Joyce DiDonato is the real entertainer. She seems so comfortable on stage, has a sense of humor, loves her work, and surely loves music.
On this recording, With her flexible, mellow mezzo-soprano, Joyce DiDonato is the star guest at Sir Simon Rattle’s side during the New Year’s Eve Concert, singing Richard Strauss’ lavishly beautiful orchestral songs.
The program also includes works by Dvořák, Stravinsky, Bernstein and Shostakovich and this created the perfect atmosphere for the New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Here is Ms. DiDonato in Richard Strauss’ “Zueignung”:
