Joyce DiDonato Master Class | Friday, October 11, 2024

Multi-Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato returns with her popular series of master classes for young opera singers. Across three events, she shares her extraordinary expertise with rising professional singers as they workshop and perform opera arias and more. Hear what these exceptional singers can do under the guidance of an artist called “a model of singing in which all components of the art form-technique, sound, color nuance, diction-come together in service to expression and eloquence” (The New York Times).
Performers
Bridget Esler, Soprano
Michelle Mariposa, Mezzo-Soprano
Ben Reisinger, Tenor
Robert Ellsworth Feng, Bass
Joel Harder, Piano
Justina Lee, Piano
Program
GOUNOD “Ah leve-toi” from “Roméo et Juliette”
DONIZETTI “Prendi, per me sei libero” from “L’elisir d’amore”
BRITTEN “Give him this orchid” from “The Rape of Lucretia”
A. THOMAS “Je t’implore” from “Hamlet”
Joyce DiDonato appears courtesy of Warner Classics

[@rolfus3824]

I am an actor and singer for nearly 50 years by now and it's always a joy to listen and to watch all the master classes of maestra Joyce di Donato! It just makes me happy to see, how she encourages the young students to belief in themselves, how here advices are taken by the singers very fast and how they realise which possibilities could be achievable. Joyce classes are not primarily vocal coaching, though they are in part as well, but they are far more guides to a better understanding, who these students are or could be. Breathtaking! Thank you, you brave and really well prepared students and thank you very much indeed maestra di Donato!

[@mikaelb7735]

Her way of talking about "singing" etc is something for every one to understand and be aware off as it is superb info how we should be, and act in our daily life!!

[@ocasuista850]

This tenor is a star already.

[@johnrondeau9222]

There's more than one dynamic level dude.

[@ocasuista850]

@@johnrondeau9222exactly: he has most of them already

[@joshdaniels2363]

Michelle has one of the most glorious instruments I've ever heard.

[@findingfreedom-definingtru4818]

And the brains and heart to do part like Lucretia. Great stuff! She knows the opera better than Joyce, is my impression. A few pages later, Lucretia kills herself. I'm not sure that's taken into account in this session. But I do love DiDonato's approach and the way she empowers the people she coaches. Some vocal 'masters' can be so tough and put the singers down. Not so helpful.....

[@Rktamaccio]

Robert! Sounding fab dude!!

[@musikalitet]

What should he do with this enormes Voice if not singing, and singing.

[@emmanuelmarie4239]

Le ténor mime Jonas Kaufmann! Même mimique du visage. Placement de bouche.

[@thomasdahlen8533]

Musical on Broadway it is but not opera.

[@PerseodiMai]

Mask singing is not the way to exciting performances. Without chest participation the sound is dull and muffled.

[@NemesisTheInevitable]

This is not Opera. Place an orchestra and you will not be able to hear any of them without amplifiers. It's useless to be teaching them vocal expression, when first they should learn to develop their voices. It's always the blablabla that's very interesting, but useless... Who cares about that when you can't really listen the singers singing? Stop with this madness... Your just killing opera little by little.

[@joshdaniels2363]

They're not doing Wagner here; all their voices would be easily heard over the orchestra. Chill tf out.

[@NemesisTheInevitable]

@@joshdaniels2363 I doubt, really. This is getting just insane.

[@joshdaniels2363]

@@NemesisTheInevitable Okay, boomer.

[@NemesisTheInevitable]

@@joshdaniels2363 lol whatever, idiot.

[@debradominiakrinck6699]

These are young singers and they will continue to develop over time. They must continue to develop the whole of their voice including expression, character, technique, foreign language skill, acting and so much more. Ms. Donato and these young artists are keeping Opera alive and well. Opera is in great hands.