Sylvia ....she is " une belle personne " as we say in french !!!! And la DIVA du 21ème s.
Nobody:
Nobody:
Cecilia: holds that note for 30 seconds
Everyone: queeeeeeeeen
Holding that note WHILE messa di voce 🤧🤧🤧
25*
Nicholas Saunders O mais importante: com beleza e coração, não apenas técnica.
25 seconds
Show off 😀
One thing I love about Cecilia is her appreciation for the baroque music --and her dedication to advocacy and education for the controversial Castrato arts. She is the reason why we know Faranelli and others.
Just amazing.
The start with one breath for a 25 seconds line and four messa di voce effects on the note is really something that i never heard before. Stunning.
I have watched the first 45 seconds of this dozens of times on repeat, and each time I do I feel like I am witnessing an other-dimensional level of talent. She is the definition of a vocal musical treasure.
My voice teacher studied with Maurice Allard, and he would have his students try to hold a note for a minute, going crescendo and piano, and the student who won was treated to a fine dinner. For teenagers, this was a big treat. He used all kinds of motivation and encouragement with his young students, making it fun. I have a feeling that this woman, if she decides to teach, would also be a lot of fun.
ELLE EST NÉE D UN BAIN
DE LUMIÈRE DE MUSIQUE
ET DE JOIE 💖🤩😀
Yep.
It's a Siren's Call.
The greatest artist and musician of the past 25 years. God bless her mom too for her brilliant training ❤️🥰❤️
Santa Cecila Bartoli , chi se non lei?.....Brava!....Archibrava!!
Я ничего подобного не слышала!!! Вот это вокал!!!! Браво!!!
Это тебе не Нетребко
Netrebko... 🃏
Giving us a catalogue of opera technic and tones, and with a smile. Thank you Lady Bartoli!
She is an absolute delight. Always laughing and a voice straight out of heaven and oh that breath control and absolute perfect technique. She is and will always be the best.
Fea😂😂
WOW!!!!!!!! PERFECTION!!!!!
WOWWW!!! WOWWW!!! WOWWW!!!
She is beyond words!
Madam cecilia is a empress in opera unmatched to this day... Talents like this lady we see every 150 yrs approx... What a lady
Astonishing!!!
She is the BEST!! And look at this beautiful face! 😍
I can't take my eyes off Bartoli, her face is sooooo expressive and her voice is OFF The CHARTS!
Magic
I attended a concert she gave in Rome that was simply astounding. Certainly the best performance of anything that I have ever attended. She did SIX encores.
And no doubt she simply had to refuse a seventh. It was getting much too late! 😁
And all wearing a corset!!!!
The corset helps with support.
@@frankG335 how does a corset help with support?
@@flowsingingschool
The corset *helps* with support
😎😎😎
When you sing you squeeze your abs to create breath pressure/support. Some opera singers prefer wearing corsets because it helps them create that breath pressure
@@laurenbrock5056 I’ve seen scientific research videos that proved the opposite was required. Space is needed by the upper body for the breath to linger longer, and a corset would be too restrictive. However, she’s probably wearing a fairly loose and elastic one,
Oh, my gosh! Cripe! A Voice from beyond our galaxy! There's a point when the insane, though it's insane, is just plain perfect!
Adorable, toujours.....💓
Aquí vengo a escuchar por millonésima vez la hermosa voz de Cecilia, no me canso de escucharla!
가비 Gaby Banegas yo tampoco
Yo tampoco me canso, simplemente es fabulosa, una gran voz, su agilidad y su pasión.
Me encanta también como ella se divierte!🥰
@@MrLuis85698 ¡yo tambien me encanta mucho Cecilia!
@@christopherpericolosi-king4979 asi es
So professional, but I see an amazing woman having fun 👏
Wow she’s phenomenal
That's one reason I fell in love with her, the facial expressions. She makes the music come alive with them.
Neverovatna. Ovo je van poimanja! 👏👏👏
Are you kidding me? What a divine character and singer and woman. Thank you so much for this.
YIKES... what an astounding gift of an instrument! I am so grateful to have come upon this. She certainly lives up to the title of this statement!!
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She is lovely and her voice is marvelous!
браво блистательная несравненная дива королева барокко и россиниевского репертуара
One of the best things about her performances are her facial expressions. They are *chefs kiss* on point.
The vocal line at 16 seconds!!!!!!! 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 Amazing control! I was so floored, I had to play it again and then show somebody else
I have absolutely no clue whatsoever what she was singing but her voice was amazing :) I smiled the whole time - lady you ROCK :)
amazing voice, talent, the greatest
amazing!! and you know she is having fun! her voice is incredible and her enthusiasm and zest is contagious!!!!
Única!!! Maravillosa!!! Agilidad!!! Portentoso fiato!!!
Unbelievable. It takes so much strength to have the control she does! Thank you, Cecilia, for sharing your beautiful gift❤️
She's better than many sopranos.
PsycheodeliaDelle being a mezzo shouldn’t be regarded as being worse than a soprano. It’s just the warmth of tone not skill
Mezzo is a soprano voice as well.
@@amandasmusic628 given the many roles written for sopranos she has sung, they're absolutely right in asserting she's better than many other soprano.
Lewis Julien that’s exactly what I’m saying. I’m literally making a case for the mezzo sopranod
Amanda Paul I don't think you get what the OP meant...
OMG - I can hardly believe my ears! That was the most amazing thing I’ve ever heard. I didn’t know mezzos could be coloraturas. She has so much flexibility and control of her voice at the same time. Astonishing.
That was THE BEST vocalist I’ve ever heard!!! Just magnificent, I smiled through all of it, that is dedication, hard work, you have no idea if you aren’t a professional singer. Bravo ❤❤
I adore this performance. Incredible, effortless, just wow!
Je l’ai rencontrée à trois reprises à Paris. Elle est abordable et d’une simplicité déconcertante ❤️❤️❤️
Bregina privighetoare !!!
Como alguém dá deslike em um espetáculo como este?! Simplesmente magnífica!
Siempre existen idiotas que tienen cancer en el gusto
I can't imagine anyone finding fault with anything this beautiful creature called Cecilia Bartoli does with her amazing talent. There is nothing so wonderful as seeing an amazing artist like her, totally in control of her instrument, enjoying herself so much. She's amazed, we're amazed... what a wonderful gift she's received that she shares with us.
On my wishlist to hear Cecilia Bartoli. I had a dream I was at one of her concerts. Oh my goodness if that were dream to come true.
Thank you thank you thank you to whoever captured this moment on video and thank you for sharing this!!!
Outstanding !!!!!! 👏
Lindo perfeito 😍
Ах, какая прелесть эта Чечилия! Браво!
Старушка не прелесть!!!!!!! А чудо!!!!
What the heaven was that incredible sound she did at the beginning? ❤❤❤❤❤
I think Is God in a skin :^]
Dieu a béni la Terre d Italie
et Cecilia en est un joyau
flamboyant 🤩💖
The technique is called messa di voce. Increasing and decreasing volume while maintaining a note.
Everyone has their favorite (especially soprano vs mezzo, etc), however the emotion she evokes in me when she sings puts her on the highest level for me. The lightness and purity in her higher notes are like a bird on a tree singing naturally. I love her.
Same
Awesome acrobatic voice👏👏
She is so vivacious!, I love her
Utterly brilliant Cecelia is the diva of our generation!
And here is this stunning voice ever. Love always. What a discovery after leaving the Arts in London now over 30 years ago. My God her talent cannot be surpassed
Wonderful ❤ 😍
She's so proud of herself (as she should) it just makes me smile
That's insane, that's really out of this world 😍💘 WOW
Those lungs are better than most Olympic athletes! Rivaling those race horses, incredible!
She is a Coloratura Mezzo Soprano. Very impressed with her fluidity on the notes, and I like her bold style. Does not take herself too seriously! Very nice quality in her personality. Big, bold, and fun! And boy can she sing!!!
She is a human bird from heaven ! Amazing, awesome voice and interpretation❤
I never heard any other soprano / mezzo / opera singer in general using the voice as she does! Oh my she is absolutely amazing! 😱😱😱👏👏👏
Klausvans she is very unique , a lot of so called critics attack her a lot , but none of them can sing a damn single word .. she is fantastic period . And if what she does is just tricks why is it that we don't have one single mezzo as capable as her
incredible
Редкий дар голосового продолжительного исполнения, что очень удивило меня!😂😂❤
Eis a prova cabal de que o ser humano é único, ímpar... Após 71 anos de vida cheia de percalços e incertezas essa força da natureza me proporcionou momentos de real emoção, esperança e alegria por ter vivido até agora para assistir e ouvir tamanha "virtuose"! Agradeço a postagem, sinceramente.
Це Неймовірно. Ви найкраща😊
That really is a cheeky little opening note.... She's brilliant 🌷💖
Бесподобно! Браво!!! Дива.
I love watching opera singers faces because the way the move to get the sound out just right is fascinating 😊
It’s like you can see that she’s counting beats etc in her head and has every second down
Such AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL Voice Quality and PHENOMENAL TALENT! 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 BRAVISSIMA!!!
Absolutamente increíble. El dominio de la técnica vocal es de otro mundo. Tiene un don. Nadie canta como ella.
Te invito a escuchar a yma sumac
Si hay, siempre existieron y existirán, solo conocedores los sabemos, Yma Sumac su cantó es similar a una ave, aunque ella ya murió.
Such great voice and performance! ❤❤😍👏👏👏👏👏
Cecilia is completely and utterly out of this world, well at least that's the kind of feeling you get upon listening to this masterpiece of a creation. No words can simply describe it literally, just pure pleasure and satisfaction. ❤️🙏👏😍
You helped me stay sane during recovery from surgery. God Bless!
As someone who has sung for 50 years in musical theater, opera, symphonic choruses, etc, what Cecilia Bartoli does in this video is super human. It truly is miraculous. On some level I understand the technical level of what she is doing but the fact that she pulls it off so effortlessly is proof that there's a God.
Grandios Bravissimo ❤❤❤❤❤
Bravissima e Spectaculare!
Unica Cecilia.😍
Not Only That She’s The Best Opera
Singer And Her Voice , Wow !
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ . She’s Also The
ONE In Opera! . She’s The Absolutly
The Best Of The Best ! !
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
This is one of the most magical operatic things I've ever heard! Thank you for this awesome video. Bartoli is perfection : )
Amó esta mujer
I'm consistently blown away by her prowess
Absolutely stunning, I have chills. So beautiful ❤️ this women is literally the best singer I've ever heard. 💖
BEAUTIFUL.
She is out of this world voice amazing from the philippines👏👏👏
KÖSZI HOGY OTT IS HALLGATJÁTOK----
Her voice is absolutely stunning. I could listen to her all day.
Обожаю! Мне кажется, что Чечилия -- не только великий Мастер, но ещё и очень хороший человек.
Bravissimo!!!!
Madre de Dios, que poder vocal¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
Cecilia Bartolli .... I Do Love You !!!!!!!!!!! .... Diva Sublime !!!!!!!
She uses the facial mask without worrying about it looks. That's how you get the greatest sound.
rascalndear I’m sorry, but that is acoustically, anatomically and physiologically incorrect.
vdarte thank you!
@@celibidache1000 No it is correct. My teacher even told me that. Once of course you are using the correct technique of the inner mask or some people call it an italian smile ..but its the inner muscles to control the muscles in the larnx and through its like a neurological thing . My teacher would let me do the exercises for it ..but she said for arias i had to learn the mask without showing it not because of sound but because you would never get hired making faces like that. Its a trade off. It its done RIGHT its EXACTLY how you get the best sound. Obv though just making weird faces like that alone doesn't help. But its a pity most singers are taught these are just bad habits. Its absolutely correct and THIS IS GREAT SOUND!
@vdarte THIS IS FANTASTIC SOUND WHAT ARE U NUTS ?? SHE IS QUEEN!
@@silverkitty2503 Please give me your definition of the mask. What are those inner muscles you are talking about, and what is this neurology thing you mentioned?
If you think that Bartoli sounds great, that is your taste, and I can say nothing about it, but, from a acoustical and anatomical point of view, her technique is terribly flawed.