Songs by Bizet, Delibes, Viardot, Berlioz and Ravel; Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano; Myung-Whun Chung, piano (London). Known for her Rossini and Mozart opera roles, the vocal phenomenon known as ...

Cecilia Bartoli isn't your average opera star. She doesn't sing many of the popular 19th century operas. Instead, she prefers to explore the dusty, little-known corners of the 18th century.

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. There is little Cecilia Bartoli has not achieved during her 35-year career. The mezzo soprano has founded ...