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Joyce DiDonato, Il pomo d'oro & Maxim Emelyanychev - Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder (EP) (2023)

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Joyce DiDonato, Il pomo d'oro & Maxim Emelyanychev - Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder (EP) (2023)

Joyce DiDonato, Il pomo d'oro & Maxim Emelyanychev - Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder (EP) (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 75 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 49 Mb | Digital booklet | 00:20:38
Classical, Vocal | Label: Warner Classics

For this recording of Wagner’s Wesendonck-Lieder, Joyce DiDonato is joined by the original instrument ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro and Maxim Emelyanychev. "Bring that innocent, childlike sense of wonder to your craft, and do whatever you need to find that truth again. It will continually teach you how to be present, how to be alive, and how to let go. Therein lies not only your artistic freedom, but your personal freedom as well!"

Joyce DiDonato, Edoardo Müller, Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Rossini: Colbran, the Muse (2009)

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Joyce DiDonato, Edoardo Müller, Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Rossini: Colbran, the Muse (2009)

Joyce DiDonato, Edoardo Müller, Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Rossini: Colbran, the Muse (2009)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 278 Mb | Total time: 72:05 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Virgin Classics | # 94579 | Recorded: 1998

Joyce DiDonato becomes more interesting and more of a complete artist with each performance and recording. Even though we are living in a time of great coloratura mezzos (Bartoli, Genaux), DiDonato still stands out. A video of her Dejanira in Handel's Hercules a few years ago alerted us to the fact that she wasn't just another pretty Rosina and Cenerentola; indeed, she had fine dramatic chops as well. Well, while she remains the Rosina and Cenerentola of choice, with this CD she seems poised to enter the dramatic-Rossini-role sweepstakes as well, heretofore the property of Gencer, Caballé, Sutherland, and in one case, Callas.

Joyce DiDonato, Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques - Handel Opera Arias: Furore (2008)

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Joyce DiDonato, Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques - Handel Opera Arias: Furore (2008)

Joyce DiDonato, Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques - Handel Opera Arias: Furore (2008)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 365 Mb | Total time: 75:08 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Virgin Classics | # 5190382 | Recorded: 2008

This gripping recital of Handel ‘mad scenes’ is the first release from American mezzo Joyce DiDonato as an exclusive artist for Virgin and EMI Classics.
This recital of Handel arias with Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques was recorded at concert performances in April 2008 at Brussels’ Théâtre de la Monnaie. Reporting on the concert, Forum Opéra said: “The mezzo takes this repertoire seriously and she has the means to deliver on her promises … as she demonstrated in dazzling, often intoxicating fashion. The flexibility of her instrument is amazing; and as if her true, vital coloratura and her exemplary legato were not enough in themselves, she brings all her resources to bear on sculpting the music, throwing out brilliant top notes, venturing powerful crescendos and raising the stakes in virtuosity. She both surprises and delights …”

Robert King, King's Consort - Antonio Vivaldi: The Complete Sacred Music [11CDs] (2005)

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Robert King,  King's Consort - Antonio Vivaldi: The Complete Sacred Music  [11CDs] (2005)

Robert King, King's Consort - Antonio Vivaldi: The Complete Sacred Music [11CDs] (2005)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 3.40 Gb | Total time: 12 h 53 mins | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDS 44171/81 | Recorded: 1994-2003

What can anyone add to the praise that has deservedly been heaped on Robert King and the King's Consort's 11 discs of the complete sacred music of Vivaldi? Can one add that every single performance is first class – wonderfully musical, deeply dedicated, and profoundly spiritual? Can one add that every single performer is first class – absolutely in-tune, entirely in-sync, and totally committed? Can one add that every single recording is first class – amazingly clean, astoundingly clear, and astonishingly warm? One can because it's all true and it's all been said before by critics and listeners across the globe.

Bertrand de Billy, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Joyce DiDonato - Massenet: Cendrillon (2012)

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Bertrand de Billy, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Joyce DiDonato - Massenet: Cendrillon (2012)

Bertrand de Billy, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Joyce DiDonato - Massenet: Cendrillon (2012)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Français | LinearPCM, 2 ch | DTS, 6 ch | 6.35 + 4.23 Gb (DVD9+DVD5) | 148 min
Classical | Virgin Classics | Sub: Deutsch, English, Francais, Italiano, Espanol

With Joyce DiDonato as Cinderella capturing all hearts – not just Prince Charming’s – Massenet’s enchanting, sophisticated retelling of the classic fairytale makes its debut at Covent Garden in a charming and witty production by Laurent Pelly. The Cinderella story seen through the eyes of the belle époque, Massenet’s Cendrillon was first performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris in 1899 and its gorgeous score embraces pathos, pastiche, broad humour, subtle eroticism and sheer magic.In Summer 2011, its debut at London's Royal Opera House was built around mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, who first took on the title role at the Santa Fe festival in 2006.

The King's Singers - When You Wish Upon a Star (2023)

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The King's Singers - When You Wish Upon a Star (2023)

The King's Singers - When You Wish Upon a Star (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 390 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 193 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:20:56
Classical Crossover, Vocal | Label: Warner Classics

The King’s Singers celebrate the hundredth anniversary of Disney with When you wish upon a star, a joyful album of twenty-five hit songs drawn from the soundtrack of the past century. They are joined by mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and a host of guest artists in a programme comprising virtuoso close-harmony arrangements freshly commissioned from an international line-up of composers, including John Rutter, Nico Muhly, Alexander L’Estrange, Toby Young, Jim Clements and Jamey Ray. The tracklist embraces songs from nine decades of Disney animation, spanning everything from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) to Coco (2017) to evoke memories of childhood for listeners of all ages.

William Christie, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet - The Enchanted Island (2012)

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William Christie, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet - The Enchanted Island  (2012)

William Christie, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet - The Enchanted Island (2012)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | English | LinearPCM, 2 ch | DTS, 6 ch | 6.24+6.09 Gb (2xDVD9) | 180 min
Classical | Virgin Classics | Sub: Deutsch, English, Francais, Italiano, Espanol

"A Showcase for and a love letter to a century of amazing music" is how the creator of The Enchanted Island, Jeremy Sams, described this spectacular operatic pasticcio of music by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, Purcell and others. Premiered at the Metropolitan in New York on New Year's Eve 2011, it stars Joyce DiDonato, David Daniels, Danielle de Niese and Placido Domingo, and is conducted by William Christie.

John Nelson - Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, H. 79 - Cléopâtre, H. 36 (2023)

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John Nelson - Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, H. 79 - Cléopâtre, H. 36 (2023)

John Nelson, Joyce DiDonato, Cyrille Dubois, Christopher Maltman, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg - Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, H. 79 - Cléopâtre, H. 36 (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 449 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 266 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:51:55
Classical, Vocal | Label: Warner Classics, Erato Records

”What makes Hector Berlioz such a great composer?”, asks conductor John Nelson. “In one word, originality … He broke all existing traditions of orchestration, structure, harmonic language and storytelling. Even today, his music is fresh, surprising us at every turn with inexpressible beauty.” Nelson now adds two more astonishingly original works by Berlioz – the ‘dramatic symphony’ Roméo et Juliette and the ‘lyric scene’ La Mort de Cléopâtre to his Erato discography. He continues the fruitful relationship with the Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, his choice for the recordings of Les Troyens, La Damnation de Faust, Harold en Italie and Nuits d’été. Joyce DiDonato, his unforgettable Didon and Marguerite, returns as the suicidal Cléopâtre and she is joined in Roméo et Juliette by tenor Cyrille Dubois (who was Iopas in Les Troyens), baritone Christopher Maltman, and the choruses of the Lisbon-based Gulbenkian Foundation and Strasbourg’s Opéra du Rhin.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni (2012)

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni (2012)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 743 Mb | Total time: 59:30+54:45+58:58 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 0289 477 9878 | Recorded: 2011

This live recording of Mozart's Don Giovanni inaugurates a series of Mozart operas to be recorded live at the Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden in southwestern Germany, featuring a galaxy of top operatic stars. The performance marks an impressive beginning indeed for the project. The incongruously named Mahler Chamber Orchestra under French Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin may seem tentative and underpowered to those used to, say, the Vienna Philharmonic, but Nézet-Séguin keeps the music very tightly connected to the singers. The opera stands or falls on the voice and attitude of the seducer Don himself, and the performance of the young Italian bass-baritone Ildebrando d'Arcangelo may come to be seen as a milestone in his career development. He has a low yet lively voice, and he's a completely persuasive Don Giovanni.

Patrick Summers, Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu - Gioacchino Rossini: La Cenerentola (2009)

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Patrick Summers, Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu - Gioacchino Rossini: La Cenerentola (2009)

Patrick Summers, Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez - Gioacchino Rossini: La Cenerentola (2009)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 166 min | 6,14+5,05 Gb (2xDVD9)
Classical | Label: Decca | Sub: English, Francais, Deutsch, Italiano, Espanol, Catalan, Chinese | Recorded: 2008

Fizzing with operatic brio, Rossini's ever-popular setting of Cinderella tells the much-loved tale through spectacular arias and irresistible ensembles. Superstar tenor Juan Diego Flórez in his signature role as the Prince, and American star Joyce DiDonato in the title role, lead an outstanding international cast in Joan Font's witty and dazzlingly colourful production - filmed 'live' at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu.

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants - George Frideric Handel: Hercules (2005)

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William Christie, Les Arts Florissants - George Frideric Handel: Hercules (2005)

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants - George Frideric Handel: Hercules (2005)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | English (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 190 min | 5.83+2.73 Gb (DVD9+DVD5)
Classical | Label: Bel Air | Sub: English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol | Recorded: 2004

The first collaboration ever between conductor William Christie and director Luc Bondy with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, this production of Hercules has been a major event. Hercules returns from the war with Iole, a princess he fell in love with. Mad with jealousy, Déjanire, his wife, ends up totally insane after poisoning her husband. Half theatrical performance, half secular oratorio, Hercules wasn’t originally meant to be performed in front of an audience. Luc Bondy chose to show the dramatis personae as ordinary people, victims of their passions. The superb Chorus of the Arts Florissants, both mediator and prosecutor, is the main witness of this tragedy of women’s jealousy.

Maxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro - George Frideric Handel: Theodora (2022)

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Maxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro - George Frideric Handel: Theodora (2022)

Maxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro - George Frideric Handel: Theodora (2022)
WEB FLAC | Tracks ~ 872 Mb | Total time: 178:48 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Erato | # 5419717791 | Recorded: 2021

This recording of Handel "Theodora features a truly star-studded cast, with Lisette Oropesa in the title role. Joyce DiDonato as Irene, Michael Spyres as Septimius, John Chest as Valens and Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian as Didymus. Following great critical acclaim for recent performances in Europe and DiDonato's performance at the Royal Opera House earlier this year, this new version of the dramatic oratorio is accompanied by Il Pomo d'Oro orchestra and choir, conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev.

Joyce DiDonato, Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco - Drama Queens (2012)

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Joyce DiDonato, Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco - Drama Queens (2012)

Joyce DiDonato, Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco - Drama Queens: Orlandini, Porta, Handel, Keiser, Hasse, Cesti, Monteverdi, Giacomelli, Haydn (2012)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 392 Gb | Total time: 77:18 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Virgin Classics | # 5099960265425 | Recorded: 2012

Following the success of her 2011 album, Diva Divo, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato presents an exciting collection of virtuosic arias in her 2012 release on Virgin, Drama Queens. Drawing on royal roles in Baroque operas by Handel, Monteverdi, and Haydn, as well as selections from such minor composers as Orlandini, Porta, Keiser, Hasse, Cesti, and Giacomelli, DiDonato demonstrates both her impressive vocal abilities and a wide range of characterizations. Supported by the period ensemble Il Complesso Barocco, conducted by Alan Curtis, DiDonato sings with dynamic power and exquisite embellishments, executing runs and ornaments with sparkling brilliance and projecting her voice with ease. But even more important than her technical prowess is her charismatic presentation of these 17th and 18th century opera heroines, whose passionate emotions and exaggerated behavior are wonderfully realized in DiDonato's dramatic interpretations.

Joyce DiDonato & Yannick Nézet-Séguin - Schubert: Winterreise (2021)

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Joyce DiDonato & Yannick Nézet-Séguin - Schubert: Winterreise (2021)

Joyce DiDonato & Yannick Nézet-Séguin - Schubert: Winterreise (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 236 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 167 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:10:23
Classical, Vocal | Label: Erato Records, Warner Classics

World famous mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and conductor-pianist Yannick Nézet-Séguin join forces to take on one of the most brilliant song cycles ever written: Schubert’s Winterreise (Winter Journey). DiDonato, however, casts a different light on this beloved cycle of 24 songs in telling their story from the perspective of the woman, the lost love. Nancy Plum, Town Topics writes: “The question of what happened to the woman who sent the narrator on a tortuous journey was not answered in the Wilhelm Müller poetry from which Schubert drew the text, but DiDonato created a scenario onstage of being that woman, reading from the narrator’s journal and responding to the inherent despair.” “What stood out was the heavy emotion that came through in her singing, as she lingered on a syllable here, pressed her tone there. She created vivid feelings with her contrasts” wrote New York Classical Review about Joyce Didonato’s interpretation.

Joyce DiDonato, Maxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d’Oro - Eden (2022)

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Joyce DiDonato, Maxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d’Oro - Eden (2022)

Joyce DiDonato, Maxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d’Oro - Eden: Ives, Portman, Mahler, Marini, Copland, Valentini, Cavalli, Gluck, Wagner, Handel, Mysliveček (2022)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 302 Mb | Total time: 68:29 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Erato| # 0190296465154 | Recorded: 2021

"EDEN is an invitation to return to our roots. It is an overture to engage with the sheer perfection of the world around us, to consider if we are connecting as profoundly as we can to the pure essence of our being. It is a clarion call to contemplate if our collective suffering isn't perhaps linked to the aching separation from something primal within and around us. This is a vivid musical exploration through the centuries to remember and to create a new EDEN from within." - Joyce DiDonato