Interview: Cecilia Bartoli on 'Sacrificium,' Her New Album [Part 1]

In a simple Q&A format, Cecilia Bartoli give in-depth responses to questions about her soon-to-be-released album 'Sacrificium.' She discusses its themes, the inspiration for the album artwork, the repertoire and the abilities of the castrati, plans for a documentary film on the subject, and her upcoming European tour of the material.

More info at: http://ceciliabartolionline.com/

TRACKLIST:

Disc 1
01. Come nave in mezzo all'onde
02. Profezie, di me diceste
03. Cadrò, ma qual si mira
04. Parto to lascio, o cara
05. Usignuolo sventurato
06. Misero pargoletto
07. In braccio a mille furie
08. Qual farfalla
09. Nobil onda
10. Deh, tu bel Dio d'amore...Ov'è il mio ben
11. Chi temea Giove regnante
12. Quel buon pastor son io

Disc 2
01. Son qual nave
02. Ombra mai fù
03. Sposa, non mi conosci

Category:

Music

Tags:

• opera
• cecilia
• bartoli
• soprano
• mezzo
• castrato
• baroque
• castrati
• broschi
• farinelli
• senesino
• cafarelli

[flwagr]

Only Cecilia Bartoli could do this. Bravissima blessed Goddess. And bravissima to the womb that bore you.

A modern miracle. When will we hear her again in Boston?

[maxarte]

I hope to hear Cecilia to sing the Broschi aria "Qual Guerriero in Campo Armato", but i think that she don´t included this wonderful work on the new album!!! Unhappily!!! :-(

Only Vivica Genaux! Two great interpretations (Jacobs and Biondi)!.

[HelenaKoonings]

@baldassare01 They were castrated when they were around 8 years old, so they didn't really have a say in the matter. And oftentimes the doctor performing the surgery would tell the child that he had to be castrated due to disease, and not just to save his pretty voice. Most of the castrated boys came from poor families with more children than they could care for, so their parents had them castrated and shipped off to a special musical institution. That way they had one less mouth to feed.

[baldassare01]

Why would a young man submit to castration? I suppose coercion was involved?

[oliviasmulyan]

hi cecilia! I LOVEE YOUUUUUU! <3 oh and also 4:09 to 4:11 is so not too much for me! your funny!

[oliviasmulyan]

hi cecilia! I LOVEE YOUUUUUU! <3

[oliviasmulyan]

she really explains everything well!

[Drelnis]

I could watch this forever, I wish it went on for 40 parts and not just 2! :D

[leukipos]

Vivica has done fantastic Farinelli arias and she doesn`t sound like a dog barking

[sonqualnave]

you forgot Manzotti's interpretation!!! hahahaha

[primohomme]

Thank you so much!! This is a treasure.