Cecilia Bartoli : Sacrificium

For centuries, thousands of boys were sacrificed for the Beauty of Music. Cecilia Bartoli uncovers the extraordinary world of the 'Castrati', and sings the glorious music they inspired with her brand new album SACRIFICIUM.

The album is released internationally as a limited edition hardcover deluxe with a bonus audio disc on 2nd October 2009.

Sacrificium' tells the story of the castrati in all its complexity; its beauty, fascination, glamour, controversy and cruelty. These arias belong to the most virtuosic repertoire ever written for the human voice - from elaborate coloratura showpieces to beautiful slow arias, written to show the extraordinary breath capacity of many of the castrati. The album focuses on the Neapolitan school, which produced superstar castrati including Farinelli and Caffarelli and is almost entirely composed of world premiere recordings.

CECILIA BARTOLI * SACRIFICIUM
Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini

for full details and to download the SPANISH and ITALIAN texts, go to http://www.ceciliabartolionline.com

Category:

Music

Tags:

• opera
• classical
• cecilia
• bartoli
• castrati
• sacrificium
• Farinelli
• Caffarelli
• decca

[DeccaMusicGroup]

Please note that SPANISH AND ITALIAN texts and articles are available for download at Cecilia's website

[Superboycie]

Cecilia is a highly intelligent woman blessed with one of the best voices in this century. Moreover, she has done active research in her repertoire which sets her apart from other equally talented opera artists of her generation. Cecilia is simply unique and a very responsible artist. She is a standout in her trade. Bravo Bartoli, sei veramente unica. Un dono divino per noi tutti.

[AngeliqueZombified]

I love her accent in English! She's brilliant, I really love her.

[annamarieintex]

I love her passion...she doesn't just sing correctly....she does it with emotion! love her!!!

[cincorn]

She is a gift to the world. One of my most cherished dreams is to see her i concert. She gets better and better.

[perles75]

the CD is full of dazzling arias with hyperbolic (and sometimes a bit empty) coloraturas, but actually the aria that I would pick is a slow one, the last of the CD, Caldara's "Qual buon pastor"

[yeababy1980]

This is a beautiful CD a friend gave me this album 2 days ago and i can not stop listening to it :o)

[rtms1988]

Oh my God! She's a goddess.

[Cosifantuttee]

yes it is, but it is also much more than that.

[Cosifantuttee]

yes it is, but mainly, it's something else !

[haludoc]

I saw Cecilia last night in a concert in Bremen, Germany. She sings incredibly good, looks fantastic and gave me the feeling that music took me to paradise for three hours. She is unique!

[funkychihuahua]

wow it's sooo beautiful! What a nice voice... What is the music at 1:36...?

[ErikaRagazzi]

Wonderful music!

This is beautiful. 5 stars ★★★★★

Erika Ragazzi