One thousand four
My mother asked me once, whilst staring aghast at my CD collection, why I needed so many copies of Don Giovanni.
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 Donna Elvira — stats above show all coverage for Joyce DiDonato.
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The beast with three backs
Among the “auditions” that have come flooding in from the cher public are reviews of three very different productions of Don Giovanni. Your doyenne has taken the liberty of combining the three critiques into a single posting, but she urges you to remember, remember well the names of the authors of this troika of treatises.
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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).
