caladito (August 20, 2008 at 2:44 am)

No soy ni de lejos un experto en musica. Leo que algunos critican sus "enormes fallas tecnicas"... A mi no me importan. Disfruto enormemente su bella voz. Grandiosa !!

MarcoCallas (August 20, 2008 at 12:45 am)

I do not wish to spoil anyone's enjoyment of Cecilia Bartoli's singing, and I think that, like Pavarotti, if she can bring opera to the masses, that's great. I only pointed out some of her technical faults. I know that nowadays few people care about details.

aeru9 (August 16, 2008 at 7:14 pm)

BRAVA!!!!

haydnout (August 16, 2008 at 6:10 am)

I don't give a damn what anyone says. (and I DO know the details!) She has the ability to express the text in such a way that immediately pulls one into what she is doing.Some say she can't even sing. That's BS. And at a=440 she is hitting those high c's and e's. Not bad for a mezzo. Take that you "Queens of the Night"!

jboygb (August 13, 2008 at 10:59 pm)

Wow. Cecilia, I love you!!

MarcoCallas (August 13, 2008 at 10:39 pm)

I couldn't agree more! We're a bit off topic, but I promise this is my last message about Maria here. I'd like to quote the words of the famous conductor Nicola Rescigno about Callas' voice: "Callas has often been accused of having three voices. Nonsense! She had three hundred. Every role she portrayed had a special voice, and within that particular timbre she would constantly change colors to convey the message of the composer."

callastoujours (August 13, 2008 at 8:47 pm)

I agree 100%, besides, I love Callas's voice, it's unique. You can recognize her among many other sopranos.

MarcoCallas (August 13, 2008 at 7:32 pm)

I understand perfectly. My comment only referred to yours, when you said « she is perfection », which is not true, objectively. Callas manages to combine the two: perfect technique and deep emotion (whatever one may say on the 'quality' of her voice, everybody agrees on her supreme musicianship).

callastoujours (August 13, 2008 at 3:54 pm)

Excuse me for insisting in this matter Marco, but, may be I'm right or wrong, but I find in Cecilia what I want from an artist, and it is not the perfect technique. I want that an artist touchs my feelings with his singing. And Cecilia gets that. Never mind if her technique is far to be perfect. That is the main reason why I love Callas. That is my opinion.

callastoujours (August 13, 2008 at 2:35 am)

I see it now, thank you. OK, she is not perfect, but sounds awesome though!!!!!