11. Cecilia Bartoli - Una donna a quindici anni (Così fan tutte Met'96)

[HeidelbergSoprano]

No dislikes just a simple sign that Cecilia is perfect! ;D

[richardvergara]

She's so cute!!!...

[classicassii]

oh goodness! i can see why my voice teacher wants me to listen to Cecilia Bartoli. and i am now SO excited to start learning this aria. She's so gorgeous! both voice and self!

[umroo2014]

she's impeccable. I love her. her voice has a million colors and then some. :)

[etoiledelkirov]

non è roba sua è pure brutta -.-''

[charlesbonares]

Brava Cecilia!

[Fondouce]

Bravo Cécilia, tu leurs mets un vent aux autres!

[jflaviovidal]

Cecilia is delicious, perfect all the time. Great

[patrickjohn84]

btw, I'm sure you sound lovely. ; )

[patrickjohn84]

I can imagine!

[aleenush]

I think that she acts very well...

She is a 15 years maid (una donna a quindici anni) and she atcs like one, teaching the 2 mistress how to be in front of a man...

[drtmuir]

@aleenush She is not necessarily fifteen years old. She is saying that even a girl of fifteen should know what to do with a man.

[Sebhelyesarcu]

The aria is a bit weird for me.Especially at the part"where the devil hides his tail/dove il diavolo ha la coda"Bartoli is an extremely good singer,but she doesn't care about the details of the role.Despina is an ironic figure,and here she acts like a child.

[antmusique]

What is it that you find weird: the words or the way she delivers them?

(If it's the words, it's from an Italian saying!)

[Sebhelyesarcu]

The way she delivers them.If I didn't know the libretto(I speak Italian too)I'd think that it's the role of a lovely nice little girl.But Despina is absolutely the opposite of it.She should have known it(she's Italian so she must understand it).

[carp3115]

It's a bit of a stretch to say that she doesn't care. We can all hope to be as successful.

[patrickjohn84]

6:48 - 7:01 = heaven

[AriellaLouise]

yeahh!!!

[laurenrader]

weow!! she is the perfect despina

[bill7671]

Cecilias stunning physical beauty, purity of heart and voice give this portrayal of the lovably impish Despina a wonderful touching quality; I too just love Cecilia to bits.

[idraote]

the subtitles could have been better though: they convey a very 'general' meaning of the piece

[DoryViolet]

WOW she makes sooo much out of the recitativo!!! this is wonderfull.

[operalover9001]

I love Bartoli in this role! Since she's a mezzo, she plays Despina more as a peasant (which makes perfect sense) instead of the usual chirpy soubrette interpretation, which is, of course, equally valid. But I think that Bartoli's version makes the character of Despina so much more interesting. Thanks so much!

[schmup53]

and this is one of them!

[gogmagog123456789]

I lost the tail. Where are rest of the chapters, I`m charmed with this opera that I hadn´t listened yet.

[zegermans750]

the met has it on their online streaming service. It has a 7 day trial, but they have so much stuff... it's worth the $15 a month.

[piemonte222]

Bartoli!!!God,what a voice!!!she's just amazing!!

[marghe19]

La bartoli è semplicemente grandiosa... Le espressioni che fa mentre canta... E` davvero magnifica!

Poi io adoro questa commedia!

[leoperarm]

Perfect as always!

[vincik80]

l'unica interprete mozartiana in grado di cantare fiordiligi, dorabella e despina in maniera impeccabile.... grande bartoli....

[chantalcxl]

thanks for posting it! :)

[nclysander]

I'd believe that the mysterious strangers were really after Cecilia. And I'm definitely one of her admirers, though in a slightly different sense. :)

[Aniretak205]

Cecilia is just the best!

[elegie84]

Cecilia is the best Despina!

[nclysander]

Bartoli is evidently having bucketloads of fun with this. And those sudden high notes, which so many soprano Despinas have trouble with, sound lovely here! Simply extraordinary.