This week is all about Cecilia Today we’re listening to Cecilia Bartoli sing the aria “Non più mesta,” which occurs at the end of the Italian opera La Cenerentola by Gioachino Rossini. If you missed the first post in this series where Cecilia sings Vivaldi, you could find it
To spend my Opera Daily Sunday with Cecilia Bartoli has been so special. Somewhere in my distant past, I believe I heard her in a recital at the Kennedy Center Opera House before she became the superstar she is today. What an extraordinary opera singer. Who else has dared to perform such incredibly complex arias? As usual, I wandered off home base and discovered two more YouTube performances that I enjoyed:
I look forward to hearing what's coming next. Who knew opera would be the perfect antidote to my pandemic and election year anxieties!?!
P.S. Thanks to Mr. Quinn, I found Shirley Verrett's performance in Verdi's "Macbeth" and loved it. I also revisited "Casta Diva" by Maria Callas. There's something so affecting about the latter with the chorus. I raise a glass of joy to you and all of your subscribers!
I love your selection this week. I’m a beginner at this and I may not love all your choices this one is exceptional. 💖💖💖💖💖💖 please keep up the outstanding work.
To spend my Opera Daily Sunday with Cecilia Bartoli has been so special. Somewhere in my distant past, I believe I heard her in a recital at the Kennedy Center Opera House before she became the superstar she is today. What an extraordinary opera singer. Who else has dared to perform such incredibly complex arias? As usual, I wandered off home base and discovered two more YouTube performances that I enjoyed:
Ah, non credea mirarti...Ah! non giunge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUi18GyNPlw&list=RDX-kRgs3H7so&index=2
La ci darem la mano (with Thomas Hampson)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJRZxSclj70&list=RDX-kRgs3H7so&index=4.
I look forward to hearing what's coming next. Who knew opera would be the perfect antidote to my pandemic and election year anxieties!?!
P.S. Thanks to Mr. Quinn, I found Shirley Verrett's performance in Verdi's "Macbeth" and loved it. I also revisited "Casta Diva" by Maria Callas. There's something so affecting about the latter with the chorus. I raise a glass of joy to you and all of your subscribers!
I love your selection this week. I’m a beginner at this and I may not love all your choices this one is exceptional. 💖💖💖💖💖💖 please keep up the outstanding work.
Thank you, Lawrence