She blazed into Symphony Hall again for a concert of Scarlatti, Caldara, Handel and Corelli with the Orchestra La Scintilla of Zürich Opera.
The Boston Globe's Richard Dyer reviewed yesterday's concert by Cecilia Bartoli at Symphony Hall: "Her voice is not large, but the emotional wallop it delivers is." Read the full text of Mr. Dyer's review here.
The four encores, in order, were:
Giovanni Bonocinni
"Oindra mai fu" from Xerse
Handel
"Datempesta" from Giulio Cesare
Alessandro Scarlatti
"Che dolce simpatia" from Il Giardino di Rose
The fourth and final encore was a reprise of Handel's “Disserratevi, o porte d’Averno” from Oratorio per la Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo
A colleague in attendance who is a fan of the music but not one to pull punches said it best, "It was beyond awesome.... she is an international treasure..." To say we are proud to present Ms. Bartoli is an understatement.
As of September 13, Ms. Bartoli's recordings are available for download on iTunes? This should have some impact on the "demise of the classical recording industry" discussion...the details.
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