tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post1022815856029930213..comments2023-06-30T05:52:34.566-05:00Comments on Yankeediva: What a rush!Yankeedivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01582739956422004397noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-14126654619999847682008-09-18T05:18:00.000-05:002008-09-18T05:18:00.000-05:00The star of the show was the American mezzo-sopran...The star of the show was the American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, who sang Elvira with a style, sensitivity and bravura that outclassed everyone else on stage. <BR/><BR/><BR/>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/09/15/btpaw115.xml <BR/><BR/><BR/>LOVE IT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-64909480488093717392008-09-17T06:25:00.000-05:002008-09-17T06:25:00.000-05:00I came back from a few days in Italy to read about...I came back from a few days in Italy to read about your success and joy, and could only have been happier if I had been at the theatre!<BR/>I hope you have a great closing night tomorrow :-)Gihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744082103218921773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-33835554538691256842008-09-16T09:27:00.000-05:002008-09-16T09:27:00.000-05:00Big thanks for an amazing week!!! I am envious of ...Big thanks for an amazing week!!! I am envious of every single person sitting tomorrow in the Lindbury studio in conversation with you :-) Please do tell us all about it, if you can. Why has "beaming" not been invented yet???? Hope you all have a blast on Thursday! See you soon back in London and read you even sooner!<BR/>xoHaricleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550284403833944770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-56470991773413299592008-09-15T15:18:00.000-05:002008-09-15T15:18:00.000-05:00Glad to hear it was such a success!Glad to hear it was such a success!Drammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448400666779244463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-79710814449996685142008-09-15T08:29:00.000-05:002008-09-15T08:29:00.000-05:00JOyce! Once again you're a huge inspiration! Con...JOyce! Once again you're a huge inspiration! Congratulations! I wanted you to know that when I get stressed....I am making my debut as Gilda at the Deutsche Oper tonight after only 3 rehearsals...haven't even seen the set...or done some of the staging....when I need a positive outlook I go to Yankee Diva and ask myself, WWJD? What would Joyce DiDonato do? Thanks once again!Leah Partridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217340595362811897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-11093913010231458462008-09-12T05:09:00.000-05:002008-09-12T05:09:00.000-05:00I said this before, but I tell you again: you were...I said this before, but I tell you again: you were <B>incredible</B>. Congratulations!!! BRAVISSIMA!!!Vissi d'artehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17407722939067450071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-44162779983450805252008-09-11T13:27:00.000-05:002008-09-11T13:27:00.000-05:00Thx for the link to "Night After Night" ...Thx for the link to "Night After Night" too. <BR/><BR/>Looking forward to your Beatrice & Benedict, AND esp the project with Peter Lieberson (his Neruda songs are IMHO the Vier Letzte Lieder of our time).<BR/><BR/>Take care! xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-39017959851753626402008-09-11T13:15:00.000-05:002008-09-11T13:15:00.000-05:00Unfortunately I couldn't see or listen to your Elv...Unfortunately I couldn't see or listen to your Elvira, but the critique is unanimous - you and the Maestro were heads and shoulders above the rest of the (remarkable) cast; "The real star, though, is Joyce DiDonato, singing her first Elvira and nailing even the topmost notes.", says e.g. Guardian and I'm LOVING IT :)<BR/><BR/>Pops got slashed big time tho :(<BR/><BR/>CONGRATULATIONS and thanks Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-40924881072163140852008-09-11T09:55:00.000-05:002008-09-11T09:55:00.000-05:00A serious nit to pick about the otherwise fascinat...A serious nit to pick about the otherwise fascinating interview in Musical Criticism.<BR/><BR/>I do hope you don't actually hold the silly notion that reprising your Rosina several more times at the Met over the next 10 years would actually be "uninteresting". To be sure, not having experienced them yet, one would prefer to hear your Elvira and Octavian, preferably in multiple runs. On its own marcillachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10890948953007381186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-20067703376882626292008-09-11T09:46:00.000-05:002008-09-11T09:46:00.000-05:00Warm and enthusiastic congratulations (does that s...Warm and enthusiastic congratulations (does that sound too stuffy?)!!!!! You seem to have been, predictably, a smash. Even the curmudgeon at the Times was enthused. Enjoy the rest of the run.marcillachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10890948953007381186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-76603167906068685822008-09-11T09:32:00.000-05:002008-09-11T09:32:00.000-05:00You are SO right about mental preparation and how ...You are SO right about mental preparation and how important it is in our field. Have you ever looked at guided meditation? I know it sounds little hippie stoner-ish, but it's really helped me with performance-related stress. <BR/><BR/>If you go to hypnosisdownloads.com and scroll down to the sports section, the "Mental toughness" one has been extremely helpful. Calms me down and gets me focused Rachel Buddehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161772943465847148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-23095910014865218092008-09-11T01:25:00.000-05:002008-09-11T01:25:00.000-05:00SOOOOOOOO happy for you Dear Joyce!! You've made i...SOOOOOOOO happy for you Dear Joyce!! You've made it, only the beginning of a tremendous season, your work and mental process is SOOOOOOO inspiring!! Take care:-))Operafanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705184712945371545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-44355436083435243852008-09-11T00:25:00.000-05:002008-09-11T00:25:00.000-05:00I absolutely love reading your blog, and I'm thril...I absolutely love reading your blog, and I'm thrilled to read of your great success with Elvira in Don Giovanni. Congratulations! <BR/><BR/>I look forward to hearing and seeing you again when you come to our area. My husband and I were at Der Rosenkavalier when you were in San Francisco, and I was absolutely enthralled. <BR/><BR/>Cheers!oboeinsight.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11737564805242417693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-37358057764298198022008-09-10T20:47:00.000-05:002008-09-10T20:47:00.000-05:00BRAVA - BRAVA - BRAVA, Diva ! ! !So delighted to h...BRAVA - BRAVA - BRAVA, Diva ! ! !<BR/><BR/>So delighted to hear all went well, and specially interested to read about your week of mental discipline. Please, when you have time (10 years from now?!) do write more!<BR/><BR/>Muchos besos desde Chicago, where we face a Joyce-less season. :-(Chicago Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056316618194016598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-90683905330952884062008-09-10T20:13:00.000-05:002008-09-10T20:13:00.000-05:00Wednesday night!!! Don Giovanni, again :-) It is s...Wednesday night!!! Don Giovanni, again :-) It is sooo addictive!!! <BR/>My first time hearing you live in an opera house!! You know in Wigmore, I felt the walls were too tight, that they were going to burst from the energy of your voice and singing. I am so glad that the generous walls of ROH somehow expanded to embrace you very graciously tonight! <BR/>I noticed no such thing as nerves on MondayHaricleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550284403833944770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-28066132467594085602008-09-10T15:25:00.000-05:002008-09-10T15:25:00.000-05:00Can't wait to see you, both in this and in Barber....Can't wait to see you, both in this and in Barber.<BR/>Glad it's all going well :) Michaelmjw4849https://www.blogger.com/profile/10994656581228400518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-15353228283547038042008-09-10T13:41:00.000-05:002008-09-10T13:41:00.000-05:00This is another proof of your resilience, well don...This is another proof of your resilience, well done...!<BR/><BR/>See you soon...Meihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716612124717913648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-51725896855950198252008-09-10T11:32:00.000-05:002008-09-10T11:32:00.000-05:00Oh such big congratulations! I have been so thrill...Oh such big congratulations! I have been so thrilled to follow your progress since I saw you in Barbiere at SFO. I remember thinking "she's the Real Thing," then, and how truly you are. Thank you also for the insight into your process, which is fascinating. Brava!Sibylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298819489853065976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-26219743915090087662008-09-10T08:09:00.000-05:002008-09-10T08:09:00.000-05:00I could not come to Covent Garden to experience li...I could not come to Covent Garden to experience live this Don Giovanni, but I did enjoy so much in the cinema (in Barcelona). Yours, was a great portrait of Donna Elvira, and, of course, it will still get greater. Congratulations!!!Viananthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17311343363725408053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-30585364184866771002008-09-10T07:30:00.000-05:002008-09-10T07:30:00.000-05:00I wrote this before, but I tell you again: you wer...I wrote this before, but I tell you again: you were <B>incredible</B>. I'm so happy you found the way to make it, it was an amazing performance! Never had Elvira moved me so much as she did last night.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on this great debut!Vissi d'artehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17407722939067450071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-58744211881278104712008-09-10T06:58:00.000-05:002008-09-10T06:58:00.000-05:00Dear Joyce - I was in the Wigmore audience on Satu...Dear Joyce - I was in the Wigmore audience on Saturday and it was indeed a magnificent and very special occasion. Thank you so much for giving us such pleasure. I'm looking forward to your Elvira later this month. I love your blog too!<BR/>All the best, MichaelMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286182895858004595noreply@blogger.com