Cieca notte - Joyce DiDonato LIVE 2007 in Geneva - Ariodante - Handel

Joyce DiDonato - Mezzosoprano


LIVE in Geneva, Switzerland, Nov 2007
G.F. Handel: Ariodante, London 1735
Video Trailer of this production:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=l5GyahMzuzQ


Total cast:
Joyce DiDonato ............. Ariodante
Patrica Petibon ................ Ginevra
Varduhi Abrahamyan .... Polinesso
Amanda Forsythe ............ Dalinda
Charles Workman .......... Lurcanio
Antonio Abete .... King of Scotland
Kenneth Montgomery, conductor


Joyce DiDonato about this role on her website:
http://www.joycedidonato.com/englishjournalarch1-33.html
"This Prince has long been at the top of my list of 'dream roles', and in a way it's a bit sad to move it from the unknown, virginal stage of "maybe one day I'll get to sing it" to the reality of premiering such an iconic role, knowing that there is only one 'first time'. I have high hopes for this role, as artistically it feels like a perfect fit, and I am surely challenged in every single way with the demands of the role. But the hardest part as I go into Sunday's premiere is that I want it to be so, so good. I want people to breathe each breath along with Ariodante, to feel his naive and unfiltered jubilation at the start of the piece, to walk with him as the poison of doubt enters his veins, as his heart breaks in two when he believes his love to be untrue, not to mention when the realization erupts in him that ultimately he, himself, is the only one to blame for the betrayal, and finally coming full circle to joy again -- but this time, a joy which bares the wounds of his mortality, that shines through the scars of his all too human nature. I want people to take this journey with him, so that at the end of the (nearly) 4 hour evening, they will have experienced a rich odyssey of human fraility. I also want them to be completely absorbed by the almost painfully beautiful music Handel created for his masterpiece, for this is truly, a masterpiece."


Aria of ARIODANTE
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Cieca notte, infidi sguardi,
Spoglie infauste, insano core,
Voi tradiste una gran fé.

Rio sospetto, occhi bugiardi,
Empio amico e traditore,
Ogni ben rapiste a me!
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Dark night, duped sight,
deceptive garb, foolish heart,
you have betrayed a great faith.

Vile suspicion, lying eyes,
wicked and treacherous friend.
you have robbed me of all I hold dear.
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I've uploaded 6 Ariodante arias from this production:
- Tu, preparati a morire
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9048-HyQDGM

- Dopo notte
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oYLqmc1u0ck

- Con l'ali di costanza
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=L-uZZEbNXpk

- Cieca notte
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2B4a-BeDdA

- Numi! lasciarmi vivere
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3brcxVfPqWs

- Scherza infida
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CSKPc0UXOo

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[aurele65]

C'est une interprétation très émouvante que Joyce donne de cet air avec une maîtrise technique parfaite.

[Gudrun74]

Hm, very touching. I really hear her weeping. Impressed by her low range here.

[IlCaroSassone]

DiDonato has outstanding range--I first noted it when I heard her sing Dejanira. She's a terrific actor, too, really getting into her character. Truly a consummate singer. Again, thanks so much for sharing these videos.

[llum82]

she is amazing