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Italian songs by Haydn, Bellini, Donizetti and Santoliquido
Joyce DiDonato mezzo-soprano; Antonio Pappano piano
Date
Mon 08 Sep 2014, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
Availability

Artists

  • Joyce DiDonatomezzo-soprano
  • Antonio Pappanopiano

Programme

Interval

  • Jerome Kern
    1885-1945
      • Leave It to Jane
        :
      • The Siren's Song
      • Oh, My Dear!
        :
      • Go, Little Boat
  • Jerome Kern
    1885-1945
      • Show Boat
        :
      • Life Upon the Wicked Stage
  • Jerome Kern
    1885-1945
      • Show Boat
        :
      • Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
  • Robert Lowry
    1826-1899
      • How Can I Keep From Singing?
        (arranged by David Krane)

Encore

  • Jerome Kern
    1885-1945
      • Very Warm for May
        :
      • All the Things You Are

Overview

Described by Gramophone as a ‘great, brave and inspiring artist’ and hailed as a ‘transformative presence in the arts’, Joyce DiDonato belongs to the pantheon of today’s finest singers. Her ability to connect with audiences and communicate every shade of emotion – from joyful ecstasy to profound sadness – arises from an extraordinary openness to shared human experiences.

She launches Wigmore Hall’s 2014/15 Season with a programme rich in expressive and musical contrasts. The choice of repertoire, which includes elegant bel canto songs, showstoppers by Jerome Kern and exquisite new pieces by John Musto, reflects upon the love that Antonio and Joyce both have for the Italian and American sides of their lives, the music, and how both cultures have formed them as artists and people.

Supported by the Season Patrons who have made a major contribution to the 2014-15 Wigmore Series

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