Cecilia Bartoli

Cecilia Bartoli
OMRI
Cecilia Bartoli OMRI
	Bartoli at the Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels in 2007
Born	4 June 1966; Rome, Italy
Education	Conservatorio Santa Cecilia
Occupations	Opera singer; recitalist; arts administrator;
Years active	1987–present
Title	Artistic Director of Salzburg Whitsun Festival (since 2012); Director of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo (since 2023);
Spouse	Oliver Widmer (m. 2011)
Awards	Order of Merit of the Italian Republic; Léonie Sonning Music Prize; Handel Music Prize; Herbert von Karajan Music Prize; Polar Music Prize;
Website	www.ceciliabartoli.com

Cecilia Bartoli OMRI (Italian: [tʃeˈtʃiːlja ˈbartoli]; born 4 June 1966) is an Italian mezzo-soprano, widely known for her renditions of the music of Bellini, Handel, Mozart, Rossini, and Vivaldi, as well as lesser-known music of the Baroque and Classical periods. She has also sung soprano and alto repertory.

Bartoli is considered a singer with an unusual timbre. According to Nicholas Wroe in 2001, her voice was known for its "fully developed sumptuousness of the lower register, the vibrancy of the middle range...the top was limpid and powerful." She has been one of the most popular opera stars of recent years.