Joyce DiDonato
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Joyce DiDonato breaks the opera diva mold...singing Rossini's ingenue from a wheelchair. Speaking last month during a run of "Barber" at the Metropolitan Opera, DiDonato, 40, says she never considered not going back on stage: "That wasn't an option for me. I just kept thinking, 'I... In this article: Joyce DiDonato, The Barber of Seville, London, E mail, Wichita State, and The Times of London |
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L.A. Times - Music News | 1 day ago
'Barber of Seville' info
...Dec. 6 and Dec. 13; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Saturday, Dec. 9 and Dec. 16; noon Dec. 12, 1 and 8 p.m. Dec. 19 Cast: Nathan Gunn and Joyce DiDonato appear in all performances except 7:30 p.m. Saturday, noon Dec. 12 and 1 p.m. Dec. 19. (On...
In this article: Nathan Gunn, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, and Los Angeles
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San Francisco Chronicle | November 18, 2009
Review: Joyce DiDonato's sublime gift of song
...under the aegis of San Francisco Performances and dexterously accompanied by pianist John Churchwell, DiDonato gave yet another reminder of why she has established herself as one of the most exciting young singers of our day. Her voice...
In this article: Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Otello, La donna del lago, Judy Garland, and Harold Arlen
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SFGate: Entertainment | November 13, 2009
Joyce DiDonato en Espanol
...devoted to the bravura repertoire of Rossini's diva (and later, wife) Isabella Colbran finds DiDonato in glorious form. And, as DiDonato explained in a telephone chat from New York, where she was preparing to participate in New York City...
In this article: Teresa Berganza, San Francisco, New York City Opera, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Isabella Colbran, Montserrat Caballe, and Frederica von Stade
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National Public Radio | November 04, 2009
New York City Opera Rises From Turmoil
...year are $25 or less." New York City Opera's season opens with a gala performance of selections from American opera and musical theater, with performances by Amy Burton, Joyce DiDonato, Samuel Ramey, Lauren Flanigan and Rufus Wainwright.
In this article: New York City Opera, Anthony Tommasini, Gerard Mortier, Samuel Ramey, Metropolitan Opera, Heartache, Esther, and Columbia University
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | September 15, 2009
The accidental opera
..."a little bruised, but thankfully fine". About the same time, at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato fell and broke her ankle on the opening night of The Barber of Seville; she sang her remaining...
In this article: Hildegard Behrens, Siegfried, Ana Maria Martinez, Leo Slezak, Metropolitan Opera, Tosca, and Peter Grimes
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Daily Express | August 29, 2009
Passionate proms are irresistible
THE combination of mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and the period instrument Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment under conductor Sir Roger Norrington made for an irresistible Proms programme that featured each of the four composers of the...
In this article: Waltraud Meier, Daniel Barenboim, Barber of Seville, Alcina, Roger Norrington, and Edward Said
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Times Online | August 24, 2009
OAE/Norrington at the Usher Hall
...from here A hiatus caused by a power failure did not dent the lacerating emotional force and scintillating virtuosity of Joyce DiDonato After a run of Rossini at Covent Garden during which Joyce DiDonato fractured her leg on the...
In this article: Elisabeth Leonskaja, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Hiccup, Usher Hall, The Barber of Seville, and Roger Norrington
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BBC News | July 07, 2009
Opera show goes on after fracture
Joyce DiDonato injured herself on the production's opening night Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato will perform in a wheelchair in the Royal Opera House's The Barber of Seville after fracturing her leg on stage. The US singer was playing...
In this article: The Barber of Seville, Juan Diego Florez, UK, and US
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | July 07, 2009
Joyce DiDonato breaks leg during Barber of Seville opera
...American mezzo-soprano, is to continue to take part in the Royal Opera House's The Barber of Seville, despite fracturing her leg. Joyce DiDonato in Il Barbiere di Siviglia performed at the Royal Opera House Photo: ALASTAIR MUIR Miss...
In this article: The Barber of Seville, Juan Diego Florez, and Covent Garden
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Times Online | June 25, 2009
Royal Opera Recital at Covent Garden, London WC2
...Hvorostovsky. As each developed severe vocal problems the idea of a celebrity recital grew ever fainter - until Joseph Calleja, Joyce DiDonato and Thomas Hampson came along. They just happened to be there, of course, in Il barbiere and La...
In this article: Thomas Hampson, Joseph Calleja, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man, Civil War, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, and La traviata
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Joyce DiDonato (b. 1969) is an award winning American operatic mezzo-soprano particularly admired for her interpretations of the works of Handel, Mozart, and Rossini. DiDonato has performed with many of the world's leading opera companies and orchestras.
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