Cecilia Bartoli Recital
DAR Constitution Hall
Washington, DC
April 6, 1997

Photos and Text © Jay J. Pulli 1997




Yea, I know you're not supposed to take pictures during a recital. But the program (surprisingly) didn't say that photography or audio recording was prohibited. So taking an example from our President & First Lawyer Bill Clinton, "yes I did this, but the problem is the system, the system needs to be changed, won't you help me change the system." Besides, I purchased these tickets in May 1995. The performance was originally scheduled for March 1996, but Cecilia called in sick that day. A year later, here we are, Cecilia's second performance in Washington, DC.

These photos were taken with a Leica M6 and 135 f2.8 Elmarit lens on Fujicolor 800 Super G+. Available light of course; all shots taken at 1/60 sec at f4. They were transferred to PhotoCD and edited in Adobe Photoshop 4. I'm still trying to find my shots that I took during her debut recital in Washington in 1993.

The Program...

Cecilia Bartoli, Mezzo-soprano

Gyorgy Fisher, Cembalo & Piano

I Delfici, String Ensemble

Antonio Vivaldi õ In furore Iustissimae Irae
õ Cessate omai cessate
õ Agitata da due venti from La Griselda
Maurice Ravel õ Chanson espagnole
õ Chanson francaise
õ Chanson hebraique
õ Vocalise en forme de Habanera
õ L'enigme eternelle
õ Tripatos
Pauline Viardot Garcia õ Havanaise
õ Hai luli
Leo Delibes õ Les filles de Cadix
Gioacchino Rossini õ Riedi al soglio from Zelmira


Click here to see the Washington Post review of the performance









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