(52 quotes found)
“I am a person of the 18th century.”
Cecilia Bartoli
“When I suggested a Vivaldi disc [in the late 90s], it was difficult to convince them to do it. But it was enormously successful and I proved that there was an audience ready to discover it. I like to present a project which has both a commercial and a cultural element. I try to combine them.”
“I know my body and what it's possible for me to do. Also, I want to keep the enjoyment of making music. Music is my passion and I don't want to lose this passion just because my schedule is full.”
“I think the music of Mozart is like a universe of human feelings, sentiments and fragility, and ... that's why it's so 'actual' in a way, so modern.”
“Performing this music here, where he was born, in a way you feel 'Oh, this is what Mozart saw, this is what Mozart was breathing; the air, the atmosphere'.”
“The joy is actually in the music. It's the music that supports you and tells you what to do. It tells you how to fill the music. You don't have to be shy about feeling the music when you're singing. If you believe in music-the power of music-the music will support you and take you to another dimension.”
“This is what I feel I'm born to do.”
“I was surprised to learn that Gluck spent some months in Prague at the time when we know operas by Vivaldi were being performed there.”
“It's like when you want to make a house... the technique is very important.”
“So you see, movies are really another dimension.”
