Gelido Ogni Vena - Vivaldi by Cecilia Bartoli.; "Viva Vivaldi!" - Cecilia Bartoli & "Il Giardino Armonico".;

Ultimate performance of the most dramatic aria by perpetually beauty laden Antonio Vivaldi. Cecilia Bartoli reaches to the beauty of the original and comes out as an equal to the composer's score and as the most competent to deliver tragic message - mother's lament over loss of a child.

Live recording from Theatre des Champs-Elysees,Paris. Viva Vivaldi! with Cecilia Bartoli Cecilia Bartoli's all-Vivaldi sell-out concert performances with the Italian period instrument ensemble Il Giardino Armonico, at Paris's Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, brought together the talents of today's most celebrated mezzo-soprano and an outstandingly creative group of musicians. Included are arias from Vivaldi's operas and pasticcios L'Olimpiade, Tito Manlio, Ottone in Villa, Gloria, Juditha Triumphans, Farnace, Bajazet and La Fida Ninfa. The repertoire displays Bartoli's breathtaking virtuosity in arias demanding a phenomenal range of vocal expression.