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Joyce Didonato, Mezzo-Soprano Il Pomo D'oro Sunday, December 4, 2016, 3pm Zellerbach Hall Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano Il Pomo d’Oro In War & Peace: Harmony Through Music Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano and executive producer Il Pomo d’oro maxim emelyanychev, director and harpsichord manuel Palazzo, choreographer and dancer ralf Pleger, stage director Henning Blum, lighting designer Yousef Iskandar, video designer tour management by Askonas Holt Greeting cards by Hallmark Gowns for Joyce DiDonato: Vivienne Westwood Costume for manuel Palazzo: lasha rostabaia makeup by m.A.C. Joyce DiDonato would like to thank The Pure Land Foundation for its generous support. She would also like to thank Five Arts Foundation as recommended by Helen Berggruen, Susan and John Singer, Helen and Peter Bing, The Howard and Sarah D. Solomon Foundation, and Marnie and Kern Wildenthal for their additional support. This performance is made possible, in part, by Patron Sponsor Bernice Greene. PROGRAM WAR George Frideric HAnDel (1685–1759) Scenes of horror, scenes of woe (Storgè) Jeptha (1752) leonardo leo (1694–1744) Prendi quel ferro, o barbaro! (Andromaca) Andromaca (1742) emilio De CAVAleIrI (1550–1602) Sinfonia rappresentatione di anima e di corpo (instrumental) Henry PurCell (1659–1695) Ciaconna in sol min for 3 violins and basso (instrumental) PurCell Dido’s lament (Dido) Dido and Aeneas (1689) HAnDel Pensieri, voi mi tormentate (Agrippina) Agrippina (1709) Carlo GeSuAlDo (1566–1613) tristis est animam mea (instrumental) HAnDel lascia ch’io pianga (Almirena) Rinaldo (1711) INTERMISSION PEACE PurCell they tell us that you mighty powers (orazia) The Indian Queen (1695) HAnDel Crystal streams in murmurs flowing (Susanna) Susanna (1749) HAnDel Da tempeste il legno infranto (Cleopatra) Giulio Cesare (1724) Arvo PÄrt (b. 1935) Da pacem, Domine (instrumental) HAnDel Augelletti, che cantata (Almirena) Rinaldo (1711) niccolò JommellI (1714–1774) Par che di giubilo (Attilia) Attilio Regolo (1753) PLAYBILL ABOUT THE ARTISTS In War & Peace: Harmony Through Music ence in the arts. those who know her repertoire the pendulum of human history has continu- are in awe of her gifts, and those who know ously swung between despair and hope, horror nothing of it are instantly engaged. Joyce sings and bliss, chaos and tranquility. We are a restless and the world is suddenly brighter. She compels bunch, prone to desperation, separation, and us to listen actively, to hear things anew.” fear in some moments, and yet, mercifully, to —Jake Heggie, Gramophone optimism, aspiration, and generosity in others. As a citizen of the world in 2016 the tempta- Grammy Award winner of the 2016 Best Classi - tion to spiral down into the turmoil and pes- cal Solo Vocal Album (Joyce & Tony: Live at simism that seemingly permeates all corners of Wigmore Hall) and the 2012 Best Classical our lives can overwhelm me at times, and the Vocal Solo, Kansas-born Joyce DiDonato en- temptation to simply give in to the dispiriting trances audiences across the globe, and has din of upheaval can devastate the spirit. And been proclaimed “perhaps the most potent yet, I’m a belligerent, proud, willing optimist. female singer of her generation” by The New And so I ask myself: Is it possible to find a Yorker. With a voice “nothing less than 24-carat sincere and lasting peace within such deafen- gold,” according to the Times (london), Di - ing chaos? And if so, how do I access it? Is it Donato has soared to the top of the industry conceivable that there exists an alternative to both as a performer and a fierce advocate for simply surrendering to the inevitable noise and the arts, gaining international prominence to our base fears, and instead to bravely choose in operas by Handel and mozart, as well as serenity, audaciously silencing those fears? through her wide-ranging, acclaimed discogra- Creators of great art have been depicting phy. She is also widely praised for the bel canto atrocity and pandemonium side-by-side with roles of rossini and Donizetti, the Financial tranquility and equanimity for centuries, boldly Times judging her recent performances as elena showing us both our brutal nature and our in rossini’s La donna del lago as “simply the best elevated humanity. Art unifies, transcends bor- singing I’ve heard in years.” ders, connects the disconnected, eliminates much in demand on the concert and recital status, soothes turmoil, threatens power and the stage. she has recently held residencies at status-quo, and gloriously exalts the spirit. Art Carne gie Hall and london’s Barbican Centre; is a valiant path to peace. toured extensively in South America, europe, With the help of Handel and Purcell, among and Asia; and appeared as guest soloist at the other masterful artists, I respectfully invite BBC’s last night of the Proms. recent high- you look at the interwoven worlds of external lights in opera have included her first Charlotte conflict and serenity, of internal war and peace, in massenet’s Werther for the royal opera and to contemplate where you wish to reside under Sir Antonio Pappano; the title role in within yourself. Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda at the metropolitan ultimately and unquestionably the power to opera, for the royal opera, and at the liceu bravely tip the scales towards peace lies firmly in Barcelona; the title role in Handel’s Alcina within every single one of us. on tour with the english Concert and Harry And so I ask you: In the midst of chaos, how Bicket; and marguerite in Berlioz’s La damna- do you find peace? tion de Faust with the Berlin Philhar monic —Joyce DiDonato under Sir Simon rattle. DiDonato opened her 2016/17 season in a Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano gala concert with the Seattle Symphony orch - “the staggering, joyful artistry of Joyce Di - estra under ludovic morlot; she will also give Donato reminds us that in any generation there concerts this season with the Chicago Sym - are a few giants. Joyce is not only a great, brave, phony orchestra under riccardo muti and the and inspiring artist—one of the finest singers of Berlin Philharmonic under Yannick nézet- our time—but she is also a transformative pres- Séguin, as well as a recital with Philippe Jordan ABOUT THE ARTISTS in Paris. on the opera stage, she makes her bining stylistic knowledge with the highest much-anticipated debut in the title role in technical skills and artistic enthusiasm. the rossini’s Semiramide in a new production at group’s collaboration with violinist and con- the Bavarian State opera under michele mari - ductor riccardo minasi led to an award- otti; performs the title role in Handel’s Ario - winning first recording (Vivaldi, L’imperatore). dante on tour with the english Concert and the second recording, Vivaldi Per Pisendel vi- Harry Bicket; and appears as Dido (Berlioz/Les olin concertos with Dmitry Sinkovsky as soloist Troyens) under John nelsons in Strasbourg, and and conductor, received a Diapason d’or. In as Sesto (mozart/La Clemenza di Tito) under 2012, Il Pomo d’oro also recorded three solo nézet-Séguin in Baden-Baden. DiDonato CDs with three countertenors—max emanuel makes her off-Broadway debut in White Rabbit Cencic (Venezia), xavier Sabata (Bad Guys), Red Rabbit, the internationally acclaimed play and Franco Fagioli (Arias for Caffarelli), under by nassim Soleimanpour. riccardo minasi’s direction. the album Arias Joyce DiDonato is an exclusive recording ar - for Caffarelli was awarded the Choc de l’année tist with erato/Warner Classics, and her record- 2013 by the French magazine Classica. A fur- ing of In War & Peace: Harmony Through Music ther contribution to the naive-Vivaldi-edition was released last month; the recording is ac- was a recording of the Concertos for two companied by a 20-city international tour that Violins, played and directed by riccardo minasi poses the question: In the midst of chaos, how and Dmitry Sinkovsky, released in october do you find peace? 2013. In conjunction with a book project about DiDonato’s recording Joyce & Tony Live at the Venetian gondola by American writer Wigmore Hall was selected as “le choix de Donna leon, Il Pomo d’oro recorded a collec- France musique.” other recordings include tion of ancient Venetian barcarolles, sung by Stella di Napoli, a bel canto selection including Vincenzo Capezzuto. A recital of various Agrip - little-known gems alongside music by Bellini, pina arias—most of them world premieres on rossini, and Donizetti. Her Grammy Award- CD—with the Swedish mezzo-soprano Ann winning recording Diva Divo collects arias by Hallenberg, directed by riccardo minasi, was male and female characters, celebrating the rich released in 2015 and presented in various con- dramatic world of the mezzo-soprano. the next certs in Germany, Italy, and Spain. Also the recording, Drama Queens, was exceptionally new album with max emanuel Cencic, Arie well received on disc and led to several interna- Napole tane (directed by maxim emelyanychev, tional tours. A retrospective of her first 10 years released last month), includes many world pre- of recordings entitled ReJoyce! was released last miere recordings. year. other honors include the Gramophone Il Pomo d’oro has recorded three operas: Artist of the Year and recital of the Year awards, Handel’s Tamerlano, Vinci’s Catone in Utica, three German echo Klassik awards as Female and Handel’s Partenope, all directed by ric - Singer of the Year, and an induction into the car do minasi. Partenope was released in Gramophone Hall of Fame. December 2015. Joyce DiDonato is represented by Askonas Further instrumental recordings include Holt. Haydn concertos for harpsichord and violin, co-directed by maxim emelyanychev as harp- Il Pomo d’Oro was founded in 2012 with a spe- sichord soloist and riccardo minasi as violin cial focus on opera, but equally committed to soloist, and a violoncello recital with edgar instrumental performance in various forma- moreau including works by Haydn, Boccherini, tions.
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