21 - août - 2008

La sonnambula - NEW CD

Cecilia's latest new release is a brand new studio recording and the most complete and authentic recording of La sonnambula ever. This recording features the two leading bel canto super stars of today, Cecilia Bartoli and Juan Diego Flórez, joining forces for the first time.

It is the first ever recording with a mezzo-soprano in the lead role, and the first ever recording with a period instrument orchestra. Many of the cadenzas sung by Cecilia Bartoli are those used by the great 19th Century interpreter of the role, Maria Malibran; this release concludes Cecilia's celebration of the bicentenary year of Maria Malibran (1808 - 1836).

The album is released on October 17th and will be accompanied by a continued global tour covering Europe, Japan and America.