http://wrti.org en http://wrti.org/post/bald-mezzo-and-three-shades-violin-classical-favorites-2012 From mezzo-soprano <a href="http://www.npr.org/artists/15221692/cecilia-bartoli" target="_blank">Cecilia Bartoli</a>'s ambitious revival of the early Baroque composer Agostino Stefani (and yes, she's got another outrageous album cover) to three very different roles for the violin, here's a clutch of classical albums I returned to again and again this year for sheer delight and aural inspiration. Bartoli lavishes extravagant attention on the music of a fascinating but forgotten link in the history of opera. Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:04:00 +0000 Tom Huizenga 4863 at http://wrti.org A Bald Mezzo And Three Shades Of Violin: Classical Favorites From 2012 http://wrti.org/post/violinist-hilary-hahn-and-vocalist-mariza <p>Join Jill Pasternak when she interviews Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn, and Portuguese Fado singer Mariza. Hilary Hahn will perform at the Kimmel Center on March 4th; Mariza will perform there on March 1st.</p> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:32:00 +0000 Jill Pasternak 2090 at http://wrti.org Violinist Hilary Hahn and Vocalist Mariza