Twenty years after her Vivaldi Album helped reignite interest in the composer’s fine operas, Bartoli returns to the operatic music. Joined by Ensemble Matheus and Jean-Christophe Spinosi, she spins off the vocal fireworks with technique that’s as impressive as ever—but her voice has developed with age like a fine wine, revealing new layers of warmth. As a survey of Vivaldi’s stage works, this collection is invaluable, but Bartoli sprinkles it with star quality and a palpable love of this ever-inventive music.
- 2024
- Sara Mingardo & Cenacolo Musicale
- Ensemble 415 & Chiara Banchini
- Philippe Jaroussky & Ensemble Artaserse
- Sabine Devieilhe, Lea Desandre, Le Concert d'Astrée & Emmanuelle Haïm
- Gemma Bertagnolli, Antonio Ballista & Avi Avital
- Camerata Salzburg, Elīna Garanča & Louis Langrée
- Magdalena Kožená, Venice Baroque Orchestra & Andrea Marcon