Joyce DiDonato - Aria from Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra

[SuperCrismadrid]

Wonderful Joyce,

[MrDanielgoncalves]

violinist at 1.33

[spenzur]

@MrDanielgoncalves WHAHAHAH xD She feels the flow of Didonato's trill xD Hahahaaha .

[piali60]

@MrDanielgoncalves HAHA! Hilarious.

[piali60]

@piali60 Maybe she was trying to imitate her trill!

[MusicVocalism]

Absolutely breath taking to say the least! =D

[wlahorne]

Joyce, I saw you few years ago in Bologna as Rosina and what I can tell is just: I love you! Horne was not the last one!

[FrankJared]

She is a marvel.

[LeCoconut]

excuse my language, but holy shit. She just made me cry lol.

[panajody]

Just look at her: she lives and breathes the music!

Comparisons with other mezzos is as useless as they are odious. Let's be grateful that in our lives we have heard a Marilyn Horne, a Cecilia Bartoli, and a Joyce Di Donato.

[Drelnis]

CANNOT wait for her Maria Stuarda!!!!!

[maggiepower]

This may be a stupid question, but why is the second half of this aria the same as Una Voce Poco Fa?

[90lysander]

@maggiepower Rossini reused the melody in Una voce poco fa. (Elisabetta came before Barbiere.) He reused themes and melodies throughout his career ... check out Cessa di piu resistere and Non piu mesta.

[djthomas1991]

Violinist at 1:33

[tenorman123]

Brava!

[retoricalanswers]

i love cecilia bartolli and all but i think didonato has really really REALLY taken her spot as one of the most fantastic mezzos of our time. but that's just my opinion

[singmaus45]

I love the singing of Joyce DiDonato very much!!

[ceciliaberganza68]

super :))))

I love rossini <3

[rossinigio]

cosi' si canta Rossini , ti vogliamo a Napoli per un'Opera di Rossini!....prepara Ermione!! ;-)

[albertodelbuono]

voce sublime, intonazione perfetta, tecnica strepitosa, fiati straordinari, sensibilità alla Ferrier. Che volete di più ? E' anche bella. 

[MrMRAF]

Nuova Bartoli? Molto brava, voce meravigliosa, sublime.

[Homoclassicus]

DiDonato is such a great artist that every time we hear a new thing with her we think "Wow, now she's a complete artist!" and then in the next time we hear her we notice she's even better than before. Technically I think she's already the equal of the greats of the past like Horne or Berganza, and she's had some amazing achievements in a career that only 5 years ago or so really took off. Apart from vocal acrobatics, let's also remember she's one of the very best in purely lyric scenes or roles.

[saagua1953]

I would say she is better than Horne. Compare her performance of Tanti Affeti with that of Horne and you will understand.

[90lysander]

@saagua1953 I'm not sure that's an entirely fair comparison ... Joyce obviously found the piece ideal for her voice, and went on to sing the complete role of Elena. Horne's role in La donna was always Malcolm. To my knowledge, she never sang a single Colbran role, and I don't like her recordings of those particular arias much. On her home turf, she was brilliant. For example, compare her early recording of "Hence, Iris Hence Away" to Joyce's ... Jackie wins that match hands down.

[sfkcbf]

Now THIS is a singer to keep your eye on. In addition to a rich and pleasing vocal tone, she is especially accomplished technically. Notice how she controls her vibrato, does not slide or scoop to high notes, and focuses her voice. This is even more admirable considering the "acrobatic" style of Rossini's compostions. Brava !

[Deinos10]

Sublime: the voice of an angel

[AVIRUKA]

Bello,que gran cantante.¡Magnìfico!