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Italian coloratura mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli is best-known for her Mozart and Rossini roles. Bartoli came to prominence in her early twenties, unusual in a profession where vocal maturity is typically not achieved until the thirties. Herbert von Karajan, Daniel Barenboim and Nikolaus Harnoncourt were among the first conductors Bartoli worked with. Much liked by the concert-going public for her lively, vivacious onstage persona, Bartoli is one of the most popular and top-selling opera singers of recent years. All over the world, her new operatic roles, her concert programs and recording projects are expected with great eagerness and curiosity. At the moment  Bartoli is devoting her time to the early 19th century- the era of Italian Romanticism and Belcanto- and especially the legendary singer Maria Malibran whose 200th birthday will be celebrated in 2008.