Tour with the Kings Return
Dallas Observer“But, oh, what wonders were unfurled across 90 minutes, as coloratura mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and Dallas-based vocal quartet Kings Return, accompanied by pianist Craig Terry, indulged a vibrant cross-section of seasonally themed selections, all presented under the cheekily titled title “Kings ReJoyce!”
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There were ample moments of unbridled vocal firepower from DiDonato. She tore off a multi-octave “Gloria!” during a medley of hymns that was breathtaking, but she also found considerable potency in restraint, as her nuanced, emotional renditions of “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire/Christmas Waltz” medley, accompanied by Faison on acoustic guitar, illustrated.”
“Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and the African-American vocal quartet Kings Return have each performed for the La Jolla Music Society in recent seasons, but not on the same program. For Saturday’s nonpareil Christmas concert at The Conrad, these two musical forces of nature combined for an exhilarating evening of musical virtuosity and spiritual elation.”