Joyce DiDonato for many years has focused on creating and initiating projects that challenge and stimulate the public, from prison reform, and the plight of refugees, to music education for … [Read more...] about Joyce DiDonato’s new album EDEN is released
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The Royal Opera House: opera, ballet, cinema in 2022
In January 2022, The Royal Opera Company will celebrate its 75th anniversary. On 14 January 1947, the 'Covent Garden Opera Company' (its name was changed to The Royal Opera in 1968) performed Carmen. … [Read more...] about The Royal Opera House: opera, ballet, cinema in 2022
Handel’s Theodora at La Scala – ovations for Oropesa, DiDonato and company
The Il Pomo d’Oro ensemble took in Milan on its mini European tour with Handel’s oratorio Theodora. It is not surprising that it is the first time that it has been performed at La Scala as when it … [Read more...] about Handel’s Theodora at La Scala – ovations for Oropesa, DiDonato and company
The Royal Opera House 2021-2022 opera season
The Royal Opera Season will open with a new production of Verdi’s Rigoletto, directed by Oliver Mears – his first production since becoming The Royal Opera’s Director of Opera in 2017. This new … [Read more...] about The Royal Opera House 2021-2022 opera season
‘Marguerite and Armand’ and ‘Cendrillon’ in streaming from Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House continues its #OurHouseToYourHouse programming, which features online broadcasts, musical masterclasses, and cultural highlights that can be accessed around the … [Read more...] about ‘Marguerite and Armand’ and ‘Cendrillon’ in streaming from Royal Opera House
2021 GRAMMYs postponed to Sunday 14 March 2021
The Grammy Award Ceremony, scheduled for 31 January 2021 on CBS, has been postponed. A press release by the organisers of the Grammy Awards reads: After thoughtful conversations with health … [Read more...] about 2021 GRAMMYs postponed to Sunday 14 March 2021
Lawrence Brownlee answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… singers’ edition!
Q&A When and why did you start singing? When I was a kid… I come from a musical family, and so music has always been a part of who I am. But I got serious about singing in high school when people … [Read more...] about Lawrence Brownlee answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… singers’ edition!
Daniela Barcellona collects Olivier Awards for Semiramide
Daniela Barcellona and Joyce DiDonato have won Olivier Awards for Best Achievement in Opera for their roles in The Royal Opera House's production of Semiramide. Semiramide was also the winner of Best … [Read more...] about Daniela Barcellona collects Olivier Awards for Semiramide
Interview with John Nelson, conductor of the new recording of Berlioz’s Les Troyens
An admiring review in the respected Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of a production of Les Troyens, conducted by John Nelson, earlier this year, said, At present there are few conductors who, like … [Read more...] about Interview with John Nelson, conductor of the new recording of Berlioz’s Les Troyens
Enzo Dara – tributes from his colleagues and friends: “What joy he brought to us all”
Some of Enzo Dara’s colleagues have written tributes and recollections of the great basso buffo, who died after a long illness on 25 August 2017. Teatro alla Scala left a declaration: Enzo Dara … [Read more...] about Enzo Dara – tributes from his colleagues and friends: “What joy he brought to us all”
Riccardo Muti, Joyce DiDonato and Eric Owens perform for Chicago’s young offenders
On Sept 25 #MaestroMuti visited the Illinois Youth Center in Chicago to share classical music with the young men. pic.twitter.com/w6qqxZ59Sz — Chicago Symphony (@chicagosymphony) September 29, … [Read more...] about Riccardo Muti, Joyce DiDonato and Eric Owens perform for Chicago’s young offenders
Joyce DiDonato reveals her Desert Island Discs
Music runs to the very core of mezzosoprano Joyce DiDonato, guest on yesterday’s BBC Radio 4’s long-running and beautifully judged programme, Desert Island Discs. Even if she is tired before a … [Read more...] about Joyce DiDonato reveals her Desert Island Discs
Joyce DiDonato joins opera singers from 70 years of Desert Island Discs
As a committed fan of BBC 4's Desert Island Discs, I am delighted that Joyce DiDonato will be revealing her list of eight recordings, a book and a luxury item that she would take if she was to be cast … [Read more...] about Joyce DiDonato joins opera singers from 70 years of Desert Island Discs
New York Opera Fest offers the city two months of opera
The inaugural New York Opera Fest kicks off today, 1 May, and it’s kicking off in a big way with an ambitious two months of programming. Among events this evening is Bronx Opera’s production of … [Read more...] about New York Opera Fest offers the city two months of opera
Frederica von Stade answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start singing? Maybe at 5. Why did you start singing? I always loved to sing anywhere, anytime. Which singer inspired you most when you were young? Gwen Verdon, … [Read more...] about Frederica von Stade answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Win one of five signed copies of Joyce DiDonato’s new double-cd ‘Joyce and Tony’
Joyce DiDonato's new album is launched today in North America and Warner Music is giving readers of this blog the opportunity to win one of five signed copies. To open the Wigmore Hall season last … [Read more...] about Win one of five signed copies of Joyce DiDonato’s new double-cd ‘Joyce and Tony’
The Royal Opera and Ballet in Cinema 2015-2016
Romeo and Juliet, 22 September at 7.15pm The Royal Ballet By Kenneth MacMillan Music: Sergey Prokofiev Le nozze di Figaro, 5 October at 6.45pm The Royal Opera Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Dir: … [Read more...] about The Royal Opera and Ballet in Cinema 2015-2016
Joyce DiDonato and other winners of the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2015
Joyce DiDonato is this year's winner in the Vocal category of the BBC Music Magazine Awards. This is the tenth edition of the awards which are voted for by readers of BBC Music Magazine and classical … [Read more...] about Joyce DiDonato and other winners of the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2015
Joyce DiDonato sings Purcell at Stonewall
Joyce DiDonato has paid tribute to victims of intolerance and injustice in an NPR Music “Field Recording” video, released today at npr.org. In the video, DiDonato performs Purcell’s When I Am Laid In … [Read more...] about Joyce DiDonato sings Purcell at Stonewall
Ian Bostridge at La Scala: a great artist with a strange manner
Ian Bostridge's lieder programme at La Scala went down extremely well, though interval chat revealed that many were confused by his apparent dislike of the audience. His lack of communication facially … [Read more...] about Ian Bostridge at La Scala: a great artist with a strange manner
