Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, & Juan Diego Flórez Among Headliners at Festpielhaus Baden-Baden’s 2023 Season

The Baden-Baden Festspielhaus has announced its 2023 season which will celebrate its 25th anniversary. The season opens with Jonas Kaufmann and Ludovic Tézier singing famous duets from operas by Verdi, Puccini and Ponchielli. Performance Dates: Jan. 8, 2023 Osterfestpiele Baden-Baden Kirill Petrenko conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker in Strauss’ “De Frau ohne Schatten.” Paul Zoller directs a cast that includes Iréne {…}

Sep 18, 2022

Isabel Leonard & Joyce DiDonato Headline The Conrad’s 2022-23 Season

La Jolla Music Society has announced its 2022-23 season at The Conrad. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. Isabel Leonard and guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas will perform music by Albéniz, De Falla, Rodrigo, Barrera, Bonfá, Carrillo, Gardel, Tárrega, García-Lorca, and Lara. Performance Date: Dec. 1, 2022 Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato will present her famed {…}

Aug 23, 2022

Joyce DiDonato Headlines Les Grandes Voix / Les Grandes Solistes’ October 2022 Slate

Les Grandes Voix / Les Grandes Solistes has announced its slate of performances for the month of October. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. Joyce DiDonato kicks off the proceedings with a performance at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. She will appear alongside Il Pomo d’Oro under the musical direction of Zefira Valova {…}

Jul 3, 2022

Opera Colorado Announces 40th Anniversary with Joyce DiDonato

Opera Colorado has announced a 40th Anniversary Gala which will star Joyce DiDonato. The concert, which is set to take place on May 13, 2023, in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House and Seawell Ballroom at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, will be chaired by Joy and Chris Dinsdale and all proceeds benefit Opera Colorado’s expanding artistic initiatives and Education & {…}

May 10, 2022

Carnegie Hall 2022 Review: Joyce DiDonato’s ‘Eden’ with Il Pomo d’Oro Orchestra

Photographer Credit: Chris Lee Joyce DiDonato’s “Eden” is sparking insightful conversations about what it means for us to experience nature through the creative power of community collaboration. The mezzo-soprano’s global tour for her latest album, “Eden,” opens new pathways for classical music to ignite transformative possibilities for all, including children. On April 23, 2022, the spirit of collaboration was clear {…}

Apr 26, 2022

Renée Fleming, Russell Thomas, Joyce DiDonato, Golda Schultz, Juan Diego Flórez Headline Carnegie Hall’s 2022-23 Season

Carnegie Hall has unveiled its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. Christina Pluhar’s L’Arpeggiata will join forces with countertenor Philippe Jaroussky for music by Boësset, Cazzati, Guedron, Moulinié, Couperin, and others. Performance Date: Oct. 14, 2022 Camila Titinger will headline a program of music by Villa-Lobos and Rimsky-Korsakov alongside the {…}

Apr 25, 2022

Joyce DiDonato Joins London School Children to Create and Record ‘Seeds of Hope’

Photo: Simon Pauly Renowned mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato joined school children from London’s Bishop Ramsey CE School Canterbury Choir to create and record a new song for Earth Day called “Seeds of Hope.” Erato Records released the song on April 22, 2022—Earth Day. The song is part of a global engagement program that connects young people with nature through music. “Seeds {…}

Apr 20, 2022

Joyce DiDonato, Angela Gheorghiu, Nadine Sierra, Pretty Yende & Renée Fleming Lead Philharmonie de Paris’ 2022-23 Season

The Philharmonie de Paris has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Matthias Pintscher conducts Olga Neuwirth’s “The Outcast” with a cast that includes Susanne Elmark, Otto Katzameier, Andrew Watts, Georgette Dee, Johan Leysen, Steve Karier, Johannes Bamberger, and Peter Brathwaite. Performance Date: Sept. 26, 2022 Matthias Goerne and Leif Ove Andsnes {…}

Mar 31, 2022

Harris Theater to Present Joyce DiDonato’s ‘EDEN’

The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance is set to present “EDEN” by Joyce DiDonato on the HTP Mainstage. The concert will be presented on April 16, 2022, and will follow the mezzo’s ground-breaking and award-winning global project “In War & Peace: Harmony Through Music” which reached over 3 million viewers worldwide. EDEN is DiDonato’s {…}

Mar 28, 2022

Joyce DiDonato & John Nelson to Perform & Record ‘Roméo et Juliette’

(Credit: Simon Pauly) Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and conductor John Nelson will continue their Berlioz series with performances of “Roméo et Juliette” in Strasbourg and Paris. The tour of the work will kick off in Strasboug on June 7 and 8 followed by a performance at the Philharmonie de Paris on June 10, 2022. Nelson will conduct the Orchestre Philharmonique de {…}

Feb 26, 2022

Joyce DiDonato, Benjamin Bernheim, Emőke Baráth & Ian Bostridge Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences will get solo albums by one of the great mezzos of her generation and two baroque albums. There is also a debut album and a new DVD of Offenbach’s masterwork. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Eden Joyce DiDonato releases her latest album featuring music by Handel, Gluck, Wagner, Mahler, Ives, Copland, and Oscar-winner {…}