Joyce DiDonato and Il Pomo d’Oro make the Konzerthaus their Eden

By Chanda VanderHart, 21 March 2022

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“the evening held together... because it felt honest behind all its trappings, not gimmicky”

Reviewed at Konzerthaus: Großer Saal, Vienna on 20 March 2022

Ives, The Unanswered Question

Portman, The first morning of the world

Mahler, Rückert-Lieder: Ich atmet' einen linden Duft

Marini, Con le Stelle in Ciel

Mysliveček, Adamo ed Eva: Toglierò le sponde al mare

Copland, 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson: Nature, the Gentlest Mother

Valentini, Sonata enharmonica

Cavalli, La Calisto: Piante ombrose

Gluck, Orphée et Eurydice: Dance of the Furies

Gluck, Ezio: Misera dove son… Ah, non son io

Handel, Theodora, HWV 68: As with rosy steps

Mahler, Rückert-Lieder: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen

Wagner, Wesendonck Lieder: Schmerzen

Handel, Fronda leggiera e mobile, HWV 186

Marie Lambert-Le Bihan, Director

Victoria "Vita" Tzykun, Set Designer, Costume Designer

John Torres, Lighting Designer

Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano

Il Pomo d'Oro

Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor

Wiener Sängerknaben

Superar – Music Moves

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Mengguang Huang, 12th February

From Jakub Józef Orliński’s youthful radiance to Sandrine Piau’s sovereign mastery, this performance revives Baroque ecstasy through razor-sharp orchestration, muscular playing and inventive embellishments of unparalleled emotional depth.

*****

Carry on up the Nile: Handel's Berenice by the Seine

Sandra Bowdler, 21st May

One of Handel's lesser operas receives a deluxe concert performance at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, with Il Pomo d'Oro and a fine array of singers.

****1

Beyond conventions: Jakub Józef Orliński and Il Pomo d'Oro in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 30th November

Touring with the ensemble Il Pomo d'Oro, Jakub Józef Orliński reinvents the Baroque recital formula at the Berlin Philharmonic featuring breakdancing, an audience sing-along and a good deal of fun.

*****

Gesualdo lights up La Bâtie in Veyrier

Elodie Olson-Coons, 8th September

Il Pomo d'Oro and La Compagnia del Madrigale deliver a moving, nuanced performance of Gesualdo madrigals at La Bâtie festival.

***11

A starry cast for Handel's Theodora in Paris

Kevin W Ng, 22nd November

It’s hard to imagine more glorious vocalism from such a starry cast, but this Theodora at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées falls short of the sublime.

***11

Seductive lyricism from Jakub Józef Orliński at Wigmore Hall

Nahoko Gotoh, 14th December

Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński makes a big impression at Wigmore Hall with Il pomo d’oro.

*****

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Chanda VanderHart

Dr. Chanda VanderHart is a pianist, musicologist and creative who lives, works and plays in Vienna, Austria. For more on Chanda and her projects, click here.