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 {…}
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, {…}
El País
"La gran triunfadora fue la Irene de la mezzosoprano Joyce DiDonato, que brilló con luz propia en la apertura del tercer acto, con Lord, to thee." [The great triumph was mezzo-soprano {…}
The New York Times
"As Virginia Woolf, DiDonato was a haunted, magisterial presence. Her voice, dark, fulsome and cutting, communicated Woolf’s intellectual depth and her personal demons; there was the insight and occlusion of {…}
Operawire
"The MVP of the night was Joyce DiDonato, who, at this point, is an American treasure. Last season she was the star of “The Hours” and that was no different {…}
The New York Times
"“The Hours” is still worth seeing for its formidable cast—above all, for Joyce DiDonato. The increasingly incomparable mezzo-soprano delivers an astonishing physical impersonation of Woolf, her body language hunched, flinching, {…}