Cecilia Bartoli in the Media (selected references)
Articles Online Books and AnthologiesPrint Serial Features
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Articles Online
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16 Nov 2003
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www.mondo-marion.com
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"Being Cecilia Bartoli," Marion Lignana Rosenberg. Thoughtful, informative, and "in tune" piece on Bartoli by a NY opera writer. First published on Italian cultural website usitalia.info. In English.
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Books and Anthologies
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1997
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Cecilia Bartoli: The Passion of Song.
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Kim Chernin & Renate Stendhal (Harper/Collins; pprbk Women's Press, London). Admiring early assessment of Bartoli's meteoric career, based heavily on personal interviews with Bartoli and Bazzoni. Includes detailed "Performance Guide" and Discography, 1985-96. Lots of b&w photos.
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1998
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Cinderella & Company: Backstage at
the Opera with Cecilia Bartoli.
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Manuela Hoelterhoff (Alfred A Knopf, NY). An often mean-spirited, though dishily "humorous" account of matters-operatic, mostly vis-à-vis NY, with less about Bartoli per se than the title implies, by former Wall St. Journal opera critic.
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1998
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Diva: The New Generation: Sopranos and Mezzos of the Decade Discuss
Their Roles.
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Helena Matheopoulos (Northeastern Univ. Press, Boston). Covers 14 noted sopranos and 7 acclaimed mezzos, including Bartoli. Interview-based. Each chapter focuses on one singer and her principal roles; Bartoli chapter a bit "thin," but still interesting. Photos, 3 of Bartoli in color (incl. cover cameo).
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Print Serial Features
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Oct 2003
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Opera News
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Cover story on Bartoli: "Treasure Hunt," William R. Braun, pp 18-21, nice pix; plus "Rediscovering Salieri," by Cecilia Bartoli, translation Joel Brody, pp 22-23; also note full-pg Salieri ad inside back mag cover. See also the issue's main editorial and an article on the state of classical recording industry. US magazine of the Metropolitan Opera Guild; in English.
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Nov 2003
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Gramophone
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Cover story on Bartoli: "A Diva Rides to the Rescue," Christopher Cook, pp 28-31, w/ 2 photos; plus favorable review of "The Salieri Album," Stanley Sadie, p 112. Salieri track "Lungi da me sen..." included on issue's main CD sampler, w/ CB pictured on CD cover; also note full-pg Salieri ad inside front mag cover. British magazine; in English.
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Dec 2003
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BBC Music
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Cover story on Bartoli, with photos. British magazine; in English.
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Nov 2005
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Gramophone
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Cover story on Bartoli: "La Dolce Cecilia," interview by Jeremy Nicholas, pp 28-32, w/ 5 photos (cover photo blurb "X-Rated Bartoli"); also "Record of the Month" review of "Opera Proibita," David Vickers, p 89; and note re iTunes release of Bartoli's entire Decca catalogue in "Downloads," James Jolly, p 63. Händel track "Un pensiero nemico di pace" is top recording on issue's CD sampler, w/ CB pictured on CD cover; also note full-pg "Opera Proibita" ad inside front mag cover. British magazine; in English.
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BabelFish
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world.altavista.com
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A machine translation service handy if you visit lots of foreign-language websites. Copy, paste, & click to translate a text between various tongues. Some translations turn out clear as a bell; others inspire hilarity.
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