you can make a meme out of her face every single second

What's amazing is not just her range, but the silky quality of her voice in every spot within the range.

@gillianomotoso328

5 жыл бұрын

wszy2 That’s what range is. I’m coming to realize that. It’s like bodybuilding or ballet. You might be able to try a 200-lb weight or do a dance from the Nutcracker, but calling it your own takes due diligence. Likewise with singing a wide gamut of notes impeccably.

Truly the best mezzo soprano in the world. Amazing!

Now this is a REAL 3 octave range! None of this, "I can hit a note or two in this octave, so I'm counting it" garbage.

Ordinarily I would say 'yes' for any other singer--but I like Ms. B's expressions--she just feels the songs she sings so much---she's full of joy and it reflects in her face. I also like her down to earth quality--no diva bs.

@malachycarson5846

2 жыл бұрын

One has to make those facial expressions to get the sounds, her head is her musical instrument? do people expect a smile when singing an La sound???? seriously think about the sound quality and pure precision of her sound. looking pretty isn't an option. every muscle is exactly where it has to be, to get the right tone and color from the voice.

She has one of the best ranges you'll ever hear

Is she a singer or a sonic weapon?

@fatovamingus

7 жыл бұрын

SpeedStriker nice. Love it

@Vejur9000

2 жыл бұрын

Quite possibly both. But at heart, a joyous child when it comes to singing. What a voice.

i freakin love her facial expressions with her MAGNIFICENT voice!!!

Not for ordinary human beings. And it also seems "normal" in the pop world, but they do not sing with full voice and without amplification throughout their entire range like opera singers.

@GarageStudio7

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

She is so talented it's unbelievable! As a budding opera singer she is definitely one of my inspirations!

@nickmoschetti2977

6 жыл бұрын

musicfanz7 I agree

silly people, watch with your ears. not your eyes if it bothers you. the beauty of the voice is the beauty to concentrate upon. remember the more casual than opera, andrew lloyd weber phantom of the opera. thats what you folks worried about her face, are making me think of. it is the inner soul of the music, not the way the emotions show on the face, if that bothers you , close your eyes and enjoy the pleasure of the truly gifted. thats what it is about. sharing a special gift with you.

@tris648 hehe :) Glad to help! Let's see...0:19 (armour) "Son qual nave", 0:29 (brown) "Oh dolce incanto" which I uploaded (Malibran Rediscovered Part II - might be blocked in your country), 0:31 (green) "Da tempeste", 0:34 (big eyes) early "Una voce poco fa", 0:35 (pink) "Alleluia" from "Exsultate jubilate", 0:36 (polka dots) "Deh per quest'istante", 0:37 (crazy) "Sovra il sen", 0:42 (red) "Ah! non giunge", 0:51 (purple) end of the Scena di Berenice by Haydn. I'm a big fan too! :)

@frogmouth

3 жыл бұрын

too smart by half! bless you. Thanks

Never knew she had such a big pair of "lungs." 0:17

that was fun! thank you so much - i delighted in this compilation and the incredible expressive ways of Bartoli's singing, a treat! :)

the problem with Cecilia is not the 3-octave extension (common to many opera singers) but the volume of the voice! she is often submerged by the sound of the orchestra...maybe this is why she doesn't sing often and she does a lot of CDs

the first 10 seconds of this video scar me: i thought; hmmm nice baritone lol!

That's because she's a coloratura mezzo. And in Phantom, the note is E6 - the only time I've ever heard it lowered to the Eb is for the movie version - on stage, it's the E natural.

Spot on. Most people have a three octave range with head voice and falsetto, but a full, modal voice over three octaves is a feat of wonder.

@LaDivinaLover

2 жыл бұрын

If you think she’s singing an Eb6 in modal voice you don’t know how the throat works.

@Pachinanonim

2 жыл бұрын

Chest voice and head Voice*

@mickey5779

2 жыл бұрын

No! The registers are chest, mixed and whistle. No such thing as "modal voice" spanning 3 octaves 😒 Female opera singers sing primarily in the mid to high registers (mixed) whilst touching on the low occasionally (chest).

and you forgot the E natural that she sings in the aria "Al tuo seno fortunato" from Haydn's L'anima del filosofo in the studio version or live in the DVD concert with Bryn Terfel , and is the video "Portrait" we can see her hit a high F during a lesson with her mom!

Very nicely done video.

Hahaha so many envious deilusional "singers" and tone deaf people criticizing THE MEZZOSOPRANO! I feel pity for you all! Cecilia is from another planet and you'd never understand her talent!

@Tubie1111

5 жыл бұрын

Bingo!

Bello questo video :-) Complimenti!

Fantastic! What a voice.

@LoboAscuridad 3 octaves is actually extremely big in opera. In opera, you have to project every note over an orchestra without a microphone and even when you have a microphone, it would be about 2 meters away. In pop music, it is not too hard to have 3 octaves because you have a microphone just a millimeter away from your mouth. watch?v=6D84nvM9UHI The guy was filming from the back row but you can hear her crystal clear without a mic + she held a 27-second-note :)

Sempre meravigliosa la Bartoli! 😍🥰

Amazing! I’ve been in love with her for almost 30 years.

That is AMAZING!!

Another nice vid! Bravo Bravo Mr Watson!!

I love all the comments on this singing techniques and all of that. I wish I knew about octaves and eGs and what not lol.

I almost have this range!! I can sing from E3 to C6, but she definitely has me beat in sustaining the notes and volume, I'm still working on my voice.

Is amazing and funny at the same time :D

great editing

E3-Eb6? It's normal for a trained vocalist, especially a colotura soprano. But her lower range is impressive for a colotura soprano. Eb6 is kind of the meat and potatoes of a truly, truly good supported upper range of a lyric or colotura soprano. I don't even think you can audition for "Phantom of the Opera" lest you can hit that note and sustain it. Her voice is lovely, though.

This was fucking amazing!!! BLOWN AWAY!!! WOOOOOW!!!

Dugazon soprano. (Half lyric\lyric-coloratura mezzo-half soubrette)

@KajiVocals

3 жыл бұрын

That's not a fach.

She would’ve made an amazing Christine in phantom of the opera

@tris648 Hope I got the ones you wanted? Let me know if I missed any or if you want to know more! I might end up making a list of all the songs/vids used in the video under the video description.

whats the name of the song @ 0:37?

@LohengrinT Well, "Riedi al soglio" is in E-flat...and she definitely went up from the B-flat instead of down...she's done high F's in rehearsal before...I wouldn't be suprised if she pulled a Queen of the Night on us someday :P

The biggest range I've heard on KZread is Nicola Sedda, going from very low fry to whistle so high I can't hear it properly any more - but he does it all very quietly into a microphone and I've not seen him wowing the world's operatic stages... The sheer ability to make very high and low noises is not the be-all-and-end all to singing well, it's how nicely you can sing your range in songs. Plus classical singers sing in large theatres with large orchestras and no mike.

Bravo!

What is the opera at 0:33 and 0:38

She is absolutly amaising! A voice like hers it's pure Gold, so.... verry PRECIOUS! ❤️

from what performances are each of the clips from

This is the greatest thing ever. I've never been so entertained by a scale.

In general, most people have about 2 octaves, so 3 is unusual but not unheard of. I am an aspiring tenor/countertenor with about a 3 to a 3 and a half octave range.

awh new favorite opera singer :)

This is fantastic XD SHE is fantastic! I bow!

@thomastmwc Hehe...I think he means just that her voice thins out (as in gets smaller in volume) as she climbs up and the vibrato gets tighter, but it reminds me a lot of Devia or Battle's high notes for example, but then again she's not a colouratura soprano, so to get up there in the first place is CRAZY!

such a joy - sublime

@LohengrinT Well, not just a random high D in the middle of something like "Ah non credea" (that would be funny) but in the cabaletta "Sovra il sen"...but runs and things you can work on and perfect with practice...Bellini is just so risky and difficult to nail everytime with all the legato phrases, etc...it's all about melody as you say. But there are places for high notes sometimes :)

@LohengrinT I agree...I think she tends to do it live when she feels the adrenaline rush...I've heard she's interpolated high D's into Sonnambula and other things occasionally, and frequently in the castrati rep she does too...

Is there any way you could inbox me a list of those songs and clips she did in order it would be greatly appreciated

Ugly? She's beautiful. Look up her pictures under Google images. And what an amazing voice.

My new ringtone *chuckles and great admiration for Cecilia Bartoli

where is :41 from?

@FloridianWolf "Prendi, per me sei libero" - the Malibran version - search for Malibran Rediscovered Part II watch?v=QGR1uYtRVSc :)

That's a fantastic range! I do hope you make it in this business, the world sure could use more countertenors.

which performance was 0:37???

Poeple must must be dumb to judge her performance by her image. Im sure you have all seen the the image of the blind woman holding a balance. Obviously you can't judge if she's ugly or makes unusual faces. Her true beauty, the one you need to look, is in her voice. All the ones that made dumb comments should listen, not watch this video. Learn to appreciate.

Cecilia Bartoli has a magnificent voice and also makes the best facial expressions. Awesome to watch, wonderful and sometimes very very funny.

@granten0re She is remarkably talented & unusually accomplished. What does it matter what she looks like? No one ever complains about an instrumentalist's embouchure or how they hold their instrument. Why do some people find it necessary to share their discomfort with her expressions with the world? She obviously enjoys performing & her enthusiasm is infectious. If her performance is not to your taste then go listen to someone with a placid exterior. I find her joyful expressions charming

I love her facial expressions, they're so funny. :D

Which aria is at 0:38?

Excellent point & I agree. 2nd reason: She's an opera singer AKA stage actress. Facial expressions are a major part of stage acting. & there may be a 3rd reason. Its like her signature, its what sets her apart! A wise performer uses natural differences to their advantage. Bartoli created hers - even BETTER - which means she ROCKS! We may not like it but we clearly WILL remember! While we are laughing at someone because they're different, they may be laughing at us b/c we're all the same.

what song is at 0:38-0:40???

This is my ringtone now!)

may I please have a list of the songs in order from darkest to lightest?

OMG! bravo!!!

What are the names of the arias in the first 19 seconds? I would especially like to know which aria had the low E in it.

@LohengrinT do you have a recording of her fille from la scala? id love to hear it!

@kouldeliee Everyone keeps telling me this! I'll be making a list in the video description sometime soon...!

I find her very easy on the Ear and Eye she has a great voice and i love how she expresses herself

what is the high Eb from!?

what song is that at 0:29?

@killerbunny123123 the last one is "Riedi al soglio" from Rossini´s Zelmira

wow that beautiful

@kouldeliee No I'm planning to make a list with where the videos came from...that's what people are asking too :)

amazing 👌👌👌

What is the name of the aria in the lowest note?

@user-qc1tl9wp3z

6 жыл бұрын

"Prendi, per me sei libero. Malibran. Donizetti's L'elisir D' amor". 00:40-00:41 - the third note; 2:02 - the lowest note

The beauty of a singer isn´t this Top-Model-outer-appearance-beauty, but the intensity, that´s needed, to produce high quality music. To sing notes - both, high and low - you have to work with all of your body - breath, muscles, posture...it´s like sport. Who wants to look nice while seriously singing: Listen - forget about it, you can´t have both. Who wants to see a "nice" face while listening to music: Watch out for the CD-Cover. Or change your taste to music, that´s hummed...

I apologize too. My original comment might have made it seem like I was talking down on Cecilia. She does have a very perfected, impressive range.

songs at 0:38?

@killerbunny123123 The high e-flat is from "Riedi al soglio" by Rossini, I think.

Specifically, my range extends from about f2 when my voice is extremely well rested, to about C6 on a good day, and I totally would record my voice if I had the means to do so :/ My middle-ish notes are really what kill me though, because in general I have mezzo-soprano voice, meaning my highest notes are a little unnatural sounding, and my low notes are fairly weak when in falsetto and not in the modal voice.

@LohengrinT Thanks for the heads up! :) I'll make sure to include them. I LOVE Podles...incredible woman & voice!

@SsteinwayS She also sing a high E natural in the aria Al tuo sen fortunato from L'anima del filosofo by Haydn and a High F in a video of a lesson with a mother in the video cecilia bartoli: A Portrait!

quelle merveilleuse voie !!

may i ask what notes you can hit? countertenors are really kinda rare these days, it would be awesome if you could record yourself singing sometime!

I am not into opera but just came to know the Diva via the Great Composers BBC series on Mozart and have been hooked ever since! WOW!

I'm an amateur singer. My Tessitura is a very dark and steely Baritone but I can easily go up to a bright Mezzo's range in head voice with good volume but not as loud as the females obviously. I love putting in coloratura to songs when I sing. Is this normal even though I have a deep voice I can easily hit high notes?

Wow! Su voz es tan dinamica

@oliviasmulyan 41 is from "Ah, fuggi il traditor" from Mozart's Don Giovanni. 42 in the red dress is "Ah non giunge" from La Sonnambula. :)

@FoxyGrandpa Thanks for mentioning it! I was going to include it...but that looooong E-flat made such a better ending, with the applause and all! She said in an interview about "Sacrificium" that she's a mezzo and can't sing roles like the Queen of the Night...uhhh...I'd say otherwise! :P I know for sure she still has her high D these days...wouldn't be surprised if she decided to do a run of Zauberflöte one day alongside some Turandot! :P She's already singing everything!!

Cecilia is a force of nature. What a gem.

MARAVILHOSA !

@92Meiko I think you're referring to the crazy one with her mouth wide open..."Sovra il sen la man mi posa" from "La Sonnambula" by Bellini. :)

Her scary expressions always remind me of Elsa Lanchester in "Bride of Frankenstein", I just cannot take her seriously. Remember Callas' admonition to her mezzo-soprano student, "Stop grimacing, Sheila. You're a queen here. Be beautiful, always be beautiful!"

what is she singing at 33-34?

Holy Lord. What an amazing accomplishment. Brava.