Après ses excitantes aventures Vivaldi, Gluck, Salieri, ainsi que ses feux d'artifices "Opera Proibita" et "Sacrificium", la chanteuse italienne, accompagnée par l'excellent I Barocchisti de Diego Fasolis, nous plonge à nouveau en territoires inconnus, en nous proposant ce voyage inat-tendu au sein de l'œuvre d'Agostino Steffani (1654-1728)“Among the opera arias Ms. Bartoli dug up in the archives are some treasures, hypnotic, slow numbers in which voice and accompanying strings circle each other like spinning planets and jubilant vehicles for her rapid-fire coloratura singing. Mr. Fasolis stokes the fire with an impetuous period-instrument ensemble.” New York Times
Cecilia Bartoli’s disc of music by Agostino Steffani is a highly impressive act of excavation — and an ideal vehicle for her gifts. OperaNews
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