tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post2305740773035238098..comments2023-06-30T05:52:34.566-05:00Comments on Yankeediva: Shocking!!Yankeedivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01582739956422004397noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-40404067863213868072009-11-22T17:06:32.705-06:002009-11-22T17:06:32.705-06:00I just found your blog and was immediately drawn i...I just found your blog and was immediately drawn in as I, too, am a Shocker alum and have my own memories of Duerksen Fine Arts Building. You have been a great inspiration (along with the other WSU alums you mention) that you can come from the middle of Kansas, but still share your talent and artistic vision with the world. Thanks, Joyce!Heidi and Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270205667243408063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-9305730671412735222009-11-20T15:44:41.345-06:002009-11-20T15:44:41.345-06:00I just saw that you will be doing Maria Stuarda at...I just saw that you will be doing Maria Stuarda at the Met in the 2012-2013 season. Hope that is really the case. Revival of an opera seldom performed there.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656205857395104156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-87986732244354556512009-11-15T16:06:45.921-06:002009-11-15T16:06:45.921-06:00this made me laugh. I'm in the chorus at the ...this made me laugh. I'm in the chorus at the met, and there are 3 of us from my HIGH SCHOOL (one in the orchestra, 2 in the chorus), and 2 from my College. There must be something in the Ohio water!msmezzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11227768073120661798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-47548199698249264662009-11-12T00:51:21.614-06:002009-11-12T00:51:21.614-06:00I live in KC and have yet to hear you. It's al...I live in KC and have yet to hear you. It's all my fault. You have certainly been gracious in your attention to your hometown. <br /><br />And, as a Bass(I sing 2nd with the William Baker Festival Singers of KC) , any photo with Samuel Ramey in it is a winner! I have heard him. It's got to be a joy to sing where and how and with whom you do. I started late to really find my voice and JJandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015267352736769787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-62251823416962841032009-11-11T08:15:10.870-06:002009-11-11T08:15:10.870-06:00Joyce will be Adalgisa in Salzburg 2010
http://ww...Joyce will be Adalgisa in Salzburg 2010<br /><br />http://www.salzburgerfestspiele.at/oper/detail/id/9245/pid/4431/sid/91/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-46188204448970705892009-11-10T22:32:33.033-06:002009-11-10T22:32:33.033-06:00Great post! It certainly rang true this past weeke...Great post! It certainly rang true this past weekend at auditions where I felt like a fish out of water surrounded by students from major conservatories, people with significant cover contracts, or people who had upcoming auditions for companies which I hadn't been granted.<br /><br />I'm also relieved that so many of the good singers are also among the nicest. When I tried to downplay Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827519324827671300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-60199485702782440202009-11-10T22:29:40.325-06:002009-11-10T22:29:40.325-06:00Great blog post. It certainly rings true come audi...Great blog post. It certainly rings true come audition time, feeling like a fish out of water, surrounded by students from major conservatories who are getting auditions for programs I didn't. Thank goodness there are many roads to Rome, as they say.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827519324827671300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-9294003351857360562009-11-09T14:32:34.983-06:002009-11-09T14:32:34.983-06:00Just a quick note to say I finally got my Colbran ...Just a quick note to say I finally got my Colbran CD from amazon.co.uk<br />lalalalala :-)Gihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744082103218921773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-50388510164079263152009-11-08T20:19:25.252-06:002009-11-08T20:19:25.252-06:00Thank you so much for posting your thoughts. I'...Thank you so much for posting your thoughts. I'm in the process of applying to grad school. I find myself consumed with "what if I don't get into a big name?" Your post has given comfort on that front. Thank you so much for being you. You truly are so fabulous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-55928769651940851232009-11-08T13:04:31.999-06:002009-11-08T13:04:31.999-06:00Extraordinarily illuminating stuff for people with...Extraordinarily illuminating stuff for people with talent who might contemplate a career in music. Quite interesting for us boring European History/Corporate Law types who can't read much less have any chance of hoping to credibly reproduce a note of music. Still, to the extent that we can appreciate it we're very glad that you found a way to get where you are.<br /><br />We finally marcillachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10890948953007381186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-17108713572293120542009-11-07T21:01:51.970-06:002009-11-07T21:01:51.970-06:00I'm going to chime right in with everybody els...I'm going to chime right in with everybody else and say that I have also just made a huge change in career path (from nurse back to music, which used to be my whole life and was definitely my first love). I am starting to look at going back to school for music this time and I have to confess I was getting a little discouraged, having been literally 'out of the business' for the past Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459811266649537170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-75932768200306095782009-11-07T17:57:19.914-06:002009-11-07T17:57:19.914-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083068740725108897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-64202037874160375282009-11-07T11:29:07.176-06:002009-11-07T11:29:07.176-06:00I'm so glad this post spoke to so many of you ...I'm so glad this post spoke to so many of you - thanks for chiming in!<br /><br />And Chris, I did attend AVA for 3 years, roughly the same time as Juan Diego was at Curtis ('93-'96). In fact - I can't remember the opera (someone should research this), but I was temping in the professional chorus there, and we sang in a show that Juan Diego was singing in for Curtis. (I was his Yankeedivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582739956422004397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-87790799300194566772009-11-07T09:47:24.986-06:002009-11-07T09:47:24.986-06:00Wow! I have just graduated from a music degree in ...Wow! I have just graduated from a music degree in uk and am having to wait to apply to postgrads because i'm only 21 and am 'too young' apparently and this has definately re-inspired me to keep holding in there! I completely agree with the 3Ds concept but I also have three Ds of my own...<br />DiDonato<br />Damrau<br />Dessay<br />My opera heroines! Thank you so much for being you...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497565602066337347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-30057030532828499112009-11-07T01:29:36.281-06:002009-11-07T01:29:36.281-06:00But you continued your studies at the Academy of V...But you continued your studies at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia according to Wikipedia, did you not? Did you happen to be there at the time Florez was at Curtis?chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656205857395104156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-59485781144513314772009-11-06T08:58:35.061-06:002009-11-06T08:58:35.061-06:00Nice. Like the 3Ds.Nice. Like the 3Ds.Dr.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298893523780056481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-11923143263098258472009-11-06T08:21:33.859-06:002009-11-06T08:21:33.859-06:00Although not a singer I totally concur. I found a ...Although not a singer I totally concur. I found a mentor (A guy in A&R from Geffen of all places) and he gave me great advice. But it comes down to plan your work and then work your plan. And as they say the rest is history.<br /><br />Looks like the Met Opera Shop event was a success! I expect to see a nice gain on Soundscan (yeah I know) next week.<br /><br />Now, if you can get some of Mr. Classical Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09851806990092214481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-67604363902392449302009-11-05T16:27:44.803-06:002009-11-05T16:27:44.803-06:00I went to a good school, but not the most prestigi...I went to a good school, but not the most prestigious one. At that time, I met people who majored in my field (linguistics), but went to big name schools. They sure held themselves superior to the rest of the world. In a way, they were too laid back and at times even negligent of their studies. They must have thought that their school name did half of their work for them.<br />My fellow students Raisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139313176151428569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-76175803239628487512009-11-05T15:57:03.996-06:002009-11-05T15:57:03.996-06:00I'm going to have my daughter read this post. ...I'm going to have my daughter read this post. She's facing a choice of high schools and it'll be great for her to hear from someone hugely successful that there isn't only one way. We both saw your Rosina in SF and she remembers your performance quite well.Sibylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298819489853065976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-73248750471281253072009-11-05T15:35:39.852-06:002009-11-05T15:35:39.852-06:00Go, Shockers! WooHoo!Go, Shockers! WooHoo!CouldBeWertzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06540823034544973658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-19469360347165449772009-11-05T14:14:09.598-06:002009-11-05T14:14:09.598-06:00Ms DiDonato:
I'm a junior vocal performanc...Ms DiDonato: <br /> I'm a junior vocal performance major @ Carnegie Mellon University. I've been reading your blog ever since my voice teacher, Laura Knoop Very told me, "You are a Joyce DiDonato mezzo soprano. Go and listen to EVERYTHING recorded by her!" Needless to say I did, and have found that every time I am assigned a piece of repertoire, I can find your recording of SingingReporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138224563853468243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-11290265763589934852009-11-05T12:44:03.244-06:002009-11-05T12:44:03.244-06:00Tss, mezzos are way better than sopranos, they jus...Tss, mezzos are way better than sopranos, they just totally rock! :D<br /><br />I totally agree with you when you say that everyone has to find his own path in life. And you must know that you're not only an inspiration for singers, but also for everybody around deeply moved by your work and your art.<br /><br />So keep going, girl, and enjoy your ride!Irishroverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09874391757124224852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-3717019806294225442009-11-05T12:26:32.429-06:002009-11-05T12:26:32.429-06:00Joyce:
I have recently made the fach change from ...Joyce:<br /><br />I have recently made the fach change from soprano to mezzo. I am in my senior year of undergrad and, while happy with the switch (lower tessitura = SO MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE), I did feel a little adrift for a while. I'd lost all my soprano dream roles (and Strauss' Four Last Songs, which was, perhaps, the hardest hit) and all of my soprano figures. No more Renee, no more Rachel Buddehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161772943465847148noreply@blogger.com