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Handel: Floridante
   (Archiv Produktion)
Joyce DiDonato, et al.
Alan Curtis, conducting
   Il Complesso Barocco

“This is the one to have, however, above all for DiDonato's fabulous Elmira.”

“There are echoes of Callas in the aria that follows, "Barbaro, t'odio a morte".”

“Curtis is aided by the psychologically penetrating performance of Joyce DiDonato, among the best Handel singers of our day.”

Joyce DiDonato Wigmore Hall Live

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Joyce DiDonato Desire Album

¡Pasión! (EL 0608)
Celebrating the glories of Spain with works by
Obradors, Granados, Turina, deFalla,
Montsalvatge, and Rossini.
Accompanied by Julius Drake

****Classical Disc of the Week (The Times)
“It’s hard to think of a better modern introduction to Spanish song.”
– The Times

“– and this is the highest praise I can bestow – she did make me think of Supervia.”
– Gramophone

“On retrouve ici toutes les qualités d’une des artistes les plus captivantes de la scène lyrique actuelle...” – Diapason

“…Cette jeune star que l’on connait surtout commer interprète de Rossini ou de Handel, se révèle ici sous un nouveau jour.”
– Le Monde de la Musique

 

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Wigmore Hall Live (BBC)
Joyce DiDonato
Julius Drake, piano

“…its fusion of poised vocalism and open-hearted expression exemplified why Joyce DiDonato deserves a place of honor amongst today’s lyric mezzos.”

–Opera Now

“Such force, such lustre! Joyce's DiDonato's mezzo-soprano is very impressive...”

–The Times

Joyce DiDonato Wigmore Hall Live

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Joyce DiDonato Barbiere di Siviglia

Rossini - Il Barbiere di Siviglia (TDK)
Conducted by
Bruno Campanella
with l’Opera National de Paris

“(Joyce DiDonato's) singing and acting are the justification for the purchase of this issue...She is the ideal Rossini diva.” – MUSICWEB International

 
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Hercules (Bel Air)
Georg Handel
Les Artes Florissants
Aix-en-Provence Opera
William Christie, Conductor

“Among the best DVDs ever made of a Handellian production.”

–Opera News

“A hair-raising performance by Joyce DiDonato”

–The Times

Joyce DiDonato Hercules DVD
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Joyce DiDonato Desire Album

The Deepest Desire (ELO0504)
Solo recital disc with works by
Aaron Copland, Jake Heggie
and Leonard Bernstein.
Accompanied by David Zobel

“Absolutely riveting” – Gramophone

“Recording of reference for Copland’s Dickinson songs”
– Diapason

 
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La Cenerentola (Angelina)
Gioacchino Rossini
Alberto Zedda, Conductor

“Joyce DiDonato is exceptional in the title role, technically staggering and deeply touching in her characterisation.”

–The Guardian

Joyce DiDonato Cenerentola Album
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Joyce DiDonato Radamisto Album

Radamisto (Radamisto)
Georg Handel
with Patrizia Ciofi
Il Complesso Barocco
Alan Curtis, Conductor

Winner of the 2006 Handel Recording Prize

“Classical CD of the Week – Five stars” –The Sunday Times


“Joyce DiDonato…  masters the title role. [She] seems incapable of singing a note devoid of specific character, and she has Radamisto's full psychology in sharp focus.” –The Bay Area Reporter

“Leading the pack ... is Kansas City mezzo Joyce DiDonato, who brings melting timbre, emotional honesty and technical finesse to the title role.” –Time Out New York


“EDITOR'S CHOICE” –Opera News

 

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Benvenuto Cellini (Ascanio)
Hector Berlioz
with Gregory Kunde, Patrizia Ciofi,
   Laurent Naouri
Orchestre National de France
Chœur de Radio France
John Nelson, Conductor

“Mezzo Joyce DiDonato sings Ascanio with an enthusiasm that ideally characterizes Cellini's apprentice: she nearly dominates every scene she's in.”

– Classics Today


Joyce DiDonato Berlioz Album
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Joyce DiDonato Handel Album

Amor e gelosia Opera Duets
Georg Handel
with Patrizia Ciofi
Il Complesso Barocco
Alan Curtis, Conductor

“The term 'instant classic; is overused and oxymoronic, but certain records proclaim their durability at first hearing. A new CD of duets from Handel operas, 'Amor e Gelosia' ('Love and Jealousy'), on Virgin, is one.”

– The New York Times

 
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Felix Mendelssohn
with Rebecca Evans
Paris Ensemble Orchestra
John Nelson, Conductor

Joyce DiDonato Mendelssohn Album
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Joyce DiDonato Vivaldi 9 Album Joyce DiDonato Vivaldi 9 Album



Sacred Music, Volumes 9 & 10
Antonio Vivaldi
with Carolyn Sampson, Joanne Lunn
The Choir of the King’s Consort
The King’s Consort
Robert King, Conductor

“However you feel about Vivaldi, sacred vocal music, Latin, or mezzos - you will be impressed, even thrilled by DiDonato's singing, her complete technical and stylistic command, her energy, sure intonation, and her winning ability to enliven and inhabit and project every virtuosic feature of one of Vivaldi's most engaging vocal creations.”

– Classics Today

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Resurrection (Katerina Maslova)
Tod Machover
with Scott Hendricks, Raymond Very
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Patrick Summers, Conductor

Joyce DiDonato Mochover Album
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Joyce DiDonato Mozart Album


The Last Concerto, 1791
Mozart
with Eric Hoeprich
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Brüggen, Conductor

 
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Little Women (Meg)
Mark Adamo
with Catherine Ciesinski, James Maddalena
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra
Patrick Summers, Conductor

Joyce DiDonato Adamo Album
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Joyce DiDonato Daugherty Album


Jackie O (Grace Kelly)
Michael Daugherty
with Christopher Larkin, Nicole Heaston
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Patrick Summers, Conductor

 
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