Joyce DiDonato - Mozart - La clemenza di Tito - 'Parto, ma tu ben mio' - 2018

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

[@Guidapf]

So great that maestro Seguin put the clarinetist on the spotlight for a solo that is as hard as the singing in this aria. Both should shine! ❤️

[@randyglasner3978]

Pretty normal in a concert setting to have the clarinetist up front with the soloist. I have performed it both in front and from within the orchestra. I actually like being in the orchestra as it gives more of an echo effect to the voice particularly in the opening.

[@nam2521]

watch the one with currentzis from Salzburg. There are both on the stage. Absolutely great. Marianne Crebassa as an amazing Sesto with an equal amazing Florian Schuele at the Clarinet. The best ever. This one with Joyce DiDonato is also wonderful

[@graziacavasino8884]

She is always so emotionally true, what an artist!

[@nyestee]

How strong cooperation with the orchestra! How expressive she is! Wonderful!

[@musokid89]

oh dang, an ACTUAL basset clarinet in Bb, what a rarity!

[@onitasanders7403]

After watching several days of her coaching sessions with students from Juilliard, what a sublime experience it is to listen to her absolutely thrilling performance come to life. Really who gives a s… if she is moving about as she performs. Close your eyes which is about all that the “critics” can do as she gives a stunning performance.

[@rhcb1]

Joyce is in a class of her own when it comes to bringing dramatic insight and intensity to almost all the roles she plays.

[@ian.marais1202]

Stunning performance. Always so effortlessly. Beautiful voice. Bravaaa Joyce. Clarinet player is a 💎.

[@patricksautour5963]

le Clarinettiste est Kevin Spagnolo....

[@julienherve9903]

@@patricksautour5963nope this is me , Julien Hervé😂

[@artfuldodger4850]

Sadly, another brilliant aria rarely heard, Mozart and Handel were just the best at teasing the best out of singers.

[@aoktatriansyah8984]

O

[@aleksandarbrzic8351]

Stunning, just stunning, great musicianship all around!

[@user-ql8qz9rh4u]

Amazing Joyce and orchestra! Thanks a lot for sharing this video.

[@willthebest1]

I love Joyce so effortlessly fantastic!

[@frogmouth]

Gorgeous. Great combination of two soloists and orchestral "backing". I always find Joyce Didonato convincing in the role as well as having a beautiful mezzo voice

[@liusan4641]

Ella no es mezzosoprano,!

[@luciagiannotta2520]

Splendida! Grande insegnante e grande cantante, grande artista a 360 gradi 🙏🤩🤩🤩💖😘

[@thomasgrass6357]

Wow einfach großartig diese Frau und so sympathisch....

[@leroylarsonjr9256]

A wonderful performance! Thank you. LeRoy W. Larson, Jr.

[@dorothychuang7872]

Bravo! 👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thank you so much for sharing this video. I cannot stop listing to it again and again.

[@wilsonpereira1307]

ABSOLUTE BEAUTY! BRAVO!

[@WilfriedBerk]

Julien Hervé, excellent basset clarinet player

[@PIta03141]

Thank you for his name! I was sad it wasn't anywhere...

[@elverdugorojo]

The same for me, i was wondering who it was this marvellous player of basset clarinet ! Thanks a lot for this info !

[@richardc8738]

Unfortunately this is all too common among KZbin postings. It is so rude to not identify the principal artists.

[@yves2559]

C'est magnifique, bravissimo !

[@arvstephenson1107]

Stunning performance.

[@rostomic]

simply superb!

[@monikakramer4823]

Köstlich, einfach wunderbar!

[@szegedification]

Wonderful performance.

[@simonkawasaki4229]

Those who have seen my KZbin comments throughout all of Mozart’s works will be surprised to find that THIS is my ALL TIME favorite aria by Mozart, and yes, I am taking all things into account, whether they be the early operas, the late operas, the religious works, or the concert arias. It’s just so perfect in demonstrating that very youthful, dizzying, and vigorous passion of love that Sesto feels. And what a wonderful performance!

[@jfthiesen2947]

The same to me !❗️❣️❗️🥰

[@jfthiesen2947]

❗️❣️❗️🥰

[@kaloarepo288]

I totally agree -this aria is amazing as it effortlessly goes through every human emotion and the punchline is "Oh gods what power you have given to beauty" -one of the truest statements ever made! I also love the aria "Non piu dei fiori" from the same opera which is absolutely stunning-can't decide which of the two is more powerful.

[@bazyl241]

A mature beautiful voice .... I like

[@hedyaronm]

Goosebumps!

[@magorzataszyndler3069]

Wielka mistrzyni śpiewu!

[@aminanaya7583]

Muy buena , me gusta mucho como la interpreta

[@eleonorakifer8686]

Majestuoso!

[@veronicamelendez3907]

Sublime 👑👏💕

[@mrkey1003]

Wins over anything science will ever have to offer....at CERN or anywhere. Perhaps sometime in the future the two will meet - Science and Art. Somewhere in the middle who knows they may argue about God....again ;-) This in the mean time is the very definition of a duet...and perhaps the dance that Art and Science will dance to eventually find God.

[@danielao9585]

Commovente interpretazione

[@pierresaintgervais1937]

Diva assoluta!

[@keithcooper6715]

WOW !

[@leonidagolomejic6757]

Preljeo sopran,😌💝

[@proximospelovinho]

Lov U 😍😍😍

[@frankysoh]

Joyce is the top performer of our time. Kv 621 La clemenza di Tito was composed 1791 which the year Mozart passed away. Despite the high Kv number, it didn't ranked like Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni and Cosi fan tutte. I believe the difference is Lorenzo Da Ponte's collaboration with Mozart. The creative writing opera's libretto is just important as musical composition. That's why Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte's commissions were the same. One of Mozart's letter to his father showed that Salieri may not share Lorenzo Da Ponte's talents. Mozart maximized the talent of Lorenzo Da Ponte's beautiful libretto and showed the world that Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni and Cosi fan tutte are Italian opera's true Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

[@marinanovak364]

Adorable!!!! Brava!!!! 👍🌹🌹🌹

[@vitorhaase7821]

Parto, ma tu ben mio, Meco ritorna in pace; Sarò qual più ti piace, Quel che vorrai farò. Guardami, e tutto oblio, E a vendicarti io volo; A questo sguardo solo Da me sì penserà. Ah, qual poter, oh Dei! Donaste alla beltà

[@alessandroperfetti3925]

Sublime

[@solazulnm]

6:39 who is singing “ah?!”

[@Stardawn06]

So B flat basset clarinets do exist !

[@longliveclassicmusic]

Stardawn06 I love how that is what you got out of this. You have me rewinding. 🤣😍

[@JoshJNYC]

They sure do! There have even been Eb and C bassets made :)

[@mileswilson-toliver8627]

Play y’all

[@sayersbrock]

Such a wonderful performance. She was in every moment. Question though, was she losing her footing or balance? It seemed like she was swaying or adjusting frequently.

[@priscy85]

I was wondering the same! Might be part of the performance, as if Sesto was fighting with the idea of killing Tito, as if trying to run away from Vitellia's request, as if he can't believe what she asked him, as if there was not enough room to fight the feeling of guilt, despair, all of it for love... I guess...

[@sayersbrock]

@@priscy85 I thought it was part of the performance at first too, but it kept happening... so I started to question. Another question, has any other mezzo taken the triplets that fast?!? Whew!!!

[@LaDivinaLover]

Michael Brock it’s most likely just an outlet for tension. Not bad tension, but it takes a lot of effort to sing something so cleanly, and apparently effortlessly. Sutherland’s hand would shake or twist back and forth, Callas throat bulged etc. etc. every singer has something akin to a tell and DiDonato presents in her moving feet. When she’s in a gown no one notices...

[@paolitamacia]

This is definitely part of her performance. If you've ever seen one of her masterclasses you'll know how much thought and emotion she puts into every second of her interpretation, including physicality. If you haven't, then look them up, they're amazing! Try this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/hH20koCArd6lpc0

[@richardc8738]

It is so rude to not identify the solo artists. The unknown clarinettist? Thankfully other listeners have stepped forward to identify Julien Herve.

[@swenner321]

Somewhere up there, Tatiana is smiling.

[@lilalola33]

Bester Mezzo heute !!

[@dmitrijkuznetsov8053]

;)

[@susanfilip2286]

NO mezzo is the truth. Clear Soprano is the right answer.

[@DanielCastillo-md8xp]

hola, te presento a Cecilia Bartoli.

[@dmitrijkuznetsov8053]

Gut. Battle Hymne, bitte :*) .

[@user-rs5lk1ci6h]

Вот певица!

[@dmitrijkuznetsov8053]

Dirigent.. To Wien Opera.

[@jfthiesen2947]

See in the description of the Video ! ❗️❣️❗️

Guarda mi...

[@TheWiseMonkey8888]

Perhaps the best performances since Janet baker... some Mahler leider would be good... Rückert, in particular...

[@writeract2]

do you feel like she needs to clear her throat?

[@ireneschnurr6608]

T

[@SteveL2012]

Arresting!

[@MySensualWorld]

The shakey voice singer lowering standards for future generations of opera singers!

[@raynardi7243]

brava...ma il direttore ha fatto troppi rallentati per i miei gusti

[@crystianigomes3688]

😴

[@hyperborean72]

невероятно сложная ария

[@victorruiz9029]

Ella es impresionante como músico y como personalidad pero se embarulla un poco en la coloratura y la voz no le alcanza

[@jennyround]

Not sure why the clarinetist needs to up at the front.

[@frogmouth]

Because voice and clarinette work together in this aria.

[@jennyround]

Jennifer Dyster But the clarinetist doesn’t climb onto the stage in the opera!

[@frogmouth]

@@jennyround it's a concert performance

[@danielabsalonramirez1898]

@@jennyround kzbin.info/www/bejne/bp7ccot4g7VnhK8

[@IsaacW.]

I didn't know Ellen sang opera! In all seriousness though, it was a beautiful performance. The only thing is that the clarinetist doesn't have the best tone.

[@violadamore2-bu2ch]

What a fool to make this enormous downbeat for a Mozart aria, it's NOT Mahler Eighth !!!

[@francescasassu2009]

Guardami e tutto OBBLIA 😒

[@celibidache1000]

How can people not hear that this is a damaged voice? Her vocal chords never close properly. That whizzing notice at her upper register... That's the sound of a instrument I'll taken care of. And her vibrato has become a tremolo - too quick and too narrow - a sign of tensions. She will ruin her voice.

[@susanfilip2286]

voice isnt damaged. She is just a soprano singing in bad technique- vibrato, high notes. But as you see: people love it.

[@celibidache1000]

@@susanfilip2286 It's very damaged and deteriorating.

[@susanfilip2286]

@@celibidache1000 deteriorating condition I agree.

[@jeanpierredevos3137]

You must have something in your ears. It is fantastic

[@celibidache1000]

@@jeanpierredevos3137 What about it is fantastic?

[@traxelable]

Sorry folks, too wobbly, too much vibrato. Have you ever listened to Tatiana Troyanos? Just listen how she breathes ... that's how it should be sung.

[@jeanpierredevos3137]

I did as you advised and listenet to Tatiana. Nice but by far not as butiful as Joyce in nu opinion

[@vernonflood2535]

Try Anne Sophie Von Otter, superb!!

[@frogmouth]

She is a lovely singer but the orchestra was too loud, the clarinet wasnt given enough prominence and the dynamic range was less than I like. Tatiana's voice is more silky but I like the edge in Didonato's for this role. But thanks for suggesting the comparison. I will be listening to Troyanos a lot now. How sad she is gone.

[@jeanpierredevos3137]

@@frogmouth I attended the concert and in the hall the balance was much better. The recording is not as it should be.

[@frogmouth]

@@jeanpierredevos3137 The recording apparatus does, like the camera, often lie. Thanks for your comment.

[@direfranchement]

Disgraceful wearing a pantsuit for a performance.

[@juttae8005]

She's playing a pants role here. The character is the young man Sesto in La Clemenza di Tito. So a pantsuit makes much more sense than a dress. And even if it was a woman it would be unusual but definitely not disgraceful.

[@direfranchement]

@@juttae8005 But she isn't playing a role. She's giving a concert. This isn't the actual opera, just an aria from it.

[@juttae8005]

@@direfranchement She's trying to help people enter into the story for a few minutes. I think it can create a different energy if a woman in a pretty dress sings that she's going to murder her friend for her beloved and if a woman with a strong stance in a pantsuit does the same thing. It would just come off a bit more artificial in the dress. As if the drama wasn't important on the concert stage. She was wearing a dress for other arias she sang that night. And I think she looks great in the pantsuit so I just don't see what is so offensive about this. Hope you enjoyed the aria anyway!

[@danladi4073]

@Jutta E I doubt she wore the pantsuit to help create the character. That said, I much prefer it to the usual gowns we see. She looks amazing.

[@juttae8005]

@@danladi4073 I do think that was the reason because she was wearing a gown throughout the rest of that concert when she was singing female characters. But I agree she looks fabulous in it whatever the reason was :)