

This BBC Radio 3 interview with Sean Rafferty features Antonio Pappano, talking about his upcoming date with the London Symphony Orchestra, and also the Royal Opera House production of Semiramide with Joyce DiDonato. Joyce also talks about the recent release of Les Troyens alongside conductor John Nelson. It will only be available online until December 23. Click here to listen.
From a small city in the suburbs of Kansas City to some of the world's most prestigious music venues and stages: looking back, what have been the major challenges involved in this meteoric rise to fame and change of perspective? An enormous challenge has been to manage the exhaustive travel and a life with very few roots in place. But once {…}
Ópera Perú Desde que inició su carrera hace década y media, Joyce DiDonato, la mezzosoprano de Kansas que ha alcanzado la cima de la lírica, no pierde esa esencia de chica sencilla de un pequeño pueblo. Su personalidad es su mayor atractivo, esa forma de comunicarse directamente con su audiencia a través de las redes, y conduciendo las famosas transmisiones en vivo {…}
The Metropolitan Opera by Philipp Brieler View Article This month’s revival of La Donna del Lago reunites Joyce DiDonato—who won raves for her portrayal of the title role last season—with Lawrence Brownlee, her original co-star when Paul Curran’s staging was first seen in Santa Fe in 2013. The two talk about delivering the high-flying vocal fireworks in Rossini’s Scotland-set drama. You both sang in this production {…}
(The magnificent Royal Palace in Madrid)I apologize ahead of time for what may be an incoherent rambling (and in all probability, highly politicized) edition of my journal; perhaps no more disjointed than usual, but certainly if you tend towards seasickness, grab a life jacket and hold on! You have been warned.I feel as if my head is swimming with so {…}