Some dire event hangs o'er our heads... Scenes of horror, scenes of woe" (Storgè)
In War & Peace - Harmony through Music
For her new collection of arias, assertive mezzo Joyce DiDonato took up songs of solace and despair, envisioning their network as a healing bridge of harmony. Handel’s “Lascia ch’io pianga” from Rinaldo rests perfectly on the singer's palate, its captivating melodies flowing forth like velvet.
Leo: Andromaca
Vani sono i lamenti... Svegliatevi nel core (Sesto)
They tell us that you mighty powers above (Orazia)
Pensieri, voi mi tormentate (Agrippina)
Magdalena Karolak, Il Pomo d'Oro, Joyce DiDonato, Maxim Emelyanychev
Thy hand, Belinda... When I am laid in earth (Dido)
Lead me, oh lead me to some cool retreat.... Crystal streams in murmurs flowing (Susanna)