page_title: Cecilia Bartoli
section_title: Salzburg
hierarchical_section_title: Cecilia Bartoli / Biography / Salzburg
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Salzburger Festspiele 2012 – Cecilia Bartoli as Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare in Egitto
context_page_description: Cecilia Bartoli, Cavaliere OMRI is an Italian coloratura mezzo-soprano opera singer and recitalist. She is best known for her interpretations of the music of Bellini, Mozart and Rossini, as well as for her performances of lesser-known music from the Baroque and Classical period. She is known for having the versatility to sing both soprano and mezzo roles.
context_section_description: In 2012, Bartoli became the artistic director of the Salzburg Whitsun Festival, an extension of the traditional Salzburg Festival, which produces performances during Whitsun (Pentecost) weekend. Forgoing the academic programming of her predecessors, she reformulated the festival's programming—returning to "the old recipe of organizing beautiful programs and inviting great artists"—resulting in record ticket sales and placing the festival on the international opera calendar. In 2012, she sang Cleopatra in Handel's Giulio Cesare, in 2013 the title role in Vincenzo Bellini's Norma, and in 2014 Rossini's La Cenerentola.
caption: Bartoli as Cleopatra at the Salzburg Festival, 2012
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