Artist: Cecilia Bartoli.
Album: Mozart Arias.
Recording Company: Erato.
Recording Date: 1992.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Lugio Silla K 135
Le Nozze Di Figaro K 492
Cosi Fan Tutte K 588
I learned to love opera when I listened to Saturday Afternoons at the Met on Classic 99.1 FM here in St. Louis when it was still on the air. Fortunately, a new classical radio station is back on the air in the form of 107.3 FM.
But listening to the Met introduced me to the world of opera. And one who ranks as a rock star is Cecilia Bartoli. She is one of the few people to upstage a Metropolitan Opera projection by not showing up for it! However, her voice is an awesome sound to behold. I have some of her earlier albums. One of them is her Mozart Arias. They are three of Mozart's Italian operas, namely Lugio Silla, Le Nozze di Figaro and Cosi Fan Tutte.
This album shows Bartoli coming into her power as a soprano. And it's a good way to get introduced to classical Italian opera, too. Recommended for the holidays.
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