Photo: Andrea Kremper "La mise à distance et le changement de rôle permettent de déployer une palette subtile et nuancée, où la belle mezzo use de toutes les qualités qui caractérisent {…}

"And finally there is the rare art of not releasing the focus of the listener for a moment from the beautiful duty of unconditional attention: performance, timing, authenticity of the {…}

"Yankee Diva mezzo Joyce DiDonato transformed her 90-minute gig into a splendid showcase of her nontraditional musical tastes ranging from spellbinding 17th century Italian opera to an urgent world premiere {…}

Joyce DiDonato: On Dec. 15 at Carnegie Hall, DiDonato delivered an inspired concept for Schubert’s song cycle Winterreise: Normally sung by men, DiDonato portrays the protagonist’s beloved as she reads his journal {…}

"Often in classical music, convention has determined how works are performed, and artists have been reluctant to change a time-honored way in which a piece is presented. Handel’s Messiah must end with a {…}