I like that she is actually singing the meaning of the words- she's playing the character, rather than just making a pretty sound. That takes a whole lot more work than just standing and thinking about vocal production. Whether or not I agree with her interpretation, Brava- she's keeping it real, alive, and fresh for herself and for those who appreciate the art.

Oh, is she having fun with this! I love it! Her singing, characterizations and her 'choreograhpy': Enchanting! ¡Ella es maravillosa!

Cecilia’s “seguidilla” is the best I’ve ever heard. I can’t even imagine how wonderful it would be if she would decide to sing entire role!

Bravo! I like how she put so much personality into the performance :D

elle a le tempérament de Carmen plus qu'aucune autre avant elle! magnifique!

I completely love how much fun she is obviously having with this performance...just....WOW.

this woman is awesome!!!! so talented!

Apart from her wonderful voice I just love her sense of humor an her *smile*! I think, she's not only a wonderful mezzosoprano 8in my opinion the absolute best one!), but also a wonderful signora. I'd love te meet her!

Just when I think I have seen enough of Cecilia Bartoli...then this! Brava!

I watch this almost every day now since i discovered it and it makes me so happy! Thanks mrouxie!!

What a performance 👏👏 this is art! She is a delight ❤️ Brava!

This woman has balls when she sings! Note how she steps forward after finishing the aria.oh, I love her !

Bartoli is always so delightful, and always an utter joy to watch!

Como siempre, MAGNIFICA . Lo que le pongan ....Brava

Regardless of the language, she brings the character alive. Not just beautiful singing or music, but a unique characterization, so real, so present.

I prefer her when she sings Vivaldi, but this one fits perfect to Cecis brilliant, wonderfull voice. Such an unbelievable performance. Love her so much.

Viva Bartoli!!! she comes in Bordeaux in France in 2008-2009, i love and i wait this moment since long...

Waw! This is different! Bartoli always refreshes things! :D I had my hopes of this role lost! She just made me believe the role can be an interesting operatic one!

Perfecto Carmen.Pure pasion!

She doesn't only have an amazing voice, but also a brilliant expression! Ma sha'Allah!

I could not adore Cecilia more. Brava!

Thank you so much for posting cecilia, it was great to listen to, once again thank you.

you may say what you want about her facial expressions, but she really is the greatest female opera singer of our times :-)) i love her singing to bits!!

It’s perfect, fantastic.... Love, love you!!! 😍😍😍

¡La amoooooo! ¡Qué pasión!

Magnifico! Increíble. Menudo final...

te amo bartoli eres la mejor la diva¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

haha, I LOVE har facial expression! Cecilia you're the best!

She's adorable! She's so cute!!!

Eres una gran cantante y actriz. ¡Viva la Bartoli!

I love them both - Callas and CECILIA !!!

She is so funny and interesting along w/everything else!

She is one of the marvels of the universeM

Too real Carmen❤ Carmen is her.

Why is she so perfect oh god

Mas que maravillosa!!!

WOOOOW, amazing!

I've always found her to have perfect diction every time she sings! BRAVA!

Absolut genial - und erfrischend anders! Gewagt und enorm

she is the BEST!!!!!!!!!!

perfect ending at the end ceicei!

heureusement que je n'était pas presente dans la salle sinon je crois que j'aurais crié tout ce que je peut car cett interprétation a la Bartoli est EXCELLENTE!!!!!MAGNIFIQUE!!!UNIQUE!!!!JE T'AIME CECILIA!!!!

Как выразительно! Сколько темперамента! Блестяще! 👏👏👏🌹🌹🌹👍

Siempre con Cecilia.

when you sing, I forget about everything ... Although I am 11 years old and I am a girl, but you are so dumbfounded by your singing that I forget about it and I want to be with you all the time ...

Love this!

La amo!!!

Brava, brava, bravíssima, Cecilia!!!

Beautiful :)

magnifique 🌿🌹

I’m girl, and I playin violin! I’m from Ukraine, and my English no perfect, I’m nine, bat it’s very beautiful!!!

Вот это да!!! Какая харизма!!! Обожаю Чечилью сегидилью!!!

Wow! It feels so alive and spontaneous. I think Callas did the same thing in a different way. It's just amazing how many different styles emerge when artists stumble upon the perfect synthesis of music and drama.

I felt my self Don José. She acts with the voice, and her voice is the handkief of Carmen though our silly-like faces!

What a vibrant singer. I feel like calling her a singer is selling her short.

I love Ceci, and who cares if she's not really suited for the role of Carmen? It's nice when opera singers sing arias in concert which they can't sing the whole role of, because they get to put their own spin on them. Renee Fleming's voice can't take on Tosca or Butterfly, but she sings a heart-rending "Vissi d'Arte" and "Un Bel Di." Some purists can't appreciate a beautiful voice singing beautiful music because it isn't exactly the way they're used to hearing it, but I say Brava Bartoli!

Most of the time, I have been put off by her exaggerated facial expressions....but here they just add to her complete artistry. I Can't wait to see her do Carmen. I think this will be the role of her life and she will be one of the best...sexy, flamenco dancing, crazy gypsy woman.

Bravissima!!!!!

Very love you!!!!!!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Je trouve qu'elle chante très bien et elle est un honneur à l'écouter plutôt qu'horreur à écouter contrairement à quelqu'un qui le pense dans les commentaires écrits.

C'est ce qu'on appelle y aller à l'économie!Je ne savais pas qu'on pouvait chanter si discrètement :Même quand un chanteur marque,celà s'entend plus!

Her French is OK. It's the 1st time I listen to her in this repertoire. Apparently, it's HER interpretation of the role of Carmen, and she wanted to make these bizarre effects of whisper and acceleration, even not really singing the last bar. But she is so convincing... I love her voice while singing the first octave...wonderful, so light...her signature.

Todo lo canta bien!!!!!! Brava!!!!

jajajajaja unica!!

Can we just take a moment for the sheer fabulosity that is Thibaudet?

Dramatic!!! Dramatic!!! Cecilia, you are one of the greatest!

Love

@PeerGyntTheOnion The mikes are for recording purposes, of course, don't be silly, I have heard heard live in 2009 and could hear her perfectly

she is so good=)

She's got the voice and she looks gypsy enough to me... great video :)

Her wild personality fits the character SO WELL. Where is a production? I want to see!

Simply fabulous!

@carminacat93 THANK YOU! I could not agree more completely. That's what concert performances are about- it's a chance for a singer to step outside their wheelhouse and have a bit of fun, to enjoy things (s)he doesn't get the chance to do in the stage career. I think too often people forget that singers are people, not public property. We don't necessarily want to do the same thing over and over again just because it's what people want- we have the right to use OUR voices in the way WE want to!

i want to hear her sing Micaela's aria! :) i'm sure it'll be amazing!

Perfetto....voce come cristallo purissimo, intrisa di raffinato erotismo..inoltre molta presenza scenica!

anch'io ! anch'io !!! Lo amo proprio ! )

@Egreco26 She can sing the way she wants first of all for who she is. And second because music is a subjective and free art, actually any kind of art is meant to free people not to restrict them. The issue is whether you like her art interpretation or not, though i assure you that you're one of the very few persons that don't. alexXx

that is SUCH a sexy song!!!!! and she OWNS it!!!!! :D

WOW

That's an aria in a concert. To sing Carmen's arias is much more easier than to sing the whole role in a performance. It would be great if one day she could sing the entire role on stage.

What a performance!!!

Perfect acting :D

sulle sue doti di mezzosoprano non c'è più niente da dire, qui mi viene solo da aggiungere: CHE ATTRICE!!!

does anyone know the name of the aria starting at 103:50 pls?

"Libre elle est née et libre elle mourra"

Да, экспрессивная дама. Видео завораживает.

Long Live Callas!

This truly great. Is there a DVD release of this performance?

@guiradobrasil I guess you're right, I haven't heard her live so i can't tell. But many people have told me they could barely hear her from the second row. Probably it depends on the acoustic and on the occasion. But one thing is sure, she does not have a big voice as it appears in recordings. Anyway i love her expressivity.

Ma cosa criticateeeeeeee......sfido a trovare un'altra cantante musicista come la Bartoli!!!! Mi complimento davvero con lei....e non sono un cantante!

Ihre Gesichtsmimik ist mindestens genauso gut wie ihr Gesang :-))

Oh my o.o The end...

sensual!!!

beautiful.diva of 21st century

Совершенна!!!

me parece que ella haciendo el papel de carmen es muy buena, no se si ella habrà hecho toda la opera. por que si lo ha hecho es demasiado buena

Fuori ruolo e afona, dio mio. Non si sente dalla prima fila. Non oso pensare accompagnata dall'orchestra.

@freezzertime i disagree. I love Maria Callas but keep in mind that this was a rather close up version of a much larger event. Her little nuances are meant to communicate to the back of the house, so they look sloppier those of us right in her face. Even with some sloppiness, Carmen is not supposed to be a model. The opera was based in romantic exoticism, and at the time gypsies were alluring because of their lifestyle and how different they were from the rest of European culture. I liked it.

she's frightening a little bit but at the same time she just has interestingly exaggerated faces and an interesting voice as well

Magistral!