Deborah Voigt interviews Joyce DiDonato during a rehearsal for the Met premiere of Donizetti's "Maria Stuarda," directed by David McVicar. From the Live in HD transmission of "Un Ballo in Maschera," December 8, 2012.
No, I don't, not everyone is so educated in opera as you, unfortunately, I live in Brazil, where we hardly have any operas performed. I love opera and in the past few years I have tried to learn and listen as much as I can. Thank you for sharing here video, I will watch it later.
What happened is that there are no real teachers anymore. If it wasn't for my 84 year old Russian teacher from the serious Russian and Italian school, I still wouldn't know what I was doing in this country.
Cute but she was no 100%.60% top. She didn't gave all the phrasing and mezza di voce etc... that is really 100%. I don't mean volume, I mean shaping and you don't have to shape it all in rehearsal!
I understand where you're coming from, and it is difficult to categorize voices from that part history. I think that given her repertoire, soprano drammatic d'agilità is probably a more accurate description of her voice, but a very strong case could be made for mezzo soprano as well. I do agree that Ms. Didonato should explore Malibran's roles and that they would fit her voice very well.
What happened to great opera voices? She has no chest, fluttery vibrato, no core/voce squillante, it is tiny, the fioratura is like two chipmunks barking at each other. Sad.
Is it just me, or do Joyce and Debby not seem to like one another too verily? Their body language, at least, agrees with my idea: how very tense their embrace, how very deliberate their 'enthusiasm' in greeting, how pretentious that "brava"... I remember Miss DiDonato has talked about the inauthenticity in interpersonal handlings in the great operatic atmosphere.
It's just you. I didn't feel their connection was the least bit inauthentic. BTW, I don't think anyone has ever sung Maria Stuarda better than Joan Sutherland in the early 70s, but I also love Joyce's take on the role. Fascinating to hear a mezzo tackle a part I've always associated with sopranos.
@@Eiswirth1 I must admit, I was taken aback that she didn't mention Joan Sutherland at the same time as Caballe and Sills, particularly as she was singing "Nella pace" - an aria in which Joan Sutherland was truly extraordinary.
