Moods for moderns
Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin, always with a gift for gab, is ever more loquacious in concerts, often talking directly to the audience.
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
2 pieces as Sesto — stats above show all coverage for Joyce DiDonato.
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Why so seria?
At the Metropolitan Opera on Saturday night, Mozart’s opera never sounded fresher, a superstar cast shining new light on one of the composer’s all-too-seldom-performed scores.
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).
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