Joyce DiDonato will sing the national anthem tonight at Game 7 of the baseball World Series, in her hometown of Kansas City. DiDonato - a lifelong Kansas City Royals fan - was selected after a fan … [Read more...] about Joyce DiDonato sings national anthem at baseball World Series game
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Joyce DiDonato news: from Andy Warhol to the World Series
Warner Classics have put together a six-minute highlights video of Joyce DiDonato's Stella di Napoli album launch concert at the Gowanus Ballroom above the Serett Metalworks factory in Brooklyn. … [Read more...] about Joyce DiDonato news: from Andy Warhol to the World Series
Joyce DiDonato sings her latest album live in streaming tonight!
Tonight, Friday 3 October, Joyce DiDonato will perform the music from her new album Stella di Napoli at the Gowanus Ballroom, a warehouse performance art space in Brooklyn, located above … [Read more...] about Joyce DiDonato sings her latest album live in streaming tonight!
The Stella of Kansas goes to Naples: Joyce DiDonato’s latest album
Joyce DiDonato's new album, Stella di Napoli, is out in September and "ventures far off the beaten bel canto track", says her Erato label. Graciously, Cecilia Bartoli is nominated because, as … [Read more...] about The Stella of Kansas goes to Naples: Joyce DiDonato’s latest album
Joyce DiDonato dedicates Last Night of the Proms performance to Russian gays
Joyce DiDonato has always been fearlessly honest, or at least, has the courage to be honest, though it may cost her a great deal emotionally to get over her fear. I don't know, but I do know that her … [Read more...] about Joyce DiDonato dedicates Last Night of the Proms performance to Russian gays
Cecilia Bartoli: the generous mezzo makes the front page
Cecilia Bartoli, basking in the glory of her successful series of Normas in Salzburg, yesterday become the cover girl of the French newspaper Libération. The centre-left paper, founded by Jean-Paul … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli: the generous mezzo makes the front page
Joyce DiDonato dedicates her performance to gay suicide teen Carlos
Tonight I would like to dedicate my performance of La donna del lago to the memory of Carlos Vigil - a New Mexican teen who committed suicide after being mercilessly bullied throughout school. His … [Read more...] about Joyce DiDonato dedicates her performance to gay suicide teen Carlos
Joyce DiDonato answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start singing? I can't ever remember I time where I didn't sing. Why did you start singing? I can't remember the first “why” but there exists now a definite need to do … [Read more...] about Joyce DiDonato answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Joyce DiDonato’s recital interrupted by a call from Rossini
Joyce DiDonato well and truly conquered La Scala's audience during her recital last night. She was greeted by an ovation that took her aback - the sort of applause reserved for a Marilyn Horne or … [Read more...] about Joyce DiDonato’s recital interrupted by a call from Rossini
Juan Diego Flórez on his future, his family, his colleagues, and the economic crisis
To coincide with his Pesaro appearances this year, Juan Diego Flórez talked with Italy's Il Corriere della Sera. It was at Pesaro's Rossini Opera Festival in 1996 that the young Peruvian suddenly … [Read more...] about Juan Diego Flórez on his future, his family, his colleagues, and the economic crisis
Gramophone Magazine’s Classical Music Awards 2011 – shortlists
Gramophone's shortlists are out for this year's awards. No real surprises, but then those Gramophone people have great taste! Here's a sample: Opera: Die Zauberflöte - René Jacobs; Akademie für … [Read more...] about Gramophone Magazine’s Classical Music Awards 2011 – shortlists
Federica von Stade says goodbye to the opera stage: You can’t compete with kids who are 25 years younger. There comes a time when you feel like you’re dressed up in your daughter’s prom gown
On 6 February in Houston Federica von Stade gave her last operatic performance. She sang the role of Mrs. De Rocher, the murderer's mother, in Jake Heggie's 'Dead Man Walking', a role was written for … [Read more...] about Federica von Stade says goodbye to the opera stage: You can’t compete with kids who are 25 years younger. There comes a time when you feel like you’re dressed up in your daughter’s prom gown
Joyce DiDonato’s new CD “Diva, Divo” celebrates the vast and fabulous world of the mezzo-soprano
As the blurb succinctly puts it, "This new collection showcases DiDonato’s multi-faceted art – and the wealth of opportunities open to a mezzo-soprano – by presenting her as different characters, both … [Read more...] about Joyce DiDonato’s new CD “Diva, Divo” celebrates the vast and fabulous world of the mezzo-soprano
DIVA,DIVO, the new recording from Joyce DiDonato to be released later this month
Here's the official YouTube clip of the recording sessions and interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ5I2TbeISs DiDonato's site announces the release: Hot on the heels of winning … [Read more...] about DIVA,DIVO, the new recording from Joyce DiDonato to be released later this month