Barbara Frittoli
Barbara Frittoli (born 19 April 1967) is an Italian operatic soprano who has sung leading roles in opera houses throughout Europe and in the United States.
Life
Frittoli was born in Milan and graduated from the Milan Conservatory.[1][2] In 1992, she debuted in the US at the Opera Philadelphia as Micaëla in Carmen.[3] She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1995 as Micaëla in Carmen and has gone on to sing in over 80 performances there including Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, Angelica in Suor Angelica, Desdemona in Otello, the title role in Luisa Miller, Amelia in Simon Boccanegra, Vitellia in La clemenza di Tito,[4] Elisabetta in Don Carlo and Alicia Ford in Falstaff.
Recordings
Full works on CD
- 1998: Puccini — Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing; Zubin Mehta, Orchestra & Chorus of the Teatro Comunale, Florence (RCA Victor)
- 2000: Puccini — La bohème; Zubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Decca)
- 2001: Verdi — Il trovatore; Riccardo Muti, La Scala Orchestra & Chorus (Sony)
- 2002: Mozart — Idomeneo; Charles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Edinburgh Festival Chorus (EMI)
- 2003: Rossini — Stabat Mater; Riccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir (Decca)
- 2010: Verdi — Requiem; Riccardo Muti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO Resound; Recorded live in Orchestra Hall of Symphony Center, 15/16/17 January 2009)
Full works on video
- 1992: Rossini — Il viaggio a Reims; Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker, Rundfunkchor Berlin
- 1998: Puccini — Turandot at the Forbidden City; Zubin Mehta, Orchestra & Chorus of the Teatro Comunale, Florence (RCA Victor)
- 2000: Pergolesi — Stabat Mater; Riccardo Muti, Filarmonica della Scala (Musicom, recorded in Santuario della Beata Vergine dei Miracoli, Saronno)
- 2005: Puccini — Turandot; Giuliano Carella, Liceu (Arthaus Musik, released in 2012)
- 2006: Verdi — Falstaff; Zubin Mehta, Teatro Comuanle, Florence (Arthaus Musik, released in 2013)
- 2008: Puccini — Suor Angelica from Il trittico; Riccardo Chailly, La Scala (Hardy Classic, released in 2009)
- 2009: Mozart — The Marriage of Figaro; Jesús López Cobos, Teatro Real (released in 2011)
- 2010: Bizet — Carmen; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Metropolitan Opera (Deutsche Grammophon, released in 2010)
- 2010: Mozart — The Marriage of Figaro; Philippe Jordan, Paris Opera (Bel Air Classiques, released in 2012)
- 2011: Mozart — Don Giovanni; Fabio Luisi, Metropolitan Opera (Met Opera on Demand)
- 2011: Mozart — Don Giovanni; Daniel Barenboim, La Scala (Deutsche Grammophon, released in 2015)
- 2012: Mozart — La clemenza di Tito; Harry Bicket, Metropolitan Opera (Met Opera on Demand)
Recitals and others
- 2001: Barbara Frittoli Sings Mozart Arias; Charles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Erato)
- 2001: Verdi Arias; Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra (Erato)
- 2001: Gran Gala di Verdi [DVD] (EuroArts, released in 2007)
References
- Cummings (2003) p. 258
- Paolucci (March 2005)
- McLellan, Joseph (1992-11-13). "Opera". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- Metropolitan Opera
Sources
- Peters, Brooks, Miss Italy: is Barbara Fritolli the Italian soprano audiences have been waiting for?, Opera News, May 2002.
- Cummings, David (ed.), "Frittoli, Barbara", International Who's Who in Classical Music, Routledge, 2003, p. 258. ISBN 1-85743-174-X
- McHugh, Dominic, Interview: Barbara Frittoli on singing the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro at the ROH, Musical Criticism, 22 June 2008
- Metropolitan Opera, Performance Record: Frittoli, Barbara (Soprano), MetOpera Database
- Paolucci, Bridget, A chat with Barbara Frittoli: her Desdemona can break a heart, American Record Guide, March 2005