25 - février - 2008

New Cecilia Bartoli DVD - Maria

New Cecilia Bartoli DVD - Maria
The Barcelona Concert and Malibran rediscovered

Cecilia Bartoli celebrates the 200th birthday of Maria Malibran with her personal tribute to female superstar Maria Malibran - a double DVD to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of a Romantic icon.

DVD 1 features the Barcelona concert from the ongoing Maria album tour La Rivoluzione Romantica. The 80 minute programmed performed in the stunning Palau de la Musica Catalana features highlights from the Maria album, and includes Rossini's Willow Song as a DVD exclusive.

DVD 2 features a fascinating 70 minute film Malibran Rediscovered - The Romantic Revolution, following Cecilia Bartoli as she researches the life of Maria Malibran and records the album.

'This new recital is a brilliant summation of her art and the special contribution it makes'
Gramophone, Editor's Choice

Tracklisting
1.García La figlia dell'aria 'E non lo vedo... Son regina'
2. Persiani Ines de Castro 'Cari giorni'
3. Mendelssohn Infelice
4. Rossini La Cenerentola 'Naqui all'affanno'
5. Rossini Otello 'Assisa al piè d'un salice ... Deh, calma' (Willow Song and Prayer)
6. Balfe The Maid of Artois 'Yon moon o'er the mountains'
7. Hummel Air à la tirolienne avec variations
8. Bellini La sonnambula 'Ah! non credea mirarti ... Ah! non giunge'
9. Maria Malibran (for Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore) 'Oh dolce incanto'
10. Maria Malibran Rataplan
11. Manuel García El poeta calculista 'Yo que soy contrabandista'