Morley marvelous
Sunday afternoon at Carnegie Hall two remarkable slices of soprano-heaven were served up, first by Carolyn Sampson and then by Erin Morley, during the second act of Handel’s Orlando.
Joyce DiDonato
139 pieces since 2007 — in 35 roles, at 15 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
139
pieces
35
roles
15
companies
20
years
By role
Alcina 3
Donna Elvira 3
Virginia Woolf 2
Adalgisa 2
Sycorax 2
Sesto 2
Semiramide 2
Mary Stuart 2
Didon 2
Agrippina 2
alto soloist 2
Cendrillon 2
Komponist 1
The Composer 1
Tereza 1
Sister Helen 1
Angelina 1
Ariodante 1
Rosina 1
Romeo 1
Meg 1
Béatrice 1
Maria Stuarda 1
Cenerentola 1
Isolier 1
Irene 1
Elena 1
Dorabella 1
Carmen 1
Dido 1
Desdemona 1
Clarissa Vaughan 1
Cinderella 1
Cherubino 1
Charlotte 1
By company
Metropolitan Opera 28
Carnegie Hall 2
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra 2
Bayerische Staatsoper 1
Houston Grand Opera 1
Il Pomo d'Oro 1
LA Opera 1
Orchestre Métropolitain 1
Philadelphia Orchestra 1
Royal Opera Covent Garden 1
Royal Opera House 1
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 1
Salzburg Festival 1
The English Concert 1
War Memorial Opera House 1
3 pieces as Alcina — stats above show all coverage for Joyce DiDonato.
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The year in Corwin
New York City isn’t a bad place to live, operatically-speaking.
In witch we serve
Sunday afternoon’s intermittently involving concert performance of Handel’s Alcina at Carnegie Hall starred an unusually intense Joyce DiDonato as a powerful sorceress blinded by her romantic delusions.
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
Win a Free Ticket to Opening Night at the Met!
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