Seen and Heard International
"As the Waitress, Joyce DiDonato brought a concentrated intensity and finely controlled expressive range, her mezzo-soprano at once grounded and flexible, capable of narrowing to an almost speech-like intimacy or {…}
Bay City News
Bay City News Coloratura mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato jumped at the chance to sing a song cycle based on Emily Dickinson’s poetry by Pulitzer Prize-winner Kevin Puts. “‘No’ was never an {…}
New York Times
"DiDonato’s Emily was a fiercely intelligent, physically brazen woman. Her voice roared and bloomed with conviction across the work’s two-and-a-half-octave range, from throaty lows to shuddering highs, from a meaty {…}
Santa Barbara Independent
Santa Barbara Independent Almost exactly two years ago, famed mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato appeared at The Granada Theatre in one of her various unorthodox projects, EDEN. We knew we were in for {…}
Broadway World
"Though it’s Amahl whose name is in the title, it is his mother who is the star of the piece, particularly when she is portrayed by the wonderful acting singer, {…}
Theater Mania
Theater Mania DiDonato makes her theatrical debut in Kenny Leon’s production at Lincoln Center Theater. Joyce DiDonato had a family tradition growing up. Every Christmas, her dad would put on NBC’s televised opera Amahl and {…}