Sovereign Bartoli revisits Vivaldi at the Concertgebouw

By Jenny Camilleri, 24 November 2018

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“the Roman diva’s technical and expressive powers are undiminished”

Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 23 November 2018

Vivaldi, Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione: Violin Concerto in E major, Op.8 no. 1, RV 269 "La primavera” (Spring) (Allegro)

Vivaldi, La Silvia, RV 734: Quell'augellin che canta

Vivaldi, Tito Manlio, RV 738: Non ti lusinghi la crudeltade

Vivaldi, Ottone in villa, RV 729: Gelosia, tu già rendi l'alma mia

Vivaldi, Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione: Violin Concerto in E major, Op.8 no. 1, RV 269 "La primavera” (Spring) (Allegro)

Vivaldi, Il Giustino, RV 717: Vedrò con mio diletto

Vivaldi, Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione: Violin Concerto in G minor, Op.8 no. 2, RV 315 "L'estate" (Summer) (Allegro con molto)

Vivaldi, Orlando furioso, RV 728: Sol da te, mio dolce amore

Vivaldi, Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione: Violin Concerto in G minor, Op.8 no. 2, RV 315 "L'estate" (Summer) (Adagio – Presto)

Vivaldi, Argippo, RV 697: Se lento ancora il fulmine

Vivaldi, Ercole su'l Termodonte, RV 710: Zeffiretti che sussurate

Vivaldi, Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione: Violin Concerto in F major, Op.8 no. 3, RV 293 "L'autunno” (Autumn) (Allegro)

Vivaldi, Orlando furioso, RV 728: Ah, fuggi rapido

Vivaldi, Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione: Violin Concerto in F major, Op.8 no. 3, RV 293 "L'autunno” (Autumn) (Allegro)

Vivaldi, Farnace, RV 711: Gelido in ogni vena

Vivaldi, Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione: Violin Concerto in F minor, Op.8 no. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno" (Winter) (Allegro non molto)

Vivaldi, Catone in Utica, RV 705: Se mai senti spirati sul volto

Vivaldi, Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione: Violin Concerto in F minor, Op.8 no. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno" (Winter) (Largo – Allegro)

Handel, Amadigi HWV 11: Desterò dall'empia dite

Handel, Apollo e Dafne, HWV 122: Felicissima quest' alma

Vivaldi, Il Giustino, RV 717: Sventurata navicella

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K492: Voi che sapete

de Curtis, Non ti scordar di me

Steffani, Tassilone: A facile vittoria

Gershwin, Porgy and Bess: Summertime

Cecilia Bartoli, Mezzo-soprano

Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco

Gianluca Capuano, Conductor

Andrés Gabetta, Violin

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Laura Servidei, 11th June

Cecilia Bartoli and Gianluca Capuano lead a superb performance of Orfeo ed Euridice, in semi-staged form, as a prologue to the Monteverdi Festival in Cremona.

*****

A Whitsun Festival crowned by Rossini’s magic in Salzburg

Laura Servidei, 9th June

An exciting gala concert led by Cecilia Bartoli closed the Whitsun Festival in Salzburg, under the expert baton of Gianluca Capuano.

****1

Hotel Metamorphosis: Vivaldi reborn through Ovid's lens in Salzburg

Laura Servidei, 8th June

A pasticcio of superb musicianship is the main event at the Venice-themed Whitsun Festival.

****1

Monteverdi’s Vespers in Salzburg: mysticism, might and musical mastery

Laura Servidei, 7th June

Gianluca Capuano leads Les Musiciens du Prince and Il Canto d’Orfeo in a spectacular rendition of Monteverdi’s masterpiece at the Salzburg Whitsun Festival.

****1

Emotional Mozart at the Salzburg Whitsun Festival

Laura Servidei, 19th May

Gianluca Capuano leads a great ensemble in a thoughtful, emotional reading of Mozart’s Mass in C minor.

****1

Une Folle journée: Mozart-Da Ponte pasticcio at the Whitsun Festival

Laura Servidei, 18th May

Cecilia Bartoli leads a stellar cast in a silly, but fun divertissement where Mozart’s music shines supreme.

****1

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Jenny Camilleri

After completing her postgraduate studies in psychology at the University of Toronto, Jenny moved to Amsterdam, where she enjoys singing in amateur choirs. She loves all genres of classical vocal music, especially nineteenth and early twentieth century Italian and German opera and art songs.