Opera great Bartoli charms Emory audience

Italian coloratura mezzo Cecilia Bartoli performed Nov. 21 in Glenn Memorial Auditorium to a packed and appreciative house, whose standing ovations brought her back for five encores. The 1,300 people in attendance heard works by Rossini (her specialty), Bellini and Berlioz. Her final piece and her signature song was the finale of "La Cenerentola." Making her Atlanta debut at Emory, Bartoli will make appearances at only seven more venues in the United States in the coming months.