«Emily – No Prisoner Be» Joyce DiDonato

At the centre of the first of four festival afternoon concerts in the new Rudolf Buchbinder Hall stands the great American poet Emily Dickinson. Pulitzer Prize winner Kevin Puts has created a song cycle that sets 24 of her poems to music, working closely with celebrated mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and the award-winning ensemble Time for Three. According to Joyce DiDonato, each of these poems opens «its own cosmos», with the short title-giving poem at the end: «No Prisoner be — / Where Liberty — / Himself — abide with Thee —».

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How to book: Members of the Friends of Grafenegg Festival (Bronze / Silver / Gold / Diamond / Young Friends Association) can purchase tickets from 12 November 2025. Grafenegg Card holders can purchase tickets from 19 November 2025. General sales will begin on 10 December 2025.