Cecilia Bartoli

Cecilia Bartoli, who for years has been considered the most successful mezzo-soprano of our time, could comfortably rest on her laurels. However, she is constantly evolving, discovering unknown composers and challenging the classics. In this instance it is George Frideric Handel. The beautiful melody lines were first devised by Handel – well, according to Beethoven anyway… and who are we to contradict Beethoven! Instead of simply surrendering to this beauty, Bartoli reveals the passion hidden within this music. After listening to her performance, the purity will certainly become crystal clear. On a list of the five greatest opera composers of all time we defy anyone to omit this one…