Upcoming appearances on the East Coast

In addition to her highly anticipated performances at The Met in La Donna del Lago, Joyce DiDonato can be seen in recital and in concert this winter around the New York City metro area, beginning with a performance at Carnegie Hall as part of their Perspectives series. Ms. DiDonato is the featured artist of this year’s series; having sung a tremendous Alcina there earlier this season, as well as sharing Medici.tv’s first-ever live webcast from Carnegie of her recital titled ‘A Journey Through Venice.’

Her evening at Carnegie with the Brentano String Quartet takes place February 5, featuring stunning music by Charpentier, Debussy, a set of lullabies written by teen composers, and the world premiere of a song cycle by Jake Heggie, based on the tumultuous life of French sculptress Camille Claudel. Mr. Heggie and Ms. DiDonato are frequent collaborators, and audiences can also look forward to Joyce’s upcoming creation of the title role in Heggie’s new work Great Scott at The Dallas Opera. Joyce and the Brentano String Quartet will also take their program of French and new American music on the road, with a performance at Princeton University on February 18.

She returns to Carnegie Hall on March 18 for her last Perspectives performance, a spectacular bel canto concert with The Philadelphia Orchestra, led by Maurizio Benini. Ms. DiDonato is joined by esteemed colleagues soprano Nicole Cabell and tenor Lawrence Brownlee for this special appearance, with a program featuring beloved gems of the bel canto era including music by Rossini, Carafa, Donizetti, Pacini, and Bellini.