Un-frickin'-believable! I just heard she will be in SF next season! Yeah! I'm "there!" Thank you, Joyce, for this great performance and the love you exude! Whoo-hoo!
Joyce, youa re superb, but I wouldn't have said "Yes" to them. If they chose another singer instead of you in the first place ans she dropped out, the hell with them!
I can't say enough positive things about this woman. As a "baby mezzo," Joyce will always and forever be my inspiration and my muse. The perfect Rosina!!! Her ornamentations and choice of tempi are impeccable and original. Move over, Bartoli - it's DiDonato's turn!
Opera singers used to know when they had really made it into the big league because they would be booed at La Scala. Nowadays they get trashed by armchair experts on youtube.
I really like her voice and the little acting bits during the song and her attitude at the end when she thanked the orchestra and the maestro. Does anyone know any other songs that she does really well?
WTF my favorite version of this arias has always been callas at Paris, wow but this woman blew me away and gave the goosebumps, what an amazing artist. She is a true diva.
She is clearly in command of her voice and artistry. If you don't like something she does out of personal preference, that is fine. However, the negativity some of you display betrays your insecurity and small minded mentality.
Di Donato has indeed got a great voice with great agility and beautiful colouring. I have heard her live many times for over 10 years but lately she has developed a mannerism which I find very annoying. She does a little flutter which isn't quite a trill in the most inappropriate places. I have heard other singers do this and don't know what it is about. It spoils the line of the music. And it not in any score. Do they all go to the same music coach who teaches them to do that? What for???
It's the first time ever I've broken into laughter just from hearing/seeing her, and not because of the character, the scene or storyline. This is beyond amazing!!!!
yes she is very talented but she has a tendency to give interviews - she has even made an incredibly stupid Youtube channel where she manifests herself - you know without make up like Netrebko (who looks like a Russian cleaning lady without the make up!) answering questions like Whats your favourite this...
Can you imagine Callas or Sutherland in youtube discussing what eyeliner they use?
@LohengrinT Her channel is hardly about what makeup she wears! She gives a lot of insights into all the "behind-the-scenes" aspects, which I'm sure aspiring singers must find useful. I certainly find it interesting and I can't sing a note. You seem to think it's all about self-promotion. Maybe if she started going on about her private life in the vein of celebrities I might agree with you, but she doesn't.
Indeed the one talking about her make up is Anna Netrbeko - I mean dont these people have anyone to advise them not to publicize their stupidity that much?
At DiDonato's age and her absolute vocal prime she should be inside a chamber learning and performing new interesting roles and not talking to cams for the Internet. Besides is anyone stupid enough to think that success will come if they follow her advice!!? Totally idiotic stuff :/
@LohengrinT I'm pretty sure she's not just sitting by a webcam doing absolutely nothing. She is in the midst of several roles and contracts. She is taking the time to talk to young aspiring artists. Sure, not all of them will make it, but she is being kind enough to give the advice and some are smart enough to listen to an excellent professional. It isn't idiotic. She's giving advice that typically isn't shared outside the voice studio, without paying a pretty penny first.
if she were sitting by a webcam doing nothing she would need a psychiatrist
Nevertheless, imagine the great Greta Garbo or Maria Callas or Ava Gardner opening up their webcams and without make up siting and talking with net people? But ofc there is no comparison and I should be making such comparisons huh? It seems I expect too much from people :)))
@LohengrinT I just looked at Anna's channel. I don't think she deserves being likened to a Russian cleaning lady. Yes, the videos are light-hearted. So what? Don't you have a life away from work? I like the fact that they make these videos. It helps chip away at the popular perception of opera singers as (if I may borrow from a certain deluded singer's publicity bio) "histrionic and aloof", which can only be a good thing. It doesn't make them lesser artists.
DiDonato has musicianship - she is a little light on the head always laughing like an idiot (american!) but she is a musician and a talented one - she just seems not to have anyone to advise her a bit about her public persona (or even worse she has the Met Queens advising her - worst possible choice)
well lets put it in another way - DiDonato's acting abilities are no better than the usual acting abilities of average opera singers which are minimum to none - but at least she has a very talented voice and a solid technique.
I am afraid though this "always laughing girl of next door" persona she is trying to create will have as a result exactly its aim: becoming the girl next door
I dont think she will progress above of Sondra's evolution :)))
@operaticxingenue CHRIST ON A BIKE! I thought Renee Fleming's top b flat in "Depuis le jour" opera gala performance was the definition of breath control, she's just been usurped. Holy mother of christ. AMEN
She is my favorite lyric coloratura mezzo out there. Bartoli's coloratura flutters too much for my taste and there is not much power in her low register. Joyce is the real deal from Octavian to Cenerentola
Molto brava ma per diventare bravissima oppure sublime dovrebbe trasferirsi in Italia per impegnarsi a imparare bene la lingua italiana sia per la pronuncia che per poter dare piu profondita`alle parole . A me dispiace ma si sente un po làccento straniero
@Nidoamor mmm gli italiani pronunciano molto peggio degli stranieri perchè pensano di essere gia a posto...quindi evitiamo. La sua pronuncia è gia ottima.
@Ilesereine The show must go on! And what a show! Technique, sensitivity, incredible stage presence, Joyce is wonderful! Thanks for the recommendation, dear friend Ile!
This is exquisite. She's so expressive and musical. As a music student, I feel too often singing can become so much about technique and not expression. Her interpretation of this piece I feel captures all the artistry and musicianship that is is really essential to great singing. Love it!
@Broadwaybaby9492 It's 7 dislikes now. How can you dislike this? Mind-boggling. Joyce is a gift from God, end discussion, period. I have heard her in person 6 times altogether (twice in NYC, twice in Atlanta, and twice on a cruise in Atlanta). No one works harder during a concert. She is absolutely amazing.
She must `ve gotten into the sifth octave with this those stacatti, has`t she! B5 or C6? Exquisite performance! She and Kasarova are my favourite mezzo Rosinas.
Does anyone know who cancelled for this Tucker event so that we have the wonder of Joyce instead? I'm forever grateful for this and her "Crude furie degli orride abiss......"
This artist is great. For my money, the best performance of this piece was recorded by Roberta Peters in 1956 at the Met and it demonstrated the incredible range she had at about 2:06 min into the performance recording. I can play the recording on Rhapsody but not here. Trust me. That performance is the gold standard for this piece with respect to both the sheer physical talent and training of the artist.
Wonderful, and also: perfect diction! See! It's possible to have a high woman's voice pronounce Italian so you can hear every word (I am Italian, so I do care about that...)
I could watch this perfection a thousand times and never tire of the humor and joy, this from someone who doesn't usually care much for Rossini. Heaven's gift plus untold hard work to command her blessed instrument. Endless thanks for sharing.
She is so so so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!! have you seen the musiscians of the orchestra? they are also claping her!!!!!!!! I think Joyce is vocal and musicaly pefect!!!!!!!!!!
Does anyone know if the Tucker Foundation Gala's are available on DVD anywhere? I've checked Amazon, Ebay, and the foundation's website. Operatribute, did you just capture this from the television broadcast?
@mkurnat I saw her in concert in Kansas City in February. it was a special day because it was her birthday and she was in her (and my) hometown! :) I met her and got her autograph and she was the most pleasant person to talk to.
Okay all of you opera buffs- why do most Rosinas drop the last 'farro' giocar' before that great last high note at the end of this aria. Even Ms. Callas did it. It seems to leave a weird gap where there should be none. Anyone?
@TimNable It's totally optional to drop it and it's considered correct performance practice. It's partly to get ready for the last cadenza and it's allowed since it's just the same thing repeating over and over. In Bel Canto rep, certain cuts like that are allowed since it really is all about the beauty of the human voice instead of the repeating musical lines.
Joyce Di Donato is one of the most talented mezzos today who is commercially successful and justifiably so!
I wrote to her and she was SOOOoo gracious to write back to me as she has worked with my voice teacher on numerous projects and she was encouraging me!
I had the privilege of hearing her sing this a few days ago at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Simply perfection and she makes it look so easy. This will definitely be the song she is remembered by...and all others are compared to!! Brava!!
simplemente MAGNIFICA!!!!!! veo una y otra vez este video y cada vez lo disfruto más!!! Joyce es genial, su voz, su técnica y su interpretación son de gran calidad!!!!!
Maybe I should obtain some musical knowledge, as I don't know the difference between a lyric soprano from a dramatic coloratura (smiley). But I can certainly tell an expressive singer when I hear and see one. Very happy with this discovery, Joyce DiDonato!
I hope you're not talking about her voice. She is a coloratura or lyric mezzo. Zajick and Borodina are dramatics...check them out. There is more than a slight difference.
She's got the agility needed for some coloratura roles, but the smoothness of a lyric. So I guess she's probably lyric with the ability to do well in coloratura roles. Her website doesn't really try to define her.
And in the end the Fac system is just loose suggestions anyways, if you can sing a role well it doesn't matter "what" you are. I heard Agnes Balsta sing Amneris better than almost anyone I'd ever heard, and she's hardly dramatic.
@katharineluvsopera I think you misinterpreted what I had meant. I meant she is a (coloratura or lyric) mezzo. As in, she's not a blow-your-ears-out mezzo, her voice is light and moves well.
She's either a coloratura or a lyric mezzo, but definitely not dramatic.
Dramatic mezzos are like Dolora Zajick or Fiorenza Cossotto, with a whole lot of umph behind their voices. (they typically sing Verdi or Puccini, not Rossini)
But lucky for us this was written for a coloratura mezzo (see Marylin Horne) and we get to hear this AMAZING rendition by DiDonato. She really owns this aria, I can't think of any currently performing artists who do it better.
Ok people, you have just witnessed a demonstration of perfect vocal technique, musicanship and acting. Anyone feels like trying to top this? ... ... ... I didn't think so. :)
What a performance. Brava. This is the first time I have ever her sing, and I'm impressed
jc2971 3 days ago
I saw her Rosina at Covent Garden back in 2006.
Still the most remarkable performance I have ever heard.
johnnytheslider1 3 days ago
Un-frickin'-believable! I just heard she will be in SF next season! Yeah! I'm "there!" Thank you, Joyce, for this great performance and the love you exude! Whoo-hoo!
luvindaopera111 1 week ago
BRAVA!!!!!!
tenorschofield 1 week ago
did anyone else notice they put "Giacomo" Rossini on the title when she began the aria?
umroo2014 3 weeks ago
@umroo2014 I did. He he.
marcos60000 1 week ago
Brilliant! What a star.
MyElizaDoolittle 3 weeks ago
Joyce, youa re superb, but I wouldn't have said "Yes" to them. If they chose another singer instead of you in the first place ans she dropped out, the hell with them!
PiroozAzDirooz 3 weeks ago
Some free-spirited singing!
YKC005 3 weeks ago
That expression/gesture at 4:42 - wonderful. I can't even count how many times I've watched this.
ifinditamazing 1 month ago
She is perfect, and the cellist on the right ( Joyce's left) is kinda cute
SexyLunLunBaby 1 month ago
I can't say enough positive things about this woman. As a "baby mezzo," Joyce will always and forever be my inspiration and my muse. The perfect Rosina!!! Her ornamentations and choice of tempi are impeccable and original. Move over, Bartoli - it's DiDonato's turn!
ellethelvanui 1 month ago
ah, wow. this actually made me cry i loved it so much! lol amazing. <3
Kate1620 1 month ago
This gives me chills EVERY time I listen to it. I love her...
swishylaswish 1 month ago
Bravisima!
chengstenberg 1 month ago
Perfetto! Grazie mille!
Umbriaga 1 month ago
This is simply amazing. And it gets better every time I listen to it. Oh wow. :)
jd7x7jd 2 months ago
Opera singers used to know when they had really made it into the big league because they would be booed at La Scala. Nowadays they get trashed by armchair experts on youtube.
jd7x7jd 2 months ago 16
This has been flagged as spam show
It wasn't enough for her to be such an amazing singer... she also had to be so beautiful! I love that smile!
marcos60000 2 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
2:47 - Such a control! Such a class!
fsquestt 2 months ago in playlist Momentos musicais
Comment removed
fsquestt 2 months ago in playlist Liked
just died
8Goldie 3 months ago in playlist 8Goldie's favorites
the best Rosina :)
amillia007 3 months ago
bravissima! ma in questo ruolo preferisco la Battle.
golantrev1 4 months ago
soprano.
bodiloto 4 months ago
i had the pleasure of hearing her sing beatrice at hgo and i was blown away!!!! she is the embodiment of coloratura mezzo!!!!!!!!
GosfordAbercrombie 4 months ago
I really like her voice and the little acting bits during the song and her attitude at the end when she thanked the orchestra and the maestro. Does anyone know any other songs that she does really well?
wittyzoey 4 months ago
"always laughing like an idiot (american!)"
reribus, really! Such generalizing! Americans are always laughing or Americans are all idiots?.....or both.
tingen3811 4 months ago
WTF my favorite version of this arias has always been callas at Paris, wow but this woman blew me away and gave the goosebumps, what an amazing artist. She is a true diva.
balletfanRGA 5 months ago
Absolutely beautiful.
sweetpepper36 5 months ago
She is clearly in command of her voice and artistry. If you don't like something she does out of personal preference, that is fine. However, the negativity some of you display betrays your insecurity and small minded mentality.
tamino20002000 5 months ago
Di Donato has indeed got a great voice with great agility and beautiful colouring. I have heard her live many times for over 10 years but lately she has developed a mannerism which I find very annoying. She does a little flutter which isn't quite a trill in the most inappropriate places. I have heard other singers do this and don't know what it is about. It spoils the line of the music. And it not in any score. Do they all go to the same music coach who teaches them to do that? What for???
Ariadne7710 5 months ago
the best Rosina
amillia007 6 months ago
Beautifull ,such a great perform , thanks dear......
HenRisHently 6 months ago
a true diva. a real live goddess
DIEZAUBERFLOTEMENSCH 6 months ago
she knows what she is singing about!!! the last stanza is sung as i have never heard before!!! DiDonato is a great artist!
bear46no 6 months ago
she is so incredible. i can't even stand it sometimes!
kittykyd15 7 months ago
@rlane91 My conductor used to say if you're not spitting you're not singing correctly :)
cscottmusic10 7 months ago
What all of us think means bunk....just listen, is it that hard? Just listen, and move on!
clnrch 7 months ago
It's the first time ever I've broken into laughter just from hearing/seeing her, and not because of the character, the scene or storyline. This is beyond amazing!!!!
papagena92 7 months ago
good, bad to much american
reribus 7 months ago
@reribus
yes she is very talented but she has a tendency to give interviews - she has even made an incredibly stupid Youtube channel where she manifests herself - you know without make up like Netrebko (who looks like a Russian cleaning lady without the make up!) answering questions like Whats your favourite this...
Can you imagine Callas or Sutherland in youtube discussing what eyeliner they use?
LohengrinT 7 months ago
@LohengrinT Her channel is hardly about what makeup she wears! She gives a lot of insights into all the "behind-the-scenes" aspects, which I'm sure aspiring singers must find useful. I certainly find it interesting and I can't sing a note. You seem to think it's all about self-promotion. Maybe if she started going on about her private life in the vein of celebrities I might agree with you, but she doesn't.
CalumCookable 7 months ago
@CalumCookable
Indeed the one talking about her make up is Anna Netrbeko - I mean dont these people have anyone to advise them not to publicize their stupidity that much?
At DiDonato's age and her absolute vocal prime she should be inside a chamber learning and performing new interesting roles and not talking to cams for the Internet. Besides is anyone stupid enough to think that success will come if they follow her advice!!? Totally idiotic stuff :/
LohengrinT 7 months ago
@LohengrinT I'm pretty sure she's not just sitting by a webcam doing absolutely nothing. She is in the midst of several roles and contracts. She is taking the time to talk to young aspiring artists. Sure, not all of them will make it, but she is being kind enough to give the advice and some are smart enough to listen to an excellent professional. It isn't idiotic. She's giving advice that typically isn't shared outside the voice studio, without paying a pretty penny first.
kittykyd15 7 months ago
@kittykyd15
if she were sitting by a webcam doing nothing she would need a psychiatrist
Nevertheless, imagine the great Greta Garbo or Maria Callas or Ava Gardner opening up their webcams and without make up siting and talking with net people? But ofc there is no comparison and I should be making such comparisons huh? It seems I expect too much from people :)))
LohengrinT 7 months ago
@LohengrinT I just looked at Anna's channel. I don't think she deserves being likened to a Russian cleaning lady. Yes, the videos are light-hearted. So what? Don't you have a life away from work? I like the fact that they make these videos. It helps chip away at the popular perception of opera singers as (if I may borrow from a certain deluded singer's publicity bio) "histrionic and aloof", which can only be a good thing. It doesn't make them lesser artists.
CalumCookable 7 months ago
@CalumCookable
it makes them look too human
We need Magic!
LohengrinT 7 months ago
@LohengrinT i know exactly what you mean and i couldnt agree more
DIEZAUBERFLOTEMENSCH 6 months ago
@LohengrinT yes, great voice exhibition!!! but where is the music and a sens of music.....
reribus 6 months ago
@reribus
DiDonato has musicianship - she is a little light on the head always laughing like an idiot (american!) but she is a musician and a talented one - she just seems not to have anyone to advise her a bit about her public persona (or even worse she has the Met Queens advising her - worst possible choice)
LohengrinT 6 months ago
@LohengrinT Bartoli doesn't laugh? DiDonato is "always" laughing? Not in Idoneneo. Don't talk like a fool.
disneylandman66 4 months ago
@disneylandman66
well lets put it in another way - DiDonato's acting abilities are no better than the usual acting abilities of average opera singers which are minimum to none - but at least she has a very talented voice and a solid technique.
I am afraid though this "always laughing girl of next door" persona she is trying to create will have as a result exactly its aim: becoming the girl next door
I dont think she will progress above of Sondra's evolution :)))
LohengrinT 4 months ago
Comment removed
LohengrinT 4 months ago
Yes it´s true Joyce ... show must go on... you are great Joyce!!!! Because nothing can´t stop an artist with talent and responsability!!!
AminaBellini 8 months ago
Wonderful! I'd travel 150 miles to hear her. But--I'd travel 200 miles to hear Kasarova sing this. Oh. Wait. I actually did do that!
analogyman 8 months ago
her voice is similar to Cecilia Bartoli
CastaDiva181 8 months ago
@CastaDiva181
yes, except with more presence, support, projection, and technique.
schmidtenor 8 months ago
@CastaDiva181
except with more presence, support, projection, and technique.
schmidtenor 8 months ago
elina and joyce do it perfectly
chrzanowianin 8 months ago 4
Never heard it done any better.
LeipzigC1 9 months ago
@LeipzigC1 Maria Ewing
broadwaywes 8 months ago
Oh my word. I LOVE HER.
genietja 9 months ago
check out those arms! not only can this girl sing, but i bet she aint taking shit from anybody!
FunkTrunk5 9 months ago
I LOVE THISSSSS !!!!
SHE's the best on this ariaaaa!! ♫!!!
MOROficiaL 10 months ago
Extraordinaire !!!!!!
mariasarda 10 months ago
So happy I've had the pleasure of seeing Joyce perform not only this aria but this opera in person. Absolutely awesome.
proudgonzo 10 months ago
...ma se mi toccano dov'è il mio debole sarò una vipera, sarò!
e cento trappole prima di cedere farò giocar!!!
:D
TheEvanescentWhisper 10 months ago
OMG 4:56 SWEET BABY JESUS.
operaticxingenue 10 months ago 27
@operaticxingenue CHRIST ON A BIKE! I thought Renee Fleming's top b flat in "Depuis le jour" opera gala performance was the definition of breath control, she's just been usurped. Holy mother of christ. AMEN
Phoenixxe 10 months ago 2
une très très jolie voix !
liseronb83 10 months ago
So animated and Entertaining!!! Some opera stars should take some keys from her. Her presenation is the best!!! Nicely done!!!
ohmusic25 11 months ago
She is a pleasure to both listen to and watch : ) Yay!
elvenlove 11 months ago 2
What a charming lady...good pipes and she can act!
XVI9XXII 11 months ago 2
I only discovered her today and I absolutely love her!!!!!
leggerotenor 1 year ago
I only today discovered her...
rongande 1 year ago
She is my favorite lyric coloratura mezzo out there. Bartoli's coloratura flutters too much for my taste and there is not much power in her low register. Joyce is the real deal from Octavian to Cenerentola
vvrvelasco 1 year ago
This is why we love opera...
jbaumboy 1 year ago 3
Molto brava ma per diventare bravissima oppure sublime dovrebbe trasferirsi in Italia per impegnarsi a imparare bene la lingua italiana sia per la pronuncia che per poter dare piu profondita`alle parole . A me dispiace ma si sente un po làccento straniero
Nidoamor 1 year ago
@Nidoamor mmm gli italiani pronunciano molto peggio degli stranieri perchè pensano di essere gia a posto...quindi evitiamo. La sua pronuncia è gia ottima.
Sorrentodellesirene 1 year ago
@Nidoamor ti credi che gli Italiani sappiano bene la dizione? uhahahahahahahaha
RachelPortman 7 months ago
Great
ThPaw 1 year ago
WOW! One of my favorite arias... And indeed is the best rendition ever. Bravo!
Berokymilk 1 year ago
She's a sub for the night, but like a bench player coming in the game and just shoots the lights out.
Bravo! Love it.
bourbakis 1 year ago
omg i came in my undies!!!!
fatalfflaw 1 year ago 3
Bravísimo!!!
singularismo 1 year ago
06:10 che agilità...
rossinianodoc 1 year ago
6:10... che agilità!
rossinianodoc 1 year ago
6:10... che agilità!
rossinianodoc 1 year ago
Wow.
readerjoy 1 year ago
@Ilesereine The show must go on! And what a show! Technique, sensitivity, incredible stage presence, Joyce is wonderful! Thanks for the recommendation, dear friend Ile!
AlcidesConstante 1 year ago
This is exquisite. She's so expressive and musical. As a music student, I feel too often singing can become so much about technique and not expression. Her interpretation of this piece I feel captures all the artistry and musicianship that is is really essential to great singing. Love it!
cscottmusic10 1 year ago
La piu brava del mondo !
Nidoamor 1 year ago
Those 5 dislikes can just keep listening to Miley Cyrus and Justin Beiber...
Broadwaybaby9492 1 year ago 77
@Broadwaybaby9492 You're so damn fucking right!
Berokymilk 1 year ago
@Broadwaybaby9492 It's 7 dislikes now. How can you dislike this? Mind-boggling. Joyce is a gift from God, end discussion, period. I have heard her in person 6 times altogether (twice in NYC, twice in Atlanta, and twice on a cruise in Atlanta). No one works harder during a concert. She is absolutely amazing.
JRZGRL55 6 months ago
She must `ve gotten into the sifth octave with this those stacatti, has`t she! B5 or C6? Exquisite performance! She and Kasarova are my favourite mezzo Rosinas.
Transoxiana94 1 year ago
Does anyone know who cancelled for this Tucker event so that we have the wonder of Joyce instead? I'm forever grateful for this and her "Crude furie degli orride abiss......"
eyedeclaire 1 year ago
Brava!!!!!!! so great mezzo!!!
liricobarroco 1 year ago
¡Bárbara!
Cipri1001 1 year ago
i jujst adore Joycw--she is so very oood. We have some hope for the future of opera.
georgerannie 1 year ago
This artist is great. For my money, the best performance of this piece was recorded by Roberta Peters in 1956 at the Met and it demonstrated the incredible range she had at about 2:06 min into the performance recording. I can play the recording on Rhapsody but not here. Trust me. That performance is the gold standard for this piece with respect to both the sheer physical talent and training of the artist.
FrogCraw 1 year ago
how ocme maria callas's version sounds different than this..did they like slow it down..i want to learn this peice for my school talent show
bookwormpianist 1 year ago
Wonderful, and also: perfect diction! See! It's possible to have a high woman's voice pronounce Italian so you can hear every word (I am Italian, so I do care about that...)
iulius951 1 year ago
I could watch this perfection a thousand times and never tire of the humor and joy, this from someone who doesn't usually care much for Rossini. Heaven's gift plus untold hard work to command her blessed instrument. Endless thanks for sharing.
eyedeclaire 1 year ago
Absolutely great. This is just the perfect Rosina.
kaetanaa 1 year ago
Comment removed
kaetanaa 1 year ago
Damn!
necessarydiva 1 year ago
COMPLETE PERFECTION!!!!!!!!!
blkmichaux 1 year ago
I love the nod to Callas.
Nivri80 1 year ago
Perfection!!!!!!!!!!
littlebiglion 1 year ago
Magnifique. Beautiful voice. Unique and Original. A very nice and heartful interpretation!
Thanks for sharing it.
Tenorbravo 1 year ago
Rossini, in my view, is not that compelling...so how can this performance be so transporting? JD is pure heaven!!!!!!!!
wstevensv 1 year ago
it´s true..show must go on!!! great Joyce!!!!
AminaBellini 1 year ago
best version of this aria....!!!!
ursus1302 1 year ago
Wow!!! impresionante!
pixelitadepollo 1 year ago
Very good. But she doesnt make forget Maria Callas. I so much prefer Callas interpretation.
nvlourence 1 year ago
This woman is a superstar! There is no other singer I'd rather watch in an opera!
morindhe 1 year ago
She is Rosina!
darcymusic1 1 year ago
I am not a Rossini fan, yet why do I keep coming back to this? It is simply perfect and amazing singing.
briandbl 1 year ago 3
She is so so so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!! have you seen the musiscians of the orchestra? they are also claping her!!!!!!!! I think Joyce is vocal and musicaly pefect!!!!!!!!!!
AminaBellini 1 year ago 2
bravissima!!!! da paura!!!!
paula975 1 year ago
BRAVA !! perfect !
Yuccini 1 year ago
YEAH!!!
mkurnat 1 year ago
What a sweetheart! And what a voice! I am your newest fan, Joyce!
jimszarkowicz 1 year ago
Like, WOW! She's really good.
rrcaniglia 1 year ago
Ha ha, I caught this: the banner at the bottom of the screen at 1:10 says "Giacomo Rossini" instead of "Giacchino Rossini"
!!!
temperanceluv81 1 year ago
@temperanceluv81 omg that's soo true !! LOLL
... and it's Gioacchino Rossini to be exact ;)
Yuccini 1 year ago
Glissando at the beginning of some phrases...
BeniaminoGigli 1 year ago
bravissima!!!
maryrapshody 1 year ago
Quelle voix et quelle interprétation, ça dépasse presque l'imagination.
spatialfrance 1 year ago
wat a voice!!! an wat a range.!!
punknn08 1 year ago
Does anyone know if the Tucker Foundation Gala's are available on DVD anywhere? I've checked Amazon, Ebay, and the foundation's website. Operatribute, did you just capture this from the television broadcast?
DrRobbieG 1 year ago
I am a huge new fan...WOW...I love this.
papabearfor3 1 year ago
She's a sweet person into the bargain re: friends- always frosting on the cake. And THIS is as well sung as any in history, I'd bet -
bbbartolo 1 year ago
truly superb@@
sharkon41ave 1 year ago
Comment removed
ladyofeldar 1 year ago
Joyce DiDonato is my hero... just putting that out there.
mkurnat 1 year ago 19
@mkurnat I saw her in concert in Kansas City (our hometown, even!) in February (on her birthday)... it was such a special day!
umroo2014 9 months ago
@mkurnat I saw her in concert in Kansas City in February. it was a special day because it was her birthday and she was in her (and my) hometown! :) I met her and got her autograph and she was the most pleasant person to talk to.
umroo2014 9 months ago
Bravissimo :)))
ceciliaberganza68 1 year ago
5:26 her diction is so good that its actually coming out of her mouth!
arkofsax 1 year ago
Okay all of you opera buffs- why do most Rosinas drop the last 'farro' giocar' before that great last high note at the end of this aria. Even Ms. Callas did it. It seems to leave a weird gap where there should be none. Anyone?
TimNable 2 years ago
yes it is not nice... I've heard it mostly in live performances, maybe to get prepared for the last note, but I'm not sure :-/
leoperarm 2 years ago
@TimNable It's totally optional to drop it and it's considered correct performance practice. It's partly to get ready for the last cadenza and it's allowed since it's just the same thing repeating over and over. In Bel Canto rep, certain cuts like that are allowed since it really is all about the beauty of the human voice instead of the repeating musical lines.
operaticxingenue 1 year ago
Joyce Di Donato is one of the most talented mezzos today who is commercially successful and justifiably so!
I wrote to her and she was SOOOoo gracious to write back to me as she has worked with my voice teacher on numerous projects and she was encouraging me!
rlee1976 2 years ago
Good golly... She sure made the orchestra work for it! I'm every bit as impressed with the conductor as with Joyce (who is always fabulous of course)
TimNable 2 years ago 3
simply an amazing performance and what a voice!!
lexusis220d 2 years ago
very beautiful! i think i rly like this mezzo :)
killerbunny123123 2 years ago
It looked like she was surprised by her last note there...
:)
temperanceluv81 2 years ago 2
@temperanceluv81 It seems to me that the conductor kinda cut her off. He should've given her just a taaaad bit long to break there!
operaticxingenue 1 year ago
I had the privilege of hearing her sing this a few days ago at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Simply perfection and she makes it look so easy. This will definitely be the song she is remembered by...and all others are compared to!! Brava!!
mcbubela 2 years ago
she is simply incredible!
papacanyouhearme 2 years ago
Una verdadera mezzo de coloratura. espectacular
gggkenia 2 years ago 2
Brava Brava Flaherty !!
italomelomane 2 years ago
simplemente MAGNIFICA!!!!!! veo una y otra vez este video y cada vez lo disfruto más!!! Joyce es genial, su voz, su técnica y su interpretación son de gran calidad!!!!!
AminaBellini 2 years ago
Maybe I should obtain some musical knowledge, as I don't know the difference between a lyric soprano from a dramatic coloratura (smiley). But I can certainly tell an expressive singer when I hear and see one. Very happy with this discovery, Joyce DiDonato!
munzon520 2 years ago
I love this performance !!!!!!!!!
mariaesther28 2 years ago
Fantastic!!! Oh my God!!
carladlr78 2 years ago
una grandissima Rosina!
glaucodichio 2 years ago
wow she is reppin for all the Dramatic Mezzos out there. stunning!
katharineluvsopera 2 years ago
I hope you're not talking about her voice. She is a coloratura or lyric mezzo. Zajick and Borodina are dramatics...check them out. There is more than a slight difference.
mijcummi 2 years ago
Haha no your not either a coloratura or a lyric mezzo thats like saying hes either a bass or tenor...whatever lol
its a matter or resonance andmovement.
katharineluvsopera 2 years ago
she's a pure coloratura mezzo
luvxl 2 years ago
oh didn't see the conversation continuing on.
She's got the agility needed for some coloratura roles, but the smoothness of a lyric. So I guess she's probably lyric with the ability to do well in coloratura roles. Her website doesn't really try to define her.
And in the end the Fac system is just loose suggestions anyways, if you can sing a role well it doesn't matter "what" you are. I heard Agnes Balsta sing Amneris better than almost anyone I'd ever heard, and she's hardly dramatic.
Loismustdie26 2 years ago
@katharineluvsopera I think you misinterpreted what I had meant. I meant she is a (coloratura or lyric) mezzo. As in, she's not a blow-your-ears-out mezzo, her voice is light and moves well.
mijcummi 7 months ago
She's either a coloratura or a lyric mezzo, but definitely not dramatic.
Dramatic mezzos are like Dolora Zajick or Fiorenza Cossotto, with a whole lot of umph behind their voices. (they typically sing Verdi or Puccini, not Rossini)
But lucky for us this was written for a coloratura mezzo (see Marylin Horne) and we get to hear this AMAZING rendition by DiDonato. She really owns this aria, I can't think of any currently performing artists who do it better.
Loismustdie26 2 years ago
wow! this is the best I have heard this aria performes, absolute perfection! Definately better than any soprano I have heard attempt this aria!
chavianog24 2 years ago
I'm in love.
g4thz 2 years ago
best I have heard since Horne. Cellist is cute by the way as well- i agree
operadoc 2 years ago
magnifique, quelle belle voix et expression corporelle
a voir et à revoir....
michelet34 2 years ago 2
Very gorgeous woman! Amazing voice, brava! Her interpretation I like even more then Callas!
spqrmor 2 years ago 4
Wonderful pure genius. She looks and sounds amazing. By the way, love that dress. Perfection!
babymeggie411 2 years ago
una artista con todas las letras!!! magnifica!!!!!
AminaBellini 2 years ago 2
éblouissant!
momo1805 2 years ago
haha i hate her! her talent is superb and spectacular. At 4:55 or so, she just glides through the high notes as if it's nothing. Fantastic!!!
mariah17 2 years ago 2
Ok people, you have just witnessed a demonstration of perfect vocal technique, musicanship and acting. Anyone feels like trying to top this? ... ... ... I didn't think so. :)
lalagonegaga 2 years ago 42
@lalagonegaga Love this comment! :)
blkmichaux 1 year ago
@lalagonegaga actually I have someone in mind that can top it. Search for Mariana Popzlateva. She's on youtube
els935 1 year ago
@lalagonegaga Not even cara mia Bartoli, who won the Lindororosini's performance contest on this aria. This rendition is far much more better!
Berokymilk 1 year ago