Joyce DiDonato debuts at the Arts accompanied by the Il pomo d'oro orchestra

10.12.2020

  • The charismatic mezzo-soprano offers the series 'Favourite things', a selection of songs from her favorite baroque and classical composers
  • Francesco Corti directs Il pomo d'oro, one of the most prestigious formations for the remarkable recovery of master works from the Baroque to the Belcantist period

Valencia (10.12.20). The Palau de les Arts will perform on this occasion, December 13, the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato who will make her debut in the Arts with a selection of songs from her favorite baroque and classical composers, accompanied by the Il pomo d'oro orchestra.

The charismatic artist inaugurates the cycle 'Les Arts és Grans Veus', a new proposal of the Arts programming that will bring together the most emblematic figures of the lyric of our times in a tour of the musicians and composers who will mark their future careers.

“Possibly the most dynamic artist of the second generation”, according to 'The New Yorker', “Autèntic or de 24 quirats”, according to 'The Times', Joyce DiDonato is one of the most fascinating and irresistible personalities on the opera scene.

Saved with multiple Grammys for her discography, winner of the British Olivier Award for her two 'highlights in opera' or the North American Richard Tucker Award, the mezzo-soprano from Kansas is required for the main theaters and auditoriums of all the world for her interpretations of Handel and Mozart as well as for them. Seues incursions into the bel canto repertoire.

For her first performance in the Arts, the North American diva will be accompanied by Il pomo d'oro, one of the most prestigious ensembles for her role in the recovery of masterful works from the Baroque and Classicism at the end of the Bel Cantista period.

Under the baton of Francesco Corti, Joyce DiDonato will offer some of his favorite songs and songs, with pages by Monteverdi, Gluck, Händel, Hasse and Rameau, among others.

Founded in 2012, Il pomo d'oro is one of DiDonato's usual travel companions in various projects, including the album of baroque àries titled 'In War and Peace' which will be stored in the Echo Klassik in 2017.

Les Arts reminds you that prices for Joyce DiDonato's concert in the Main Hall, which starts at 6:00 p.m., range between 10 and 60 euros.