Twenty years after her Vivaldi Album helped reignite interest in the composer’s fine operas, Bartoli returns to the operatic music. Joined by Ensemble Matheus and Jean-Christophe Spinosi, she spins off the vocal fireworks with technique that’s as impressive as ever—but her voice has developed with age like a fine wine, revealing new layers of warmth. As a survey of Vivaldi’s stage works, this collection is invaluable, but Bartoli sprinkles it with star quality and a palpable love of this ever-inventive music.
- 2017
- Fabio Biondi, Vivica Genaux & Europa Galante
- Philippe Jaroussky & Artaserse
- Sara Mingardo, Sandrine Piau, Olivier Lallouette, Roberto Scaltriti, Claire Brua, Pascal Bertin, Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset
- Gemma Bertagnolli, Antonio Ballista & Avi Avital
- Ann Hallenberg & Fabio Biondi
- Sandrine Piau
- Max Emanuel Cencic, Diego Fasolis & I Barocchisti