Joyce DiDonato and David Zobel at the Wigmore Hall: Recital on a theme of Venice

By Julia Savage, 06 July 2012

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Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 4 July 2012

Vivaldi, Ercole su'l Termodonte, RV 710: Onde chiare che sussurrate

Vivaldi, Ercole su'l Termodonte, RV 710: Amato ben

Fauré, Cinq Mélodies de Venise, Op.58

Rossini, Les Soirées Musicales: La regata veneziana

Schubert, Gondelfahrer (Mayrhofer), D.808

Schumann, Myrthen: Venetianisches Lied I, Op.25 no.17

Schumann, Myrthen: Venetianisches Lied II, Op.25 no.18

Head, Three songs of Venice

Hahn, Venezia

Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano

David Zobel, Piano

Joyce DiDonato in the Venice of the North

Nicolas Nguyen, 11th April

Joyce DiDonato enchants the public of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw with a program of art songs and arias inspired by Venice.

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Richard Peters, 4th November

Though Joyce DiDonato is an incredibly versatile artist, her performance at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday evening reaffirmed that she is, above all, one of the leading interpreters of Rossini today.

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Joyce DiDonato Performs in Kennedy Center, Washington DC

Raisa Massuda, 15th February

On February 15th, Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington DC proudly hosted a recital of the internationally acclaimed mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato and famous pianist David Zobel. Part of this season’s Star Series, the recital presented by Washington Performing Arts Society, was given in honor of Vocal Arts 20th Anniversary.

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Innocence: Saariaho’s final opera receives New York premiere

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At the Metropolitan Opera, Innocence proves a gripping and perhaps divisive piece which feels real because it is a reflection of our reality, with no realistic hope of finding peace.

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Cameron Kelsall, 8th March

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra deliver a supreme meditation on the power of music and faith.

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Joyce DiDonato’s Berlioz takes flight in Auckland

Simon Holden, 29th November

The unexpected grounding of Airbus A320s across the globe has musical consequences in Auckland, but Joyce DiDonato’s Berlioz saves the day.

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Julia Savage

Julia works behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey as a PA. Outside of her job, she sings with a variety of ensembles in London and further afield, and undertakes freelance editorial and writing projects – from concert programmes to tasting notes.