Both Bartoli and Gauvin take the 18th-century Neapolitan composer-teacher Nicola Porpora as their starting point for a survey of music written for leading castrati of the day, of whom Farinelli was ...

Came across this today, and it stunned me all over again. Superdiva Cecilia Bartoli, known for her vocal feats and devotion to vocal drama, dares to perform obscure and difficult arias sung by some of ...

A high-pitched voice, questionable sexuality and ear-grabbing melodies -- the new Decca album “Sacrificium” may sound like a posthumous Michael Jackson collection; instead, it’s a collection of 17th ...

Tireless Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli is back with what may be her most spectacular album yet, of Baroque-era opera arias written for castrato singers. This is florid music ideally suited to ...

Michael Jackson, the performer, returns to the spotlight with the documentary "This Is It" in movie theaters now. At the same time, mezzo soprano Cecilia Bartoli draws the parallels between Jackson ...

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Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Last year Cecilia Bartoli released Sacrificium which immediately topped charts ...

Bartoli takes on the advanced repertoire of the Castrati in this disc. The title refers to the sacrifice singers had to make in their youth to enable careers as Castrati until the barbaric practice ...