Abstract
Cecilia Bartoli has maintained close ties with our theatre ever since her début at Zurich Opera House in the 1988/89 season. Many of her role débuts were given here – and as early as 1990, her Cherubino under Nikolaus Harnoncourt caused an international sensation. Cecilia Bartoli’s interpretations of roles such as Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Angelina (La cenerentola), Desdemona (Rossini’s Otello), Semele or Alcina are as unforgettable as her dedication to rarities such as Paisiello’s Nina, Halévy’s Clari, and not least Rossini’s seldom-performed opera, Le Comte Ory, in which she sang a delightful Adèle. Cecilia Bartoli has of course long since been one of the most successful singers in the world – yet she continues to maintain a special relationship with the Opera House. For this reason, the exceptional artist would also like to celebrate her 30-year stage anniversary here in Zurich with a charity concert in support of our International Opera Studio. In her gala concert under the direction of Gianluca Capuano, the mezzo-soprano will revisit the roles she has sung at Zurich Opera House over the last 30 years, and interpret arias from operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gioachino Rossini and Georg Friedrich Handel.