More By Artist: Joyce
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HANDEL
Alcina (complete) Joyce DiDonato / Karina Gauvin / Laura Cherici / Maite Beaumont / Sonia Prina / Kobie van Rensburg / Vito Priante / Il Complesso Barocco / Alan Curtis [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2009 ] "This Alcina is polished and passionate, the standard of da capo ornamentation unsurpassed. The acoustical environment of this recording is near-perfect." Gramophone Magazine - Editor's Choice (May 2009) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Ariodante (complete opera) Joyce DiDonato, Karina Gauvin, Sabina Puertolas, Marie Nicole-Lemieux / Il Complesso Barocco / Alan Curtis [ Erato Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 7/May/2021 ] |
HANDEL / LEO / PURCELL / GESUALDO / STRAUSS
In War & Peace - Harmony Through Music (recorded in Barcelona, June 2017) Joyce DiDonato (mezzo) / Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev [ Erato DVD / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/May/2018 ] ""DiDonato sings with poise and elegance, a few pitchy notes above the stave notwithstanding; her sorrow and passion are clear to see and appreciate - it is an incredibly giving performance." Opera Now |
HANDEL / LEO / PURCELL / GESUALDO / STRAUSS
In War & Peace - Harmony Through Music (recorded in Barcelona, June 2017) BLU-RAY Joyce DiDonato (mezzo) / Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev [ Erato Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Apr/2018 ] "DiDonato sings with poise and elegance, a few pitchy notes above the stave notwithstanding; her sorrow and passion are clear to see and appreciate - it is an incredibly giving performance." Opera Now |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: La Cenerentola (Cinderella) (Complete opera) Joyce DiDonato (mezzo) Josa Manuel Zapata (tenor) Paolo Bordogna (baritone) / Prague Chamber Choir / SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslauten / Alberto Zedda [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 18/Dec/2005 ] "A wonderfully spirited live recording of what is probably Rossini's masterpiece. With an ensemble of mostly young singers, where American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato in the title role could hardly be bettered." (MusicWeb) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Furore: opera arias Joyce DiDonato (mezzo) / Les Talens Lyriques / Christophe Rousset [ Virgin Records / CD - released 20/Mar/2009 ] "DiDonato tackles this catalogue of emotional meltdowns with customary gusto. Sampled track-by-track, it's a thrilling operatic show case…" BBC Music Magazine, November 2008 **** |
PACINI / BELLINI / MERCADANTE / DONIZETTI / etc
Stella di Napoli Joyce DiDonato (mezzo) Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon, Riccardo Minasi [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] 'Joyce DiDonato's love letter to Neapolitan 'bel canto' is all about the voice, and what a voice it proves to be. Vocal pyrotechnics hold no terrors, and her creamy mezzo leaves no nuance unturned.' (Gramophone Award Nomination 2015 - Recital) |
HAYDN / ROSSINI / FOSTER / KERN / ROGERS / etc
Joyce & Tony: Live at the Wigmore Hall Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) & Antonio Pappano (piano) [ Erato / 2 CD - released 28/Aug/2015 ] "Didonato's vocal pyrotechnics and incandescent tone are shown off in the bel canto arias, while her easy charm and wit of brings the American repertoire to life. The sense of joy Joyce brings to everything is palpable," (Gramophone) |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Les Troyens (complete opera) Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Stéphane Degout / Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, John Nelson [ Erato Classics / 4 CD/DVD Box Set - released 15/Nov/2017 ] "Nelson drives the drama with unforced tempos but ample theatrical vitality and grandeur…Joyce DiDonato sings Dido with characteristic security and expressiveness." BBC Music Magazine Awards 2018 WINNER - Opera |
JACK HEGGIE
Dead Man Walking (complete opera) Joyce DiDonato, Philip Cutlip, Frederica von Stade / Houston Grand Opera & Chorus, Patrick Summers [ Virgin Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] "If the opera seemed good before, it's rather better now...DiDonato [comes to the vocal lines almost as heightened speech...[and] leaves no question that she'll get a confession out of the killer." (Gramophone) |
BERSTEIN / COPLAND / HEGGIE
The Deepest Desire Joyce DiDonato (sop) Francis Shelley (flute) David Zobel (piano) [ Eloquentia / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] "the original settings for piano and flute blend and contrast magically with the timbre of DiDonato, who here confirms her ability to draw listeners into the heart of the most unfamiliar works." Opera |
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Joyce feat. Joao Donato
Aquarius [ Far Out / CD - released 11/Nov/2010 ] |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: L'Ange de Nisida (complete opera) Joyce El-Khoury, David Junghoon Kim, Laurent Naouri, Vito Priante / Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Mark Elder [ Opera Rara / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Mar/2019 ] Opera Rara presents, 179 years after it was written, the world premiere recording of a Donizetti 'lost' masterpiece, restored and brought thrillingly back to life. Written in 1839 for the Theâtre de la Renaissance in Paris, rehearsals started but the... |
DONIZETTI / MEYERBEER / ROSSINI / HALEVY / BERLIOZ / etc
Écho Joyce El-Khoury (soprano), Michael Spyres (tenor) / The Hallé, Carlo Rizzi [ Opera Rara / CD - released 10/Feb/2019 ] "El-Khoury supplies firm, sensitively coloured tone and technical finish in everything she does...she is nigh-on technically immaculate as well as remarkably eloquent" Opera |
Joyce Grenfell
It Was A Funny Old Life [ Xtra / CD - released 21/Jul/2008 ] Joyce Irene Grenfell OBE was an English comedian, singer, actress, monologist, scriptwriter and producer. For her film appearances, she was cast in such roles as the gym mistress Miss Gossage in The Happiest Days of Your Life and Police Sergeant Ruby... |
Joyce Grenfell
Requests the Pleasure (Incls Du Maurier & Shirley's Girl Friend) [ Naxos Nostalgia / CD - released 22/Dec/2007 ] Those who were fortunate enough to have seen or heard Joyce Grenfell perform will each have discovered their own joy, from the side-splitting, hysterical joy of laughter to the wistful joy of times and loves remembered and perhaps lost. To remember... |
CHOPIN
Chopin Anthology (Includes Makurkas, Waltzes & Etudes) Joyce Hatto (piano) [ Concert Artists / CD - released 30/Sep/2006 ] 16th February 2007 - We have been advised that some Hatto recordings might not actually be performed by her. This allegation is being investigated and is denied by Concert Artist. Buyers should be aware of this allegation. For the time being the... |
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BEETHOVEN
Complete Bagatelles Joyce Hatto (piano) [ Concert Artists / CD - released 30/Sep/2006 ] All 27 of Beethoven's "bagatelles" on a single CD. All of Hatto's 120 CDs on Concert Artists available to order in NZ through Marbecks. Stocks may be limited due to demand. |
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BEETHOVEN
Complete Piano Sonatas - Vol.8 (including the Hammerklavier) Joyce Hatto (piano) [ Concert Artists / CD - released 30/Sep/2006 ] Pianist Joyce Hatto records Beethoven's mighty "Hammerklavier" sonata. All of Hatto's 120 CDs on Concert Artists available to order in NZ through Marbecks. Stocks may be limited due to demand. |
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BEETHOVEN
Complete Piano Sonatas - Vol.9 (the Late sonatas) Joyce Hatto (piano) [ Concert Artists / CD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] Pianist Joyce Hatto records Beethoven's last three piano sonatas. All of Hatto's 120 CDs on Concert Artists available to order in NZ through Marbecks. Stocks may be limited due to demand. |
