Dopo Notte from Ariodante, Handel

[muccide]

Bored after 3 bars! And I blame Rousset!

[MGHall07]

her interaction with audience is adorable, and the singing is, of course, amazing. Brava!

[cantanteporsiempre]

There´s only one thing I don´t like, the size of her voice, even for Handel.

[dreamcritic]

fabulous. pristine. nothing more needs to be said here <3

[sfkcbf]

Vocally and musically, one of the more successful of many available. Her da capo also is a Baroque delight. 5 stars to Handel for one of most dramatic and captivating arias. Many people try to sing it, but of course we no longer have the voices for which the aria was written, Carestini and then Conti; therefore, all the recordings lack the vocal focus, male timbre, and especially the extended breath capacity required for a more authentic perfromance. Regardless, Handel continues to enchant us.

[madhukara79]

as far as I love von Otter and Larmore it's always such a great pleasure and delight to my ears to listen to DiDonato in this aria. She is great and is getting better year by year.Great interpretation! Let's enjoy all good performances!

[dannymaestro]

Well, I prefer both von Otter and Larmore (she sings this at her Where shall I fly-album).

[Cantatoria]

For preventing a misunderstanding, my commentary that begins with "I like..." was written before the one above and corresponds to the strengths of DiDonato (not Kasarova).

[Cantatoria]

Why is it depreciated by giving me thumb down to articulate the own opinion in a constructive way?

I would rather appreciate someone to objectively refute my arguments.

[Cantatoria]

Nonetheless, I would prefer DiDonato to enlighten more the musical structure in the first part of the piece, it's sometimes too lyrical for Haendel in my ears.

Altogether, I fall for Kasarova, because she is the only one who deeply touches me throughout her colorful and fiery interpretation.

[taf44tt8io]

To Cantatoria. If you talk about "enlighten the musical structure" why you don't include the conductor, the brilliant Christophe ROUSSET ? SInce one month, I listen - almost every day - this wonderful aria, by DI DONATO - in her live version, with ROUSSET in Concertgebouw - by VON OTTER - with Mark MINKOWSKI, maybe the most beautiful record version - and, last but not least, by Vivica GENAUX, with Concerto KOLN.

[Cantatoria]

I like her effortlessness in the difficult passages and quick time of this piece that is rich of coloratura.

She also impressed me very much with her imaginative and virtuoso variations in the da capo part.

At the time, I'm a big Kasarova-fan, but what I consider to be her weakness is the nondistinctive pronounciation of the vowels in contrast to DiDonato.

[JRZGRL55]

I feel so incredibly blessed to live in the same time when this fabulous artist is singing and being recorded. I have seen her twice in concert now (Atlanta, New York City) and will be seeing her in 9 days in New York City again. And has had been said in other comments, beyond her amazing musicianship, her ability to integrate singing and acting on stage, her shining personality, it is her utter fearlessness that distinguishes her. Thank you, Joyce!

[gemmadivergy]

I heard the same encore at the Paris recital on Dec 9th, she was fantastic, even a little better than in Madrid. I absolutely agree with her particular quality in trills (on her recording too). After having listened to all other available Doppo notte, she is of course the winner. The whole recital was a lifetime experience.

[joopschilp]

4 ur eyes only, still under embargo, see here the dopo notto in Amsterdam as an encore:

I was there with another Handel addict.

Fasten seatbelts:

see link in info block

[gemmadivergy]

fabulous !! thanks a lot, that is simply marvelous. It is almost exactly like in my souvenirs of Dec 9th. The da capo is breathtaking. very funny to see that she does the same encores everywhere, with the same introduction. In paris she tried to do it in French, not perfect but nice indeed

[Gudrun74]

I heard the Paris concert on radio. I found her French intro and the interview in French before revealed a lot: she seems to like taking risks! She doesn't choose the safe way, i.e. speak in her native language or (more important:) sing a boring, less risky da capo. No, she goes to her limits in any respect, and in her arias, there's no safety net at all. That's what we love. Brave. Brava.

[jd7x7jd]

@joopschilp I love this but I absolutely adore Janet Baker's!!

[Gudrun74]

I read on Joyce's yankeediva blog she felt "a bit below par" in Madrid due to horrible jetlag. Well I have the whole Madrid concert on my ipod and listen to it all the time. If there was one single note not sung perfectly, I haven't found it yet.

[Gudrun74]

Esp. the trills she adds on "gioia" around 5:00 are a pure delight. She's actually one of the very few singers who are able to trill at all (after Vivica Genaux, who is the queen of trilling). For me, trills are an essential criterion to distinguish a good from a poor Handel singer. Joyce passes this test summa cum laude!

[compeld2sing]

This is actually more than perfect, if that's possible. It's beautiful! Best Dopo Notte I've heard, so far.

[Satirike]

She is adorable in French as well. She really warms up to the audience! Not to mention is one of the best mezzos around, if not the >.

[Gudrun74]

Joyce, I love you:

You were the best Ariodante ever.

You recorded Furore

You're doing this tour.

You sing Dopo Notte on stage again.

You're such a delight for us Handel junkies!!!!!

[joopschilp]

I love her spontaneous introduction in her spanish /italian /english combi. There is one aria left to sing....just enough.

More aria's to be published here !!