“The Enchanted Island” at the Met. Don’t miss the Live in HD transmission.
Diva/Divo and Vivaldi’s Ercole are nominated for a Grammy
OPERA NEWS: Dream Girl. Joyce DiDonato | Photo: © OPERA NEWS 2011
Joyce DiDonato, ‘Diva, Divo’ – the two DiDonatos: one in pants, the other in pearls.
“…a glory to behold” ~ The New York Times
“…one of those once-in-a-generation singers” ~ Classic FM
GREAT SCOTT TO OPEN TDO’S 2015-2016 SEASON
STARRING WORLD RENOWNED MEZZO-SOPRANO
JOYCE DIDONATO IN HER NORTH TEXAS DEBUT!
MAESTRO EVAN ROGISTER, CONDUCTING
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“The mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato was Sycorax. She commanded the stage from her first showcase scene, when she plotted her revenge on Prospero in “Maybe soon, maybe now” (music from Handel’s “Teseo”), singing with cool control, then bursting into fearless flights of passagework.” ~Anthony Tommasini, New York Times
“Song recitals can sometimes be stiffly formal affairs, but this charismatic mezzo-soprano made Carnegie Hall feel like a living room when she performed a wide-ranging program of Haydn, Rossini, Cécile Chaminade and Jake Heggie with the pianist David Zobel in March. The event was memorable not only for Ms. DiDonato’s spectacular singing but also for her engaging onstage commentary.” ~ Best of 2011 New York Times
Dream Girl. The Sweet Voice of Reason
Joyce DiDonato — probably the most in-demand lyric-coloratura mezzo in the world — has become a star by playing up, not down, to her audiences. She tells BRIAN KELLOW how proud she is of opera — and how proud she is to be an opera singer.
“It was one of the most detailed, artistically assured and musically thrilling pieces of singing and acting I’ve seen and heard in a long while.” ~ The Arts Desk
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Refreshing innocence
July 5, 2011
Random Rainy Day Ramblings and Research
June 12, 2011
Thinking out loud
June 8, 2011
Una voce poco fa from Rossini's "Il barbiere di Siviglia". Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala, 2007.
Listen to excerpts from "Colbran, the Muse" and "Handel: Furore"
Both available on Virgin Classics.
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