Dopo notte - Joyce DiDonato LIVE - Furore, London - Handel

"I love London"
"We love YOU"


Joyce DiDonato sings Handel's "Dopo Notte" from the opera "Ariodante", written for the castrato Giovanni Carestini, London 1735


Live from Joyce DiDonato's "Furore" tour
with Chrisophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques
London, Barbican 13th Dec 2008


This aria is missing on the Furore CD, it was together with "Ombra mai fu" the encore in each of her concerts.


Joopschilp has uploaded from this tour
- the DN video from Amsterdam 7th Dec:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=O7RRcg6wJyI
- the DN audio from Madrid 3rd Dec:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0HKjWWntu6w

Joyce DiDonato's official homepage:
http://www.joycedidonato.com/

Joyce DiDonato's "Yankeediva" blog:
http://yankeediva.blogspot.com/
where you find an essay she wrote before the London concert about "Madness in opera":
http://www.joycedidonato.com/englishjournalarch1-43.html

Homepage of Les Talens Lyriques:
http://www.lestalenslyriques.com/

Short video trailer from Joyce DiDonato's great Ariodante performance in 2007 with links to more Ariodante arias:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=l5GyahMzuzQ


Aria of ARIODANTE
************
Dopo notte, atra e funesta,
splende in Ciel più vago il sole,
e di gioia empie la terra.

Mentre in orrida tempesta
il mio legno è quasi assorto,
giunge in porto,
e'l lido afferra.
************
After black and gloomy night
the sun shines more radiantly in the sky
and fills the earth with joy.

Whereas in the fearful tempest
my barque was almost enguelfed,
now it has entered harbour
and reached the shore.
************

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• Dopo
• notte
• Joyce
• DiDonato
• Furore
• Christophe
• Rousset
• Les
• Talens
• Lyriques
• Handel

[altodivo]

I was there...it was exceptional!

[Gudrun74]

But you don't happen to be the "we love you" exclaimer?? This man hit the nail on the head. She's so excellent on stage.

[wienerfr]

Hello Gudrun,

Thanks for the post. Cannot we hear you laughing at the beginning ? ;o)

[Gudrun74]

:-) wienerfr, as you know, it was so exciting!

[Satirike]

Thanks Gudrun! Such rich, gorgeous sound - looks like you had a great seat!

[Gudrun74]

Joyce DiDonato is (besides Vivica Genaux) the only singer who doesn't seem to suffer when singing Dopo Notte. Looks like they feel 100% comfortable on stage. They aren't weaker than on CD. Amazing.

[guiradobrasil]

thanks Gudrun. Just one word: I envy you so much :o). Just kidding! I do thank you for always sharing this wonderful baroque performances with those who cannot be there, it''s really kind of you.

[seapoeg]

indeed... her musicality, tone, technique, acting skills, appearance etc. form together a really beautiful person- inside and outside, perfect harmony

[emilytransex]

LA DI DONATO CANTA COL CUORE....TRASMETTE UNA GIOIA INCREDIBILE!

[maccwosser]

I get the impressio Joyce wants to sing adisco version of this!

[Njamh]

She's great!!!!

[suzanneetmoi]

Never heard anyone say a bad word about Ms.D iDonato, so I can't imagine why the negative comment....

[ThePinecloud]

why do you postsomething that takes over a half minute before I can hear any voice?

[fantasticoperastar]

I can say from meeting her, she is the furthest thing from a "bitch". Absolutely inspiring and gracious!

[thecelticspirit]

Awesome. I've been listening to several Dopo Notte on YT, and none of them drew my attention as this video did. Eventhough I have listened to Joyce singing this aria before, she never truly hit me. Now she did :) I'm really looking forward to hearing her in January. Not Handel, but should be pretty interesting all the same ^^ I love this woman. Thanx for the vid, Gudrun!

[jannevellamo]

Handelian operas are typically powerful, energetic and intense, thus they sound best when performed by a singer with a like character. I suppose many find it offensive for women to express any character at all, let alone that of a Handelian hero. Personally, I would love to hear her sing this in my shower. Preferably, for ever.

[wedemeyerr]

beautiful woman...!!!