Vincenzo Bellini, Norma, Act I: "Casta Diva". Cecilia Bartoli

Casta Diva, che inargenti
queste sacre antiche piante,
a noi volgi il bel sembiante
senza nube e senza vel...
Tempra, o Diva,
tempra tu de' cori ardenti
tempra ancora lo zelo audace,
spargi in terra quella pace
che regnar tu fai nel ciel.
Casta Diva, Casta Diva,
Srebrzysta, najświętsza,
Najświętsza, najświętsza
Starożytna roślina,
Zwrócona ku nam swym pięknym obliczem,
Zwrócona ku nam, zwrócona ku nam
Swym pięknym obliczem,
Bezchmurnym i spokojnym.
Umocnij, o Divo,
Umocnij gorejące chóry,
Umocnij je, umocnij je,
Umocnij je w ich gorliwości,
Rozsiej na ziemi pokój,
Rozsiej na ziemi, rozsiej na ziemi
Pokój,
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Annie-Magdalenie.
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Vincenzo Bellini, Norma, Act I: Casta Diva. Cecilia Bartoli
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[@ЛюдмилаИванова-м8х]

В душу, в душу льется Ничего подобного не слышала! Хотя слышала так много! Слезы льются от переполняющих чувств! 😇 божественно

[@ЕленаАлпацкая-р9э]

Прекрасное исполнение! Божественный голос Лучшее, что я слышала. Трепетное, нежное произведение. Браво!! Спасибо за доставленное удовольствие!!! Красиво!!! 👍👋🤲😇😊

[@JaneUK]

Sometimes I'm glad that I am ill educated with regards to opera....I would hate to not have been able to enjoy that. I have no idea what some do not like but I have listened to many versions of Casta Diva and this is the only one to have stopped me in my tracks. Simply beautiful.

[@j.dall.2]

GENIALNE WYKONANIE🌜🌌🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💔

[@clenzonicoletto6178]

Grande interprete per una altrettanto grande aria...ascolto da estasi!

[@enriquepulido3105]

La gran Cecilia Bartoli. Es un ángel que canta. Maravilloso , sublime , me sentí en el cielo , es hermoso. Muchas gracias .Cecilia. Beso tus manos! Desde , Bogotá (Colombia ).

[@marceloolivera4330]

Pienso igual. Es excepcional. Saludos desde Argentina!

[@Khamomil]

I love this interpretation. It's much more adequate to the lyric than a forceful rendition because she's praying to the Moon. Cecilia's dynamic control is really astonishing. I'm sure it's much harder to sing in a soft voice than a loud one.

[@xxsaruman82xx87]

lyric? This isn't "lyric". It simply isn't operatic singing. At all.

[@9whims]

@@xxsaruman82xx87 it is beautiful controlled singing.

[@cosmlayla]

This touches me so deeply. Her singing is so controlled and not over the top unlike some others. She understands this.

[@ioananestorescu3559]

The best "Casta Diva" I ever heard

[@r.h.7486]

This is the best version I've ever heard. Cecilia sings deep from her heart. Thanks for posting it here. They gave me great pleasure. and Cecilia me anyway..❤‍🩹🌹💯

[@kenkarapetian4905]

Great performance, no questions. Still, Monserrat Caballet is unsurpassed. She was a standard setter on Casta Diva....

[@rupafitzgerald3124]

I love the way her voice gently caresses the lyrics and then soars effortlessly

[@annaanna-vt5sf]

Плачу! Просто разрывает душу! Как можно было написать эти божественные звуки и так исполнить!!! Два великих исполнения этой арии Каллас и Бартоли!!! Ни чего лучшего не слышала!!! Браво !!!

[@kenkarapetian4905]

Monserrat Caballe is much better than Maria Callas. Maria Guleghina is much better than Maria Callas. Мария Каллас была дешёвкой в жизни, которая многократно отказывала своей матери в её просьбе посылать ей сто долларов в месяц - на пропитание... Такая личносьт не может петь хорошо. И исполняла Каллас роли так же - вульгарно и низменно. Души не было в ней, духовности не было в ней. Нуль. Послушайте Рене Флемминг. Но, опять-таки, никто не сравнится в этой роли с Monserrat Caballe.

[@Opoyu]

@@kenkarapetian4905 зачем вы так? Не нам судить чужую судьбу. Мне тоже больше всех нравится исполнение Монтсеррат Кабалье, но Мария Каллас пела со всей душой эту арию. Зря вы так о человеке. Эта песня, эта молитва, мне кажется, призывает нас быть чище, добрее ко всем людям. А ушедшие заслуживают хотя бы того, чтобы их пожалеть

[@orliontana5419]

Бартоли Прекрасна, спора нет! Но лучшее исполнение Нормы, с моей точки зрения, исполнение Анны Нетребко!!

[@ВОЛК-и5к]

Нетребко,, стоит и курить, после того как Норму исполнила старушка БАРТОЛИ❤❤

[@Федор-щ8с]

И Вишневская..

[@ЛюдмилаИванова-м8х]

Это ДУША ! Ее голос! Господь внемлет ей🙏🏼

[@SNAPOUTOFIT63]

You can almost see her fervent prayer rising to the heavens. She is unparalleled!

[@фанисолонец]

Лучшее исполнение арии Нормы! До мурашек по телу хочется плакать!

[@СветланаУшакова-р3м]

Уникальное исполнение!! Искренне желаю певице(талантливой красавице!!) успехов в творческой деятельности!!!

[@jsphotos]

Bartoli is singing this differently than I have ever heard it, but I love her interpretation! Wonderful!

[@singularislupus]

As Viktoria Ric ( Виктория Япс) said so well: All female essence !!! In this performance. Only in this performance I hear a real woman, not an opera diva. This is the female soul singing, Bravo!!!

[@YvesCamarroque]

Je trouve sa voix particulièrement bien placée dans ce registre. Beaucoup de caractère et des vibratos étonnants! Bravissimo Cécilia !!!

[@МарияИванова-м1в]

Великолепное исполнение! Очень проникновенное.

[@martinroco]

Bellini agradecido con esta interpretación. Gracias Sra. Bartoli

[@МаринаЕрмолаева-й7э]

Мягко, нежно, тонко и осторожно-чудо как прекрасно!!! Брависсимо, Чечилия❤

[@galinakoshman138]

Не могу наслушаться ,ангел поёт 😇,прослушала многих оперных див,каждая по своему прекрасно исполняет кавотину Нормы,но Сесилия пока для меня идеал ,прозрачное ,небесное,чувственное исполнение,браво,полный восторг !!!!

[@omabou4683]

A mi modesto entender....nadie a superado aún a Callas ...al menos en este fragmento....

[@ВОЛК-и5к]

​@@omabou4683ещё как превзошол!!!!!

[@albertopiras116]

La pelle d’oca ,molto emozionante 🥰🥰🥰grazie Cecilia

[@ЕленаХрящёва-р9щ]

Лучшее исполнение, так плачет душа женщины, боль предательства и душевная мука всё в этом плаче непревзойдённая Норма в исполнении Сесилии Бартоли.

[@Светлана-т3ж6ь]

Здравствуйте, текст каватины не об этом, но вы выразили и мои ассоциации и чувства. Я с вами согласна.

[@Федор-щ8с]

​@@Светлана-т3ж6ьА по моему об этом..

[@roshofmeyer2033]

I love the depth a mezzo adds to this beautiful song. Cecilia has long been one of my favourites.

[@pekenjos]

I have just heard the most exquisite interpretation of Norma in recent memory. Absolutely phenomenal!

[@cyrusamirmoazami6232]

Bravo Cecilia vous êtes parmi les plus grandes Sopranos

[@НатальяНикитина-ц6о]

У Бартоли колоратурное меццо .

[@anaraita5733]

Unică!O voce de o frumusețe si expresivitate de neegalat la care se adaugă o tehnica ce depășește firescul!!!!

[@mingu1403]

Simply the best the number uno 🎉🎉🎉

[@12341234W1]

This is really beautiful sung, a prayer to the moon like Bellini intended. Brava !

[@MrQbenDanny]

Bravo! Bravissimo! A lullaby Casta Diva, I love it.

[@АнтонинаНиколаева-с5б]

Великолепное исполнение, оригинальное,высокий профессионализм + душа.

[@asmakabbous7019]

masterpiece..on ne peut passer indifferent..aussi joli en mezzo thnks bartoli

[@richardgrognard6394]

splendide, émouvant, une voix parfaite .Merci Cecilia de nous enchanter par votre voix .

[@perlesbaroquesuniques]

Интересное камерное исполнение гранд-опера арии/каватины, со специфическими трюками и приёмчиками Чечилии, полностью в её неподражаемом стиле. Получилось задушевно, беседа с лесным божеством при ясной луне. Весьма незабываемо и несравнимо с требующимся театральным исполнением обычного выдающегося колоротурного драматического бель-канто сопрано.

[@tanjanovicic2926]

Sweet,sweet Julius who plays violin more than beautifully. 🕊🍀🍀🍀💞🕊

[@elenakolgan4891]

Для меня лучшее исполнение, 💞💖

[@vasilievalilya]

Слов нет...... один восторг!!!!

[@patriciapaape9238]

Beautiful.Usually sung by a Soprano.Cecilia Bartoli sings this perfectly.Thank you for posting♫♪ ♪♫•*♫♪ ¨*•♫

[@svitlananetreba6017]

The heavens are opening from the voice of Cecilia Bartoli. God bless her ! She is blessed and her parents !

[@danielegullotti8250]

Grande interpretazione, bellissima voce.

[@irenroska1073]

.уникальный тембр голоса,.поет как Богиня,завораживает.

[@ospreynona]

So beautiful and tender, maybe the best interpretation ever. Brava!

[@josephcollins6033]

I absolutely wretched every time this woman opened her mouth. I imagine all that vocal tension has stopped her by now. Let's hope so.

[@НиколайМадеев-ф5т]

Высочайшее пение! Слушаешь и вспоминаешь ушедших любимых людей и как тут без слезинки памяти.

[@elenakun9318]

Так чудесно, так гармонично, так по - настоящему больно... Чудесное исполнение, лучшее...

[@наталисуровешкина]

Согласна Мурашки по спине бегут

[@Juampi16]

Cecilia, eres genial!!!

[@ЮрийФилиппов-н7ш]

Одно из самых красивых исполнений арии!

[@LadyJani]

Amazing. So soft and powerful. Every accord stands out

[@dapeco]

I had the tickets and the opportunity to see her in Toronto in 1995. The only thing that could stop me from seeing her happened. My wife went into labour and our daughter was born. It was an auspisious entery into this world for our daughter Daniella and post delivery we played a variety of our favorite music including Cecilia.

[@mmbmbmbmb]

Lovely sharing ;o)

[@Nogah100]

A prayer to the great goddess, "personified" by the moon with its silvery white chaste light, deeply beautiful music, composed, amazingly enough by a male, (Vincenczo Bellini), but sung with moving emotion by the greatest women opera singers. Listening, I'm overcome with the feeling of the lofty and miraculous.

[@TheMaya666]

mais quelle emotion ! magnifique interprétation j'en tremble encore

[@ursulagloor-disler8818]

So packt und berührt mich sonst nur eine einzige Tenorstimme: die warme, innige, ausdrucksstarke Stimme von Rolando Villazón..... aber diese Interpretation von casta diva mit der wunderbaren Cécilia Bartoli ist ebenso erschütternd schön!!!!! Danke für diese Intensität und unendliche Zartheit!

[@tanjanovicic2926]

🕊🌹🌹🌹❤🕊 Amazing voice and song.

[@Dianaemanuel]

This is so much better than the soprano version - which tends to be a bit screechy. The mezzo version really brings out the tenderness and spirituality of the aria.

[@user-ly1fk9kk9d]

I am crying every time I hear this song. It makes me want to continue my life so much.

[@lionelsonnino130]

maraviglioso!!bellisima diva..cecilia e la migliora cantatrice adesso.

[@ЛюдмилаМаркина-к9ж]

Так глубого и трепетно!!!! Чтобы так, я не слышала! Я в восторге!

[@СрсрстстсНсечнчочомлсо]

Великолепное исполнение! Браво,Чечилия!!!

[@ЛарисаБогдан-б7ц]

Браво! Эту арию исполняют душой две певицы Мария Каллас и Сесилия Бартоли. Эта молитва затрагивает до слез.

[@zeldazemenes8914]

Божественно , голос с небес.

[@gisaschiller3944]

Wunderbar, so gefühlvoll, wie Cecilia Bartoli hier ihre Rolle singt, ist einfach unbeschreiblich. Schade, daß ich sie nicht "life" gehört habe! Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

[@BytomGirl]

Her amazing rendition makes me cry.. so much feeling, such melancholy, most beautiful I ever heard. Sorry Maria

[@ЖанДана-о6л]

Пробирает до мурашек! Фанатастично! Браво!👏👏👏

[@jkadas2500]

Best ever!

[@vilmafernandez3605]

Hermosura, dulzura, fineza,preciosa voz. No me gusta comparar, no soy experta. Saludos.

[@sonahovsepyan3593]

Grande Bartoli gracias . Bravoooooo.

[@veneral1000]

la trovo fantastica, mi commuove, anche l'orchestra è ok al massimo.

[@situreves]

Grandios! La Bartoli ist einfach unvergleichlich.

[@auroreboreale8881]

La plus belle interprétation de la Norma de Bellini...superbe..a couper le souffle

[@annasandqvist5563]

My Absolut Biggest Favorite Opera Singer . Just Love ❤️ Her Voice And How She Sings . Music To Soul And Hart ! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@georgtollherz3305]

An unbelievable understatement of voice performance, I can't express in words the irresistible truth of her genuine interpretation.

[@sene8675]

Quite a unique interpretation. Beautiful. And it does sound like a prayer (e.g., with Netrebko it sounds more like a hymn).

[@lilysumichan1467]

Bravo! Such soft as silk mezzo soprano voice !!

[@Шихан-м3ф]

Сударыня, вы и ваше исполнение великолепны ❤❤❤❤

[@annagorska8372]

Przepiękne wykonanie,cudny głos

[@nellouffa]

What many haters didn't understand is that this is mainly a philological operation. Bellini wrote the role of Norma, and then Casta Diva, for a mezzo-soprano. Ciò che molti detrattori non hanno capito è che questa è principalmente un'operazione filologica. Bellini scrisse il ruolo di Norma, e quindi Casta Diva, per una mezzo-soprano.

[@Neldidellavittoria]

+nellouffa This is news to me, non lo sapevo. Grazie dell'informazione. Thank you.

[@rogalesi58]

diciamola tutta che l' accezione " mezzo " dell"800 non era quella che definiamo ora " mezzosoprano ", altrimenti ci confondiamo le idee..., nonostante abbia apprezzato l'interpretazione della Cecilia Bartoli.

[@edwardmccarthy8399]

has Bertolucci recordedany la Boheme

[@artdanks]

Well, technically speaking, it was written for Giuditta Pasta who was not a mezzo but a "sfogetto" soprano, which is very mezzo sounding quality, but with an extended soprano range. Pasta's voice has frequently been compared to Callas.

[@CasseNoisette19]

Carlo Pietroniro quale sarebbe la differenza?

[@irmar]

It is obvious that this is not the way Bartoli would sing the aria in a theatrical performance of "Norma" . It's an alternative interpretation, much more inward, giving precedence to the emotions. It is done for listening from a CD, so she had the luxury to be able to experiment, and to eliminate the need for voice projection which in the theatre would be indispensable in order to be heard from all seats. The result is quite fascinating.

[@davidneeson8384]

+irmar Yes, it's very soft and with a slightly slower tempo but it's not unpleasant.

[@4461marcello]

Entirely agree with irmar and must add that this is a private cry for help to the Moon and the only way it should be sung, were it not for performance necessities in a large theatre. To be listened to in private. The caressing qualities of this voice and controlled articulation makes it incomparable. Emotional intimacy is what it conveys and what is meant by the music.

[@gmatheson1547]

This is how she sang it at the EIF and it worked beautifully. The Festival Theatre is not La Scala or the Met obviously.

[@amina-fw5fr]

It is not a private cry for help, but a public prayer as a part of a ceremony.

[@amina-fw5fr]

This aria is not a private cry for help but a public prayer during a ceremony. So she should give some more voice.

[@tangatoto362]

Fabulous.....as expected, wonderful music and a superb performer, it sounds particularly beautiful wafting through my tropical rainforest garden .....and .....I really don’t care if it’s not an “authentic” rendition, because it’s simply ...beautiful

[@josiedaligaux6446]

Il y avait longtemps que je n'avais entendu pareille vœux!!merci Cécilia.

[@avachan11]

What a beautiful, soothing interpretation. Perfect for these uncertain times.

[@angelorosario8893]

Cecilia Bartoli, the greatest Mezzo Soprano of our times! Simply extraordinary vocal range and breath control! A beautiful voice for all occasions! That's how a true Diva does it! Thank's Cecilia! Thank's for posting!Ciao!

[@philphil5471]

meravigliosa. un'interpretazione unica!!!! :)

[@frerzfrerz]

superbe interprétation retenue et expressive ..

[@luismontecinos9916]

Excellent this alternative Casta Diva. Quite interesting work. Anyway I do like Callas, Caballe, Cerquetti, Sutherland and many other sopranos

[@annasandqvist5563]

Just Lover Her Voice And Music Very Much. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ricardospi1]

Maravilloso!!! canta con el cuore.

[@СветланаУшакова-р3м]

Браво!!!!

[@mariaeugeniadominguez2979]

Mio Dio, nadie como ella para expresarlo con tanto talento y belleza.

[@TOMKOT35]

jakaż wyrazistość przy niskim nakładzie mocy głosu ;-) prawda jest taka, kto może dzisiaj zaśpiewać partie kastratów z oper Haendla może zaśpiewać już wszystko, uwielbiam tą Divę

[@ЛюдмилаМалюченко-ц9я]

Великолепно!Изумительно!Браво!!!!!!!!!

[@brendanquinn9354]

She simply does not sing in the UK often enough. I heard her do Norma at the Edinburgh Festival 3 years ago, it was worth the trip from Ireland to go. She is one of the most unassuming divas of this generation; she also did a concert in Dublin several years ago which was stunning, debate all you like I know when she sings it is worth the trek. Her voice is the instrument of an angel.

[@georgesrouge1339]

WOUAH j'adore un de mes airs préférés.

[@ТатьянаКовалева-е9ю]

Молитвенное исполнение, браво!!!

[@milaivanova3887]

I like it 👌, excellent..

[@jerryschleifer8125]

Technic and interpretation aside, Bartoli's rendition greatly pleases the ear.

[@mmbmbmbmb]

The many facets of wonderful Cecilia Bartoli ⟐ Thank you for this (also optical) treat!

[@mmbmbmbmb]

@aussie43 how fortunate for you, that you have that option . . .

[@starlingbird]

Absolutely beautiful... Cecelia Bartoli is so wonderfully trained.

[@kenkarapetian4905]

Great performance. Almost serene. But ...Monserrat Caballet was known for her impeccable, immaculate performance of Norma, and she is still unsurpassed. I have not seen nor heard a performance equal to Monserrat Caballe's. Noone came close - Caballe's Norma was divine.

[@madalamzungu1063]

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