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Joyce DiDonato

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Top Songs By Joyce DiDonato

Listen to Rinaldo, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga (Almirena) by Joyce DiDonato, Il Pomo d'Oro & Maxim Emelyanychev, see lyrics, music video & more!

Rinaldo, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga (Almirena)Joyce DiDonato, Il Pomo d'Oro & Maxim Emelyanychev

Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: "Voi che sapete" (Cherubino)Joyce DiDonato, Orchestre National de Lyon & Kazushi Ono

Listen to La clemenza di Tito, K. 621. Act 2: "Deh per questo istante solo" (Live) by Joyce DiDonato, Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Yannick Nézet-Séguin, see lyrics, music video & more!

La clemenza di Tito, K. 621. Act 2: "Deh per questo istante solo" (Live)Joyce DiDonato, Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Listen to Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1: "Una voce poco fa" (Rosina) by Edoardo Muller, Joyce DiDonato & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, see lyrics, music video & more!

Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1: "Una voce poco fa" (Rosina)Edoardo Muller, Joyce DiDonato & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

Listen to Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Thy hand, Belinda... When I am laid in earth (Dido) by Joyce DiDonato, Il Pomo d'Oro & Maxim Emelyanychev, see lyrics, music video & more!

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Thy hand, Belinda... When I am laid in earth (Dido)Joyce DiDonato, Il Pomo d'Oro & Maxim Emelyanychev

Listen to Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 4: "Nuit d'ivresse et d'extase infinie !" (Didon, Énée, Mercure) [Live] by Jean Teitgen, John Nelson, Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres & Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, see lyrics, music video & more!

Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 4: "Nuit d'ivresse et d'extase infinie !" (Didon, Énée, Mercure) [Live]Jean Teitgen, John Nelson, Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres & Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg

Listen to Mandoline by Joyce DiDonato & Julius Drake, see lyrics, music video & more!

MandolineJoyce DiDonato & Julius Drake

The Sound of Music: Climb Ev'ry MountainJoyce DiDonato, John Wilson, The John Wilson Orchestra & Maida Vale Singers

Listen to Agrippina, HWV 6: Pensieri, voi mi tormentate (Agrippina) by Joyce DiDonato, Magdalena Karolak, Il Pomo d'Oro & Maxim Emelyanychev, see lyrics, music video & more!

Agrippina, HWV 6: Pensieri, voi mi tormentate (Agrippina)Joyce DiDonato, Magdalena Karolak, Il Pomo d'Oro & Maxim Emelyanychev

Faust: Faites-lui mes aveuxJoyce DiDonato, Orchestre National de Lyon & Kazushi Ono

Upcoming Concerts for Joyce DiDonato

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Joyce DiDonato currently has 8 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Saturday, September 20, 2025 at Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago, IL, United States.

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Listen to Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626 by Michael Spyres, Maxim Emelyanychev, Hugh Cutting, Il Pomo d'Oro, Beth Taylor, Joyce DiDonato, Fatma Said & Laurence Kilsby

ALBUMPurcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626Michael Spyres, Maxim Emelyanychev, Hugh Cutting, Il Pomo d'Oro, Beth Taylor, Joyce DiDonato, Fatma Said & Laurence Kilsby

More albums from Joyce DiDonato

Listen to Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, H 79 - Cléopâtre, H 36 by Christopher Maltman, John Nelson, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Joyce DiDonato & Cyrille Dubois

ALBUMBerlioz: Roméo et Juliette, H 79 - Cléopâtre, H 36Christopher Maltman, John Nelson, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Joyce DiDonato & Cyrille Dubois

Listen to Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 by John Chest, Maxim Emelyanychev, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Joyce DiDonato, Il Pomo d'Oro, Lisette Oropesa & Michael Spyres

ALBUMHandel: Theodora, HWV 68John Chest, Maxim Emelyanychev, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Joyce DiDonato, Il Pomo d'Oro, Lisette Oropesa & Michael Spyres

Listen to EDEN (Deluxe Edition) by Beautiful Chorus, Maxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro & Joyce DiDonato

ALBUMEDEN (Deluxe Edition)Beautiful Chorus, Maxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro & Joyce DiDonato

Listen to Schubert: Winterreise by Joyce DiDonato & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

ALBUMSchubert: WinterreiseJoyce DiDonato & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Listen to Handel: Agrippina by Joyce DiDonato, Franco Fagioli, Elsa Benoit, Luca Pisaroni, Jakub Józef Orliński, Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev, Andrea Mastroni, Carlo Vistoli, Biagio Pizzuti & Marie Nicole Lemieux

ALBUMHandel: AgrippinaJoyce DiDonato, Franco Fagioli, Elsa Benoit, Luca Pisaroni, Jakub Józef Orliński, Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev, Andrea Mastroni, Carlo Vistoli, Biagio Pizzuti & Marie Nicole Lemieux

Listen to Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust by Coro Gulbenkian, John Nelson, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres, Nicolas Courjal, Alexandre Duhamel & Verónica Silva

ALBUMBerlioz: La Damnation de FaustCoro Gulbenkian, John Nelson, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres, Nicolas Courjal, Alexandre Duhamel & Verónica Silva

ALBUMSongplayJoyce DiDonato

Listen to In War & Peace - Harmony through Music by Joyce DiDonato

ALBUMIn War & Peace - Harmony through MusicJoyce DiDonato

Listen to Heggie: Great Scott by Joyce DiDonato, Dallas Opera Orchestra & Patrick Summers

ALBUMHeggie: Great ScottJoyce DiDonato, Dallas Opera Orchestra & Patrick Summers

Listen to Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9, "Jeunehomme" - Haydn: Piano Concerto No. 11 by Alexandre Tharaud & Joyce DiDonato

ALBUMMozart: Piano Concerto No. 9, "Jeunehomme" - Haydn: Piano Concerto No. 11Alexandre Tharaud & Joyce DiDonato

Listen to Stella di Napoli by Joyce DiDonato, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon & Riccardo Minasi

ALBUMStella di NapoliJoyce DiDonato, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon & Riccardo Minasi

ALBUMHeggie: HERE/AFTERJake Heggie, Nathan Gunn & Joyce DiDonato

ALBUMDrama QueensJoyce DiDonato, Il Complesso Barocco & Alan Curtis

Listen to Homecoming: Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato by Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern & Joyce DiDonato

ALBUMHomecoming: Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonatoKansas City Symphony, Michael Stern & Joyce DiDonato

Listen to Steven Stucky, Berlioz & Mussorgsky by New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert & Joyce DiDonato

ALBUMSteven Stucky, Berlioz & MussorgskyNew York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert & Joyce DiDonato

Listen to Heggie: Dead Man Walking by Joyce DiDonato, Frederica von Stade, Measha Brueggergosman, Philip Cutlip, Houston Grand Opera & Patrick Summers

ALBUMHeggie: Dead Man WalkingJoyce DiDonato, Frederica von Stade, Measha Brueggergosman, Philip Cutlip, Houston Grand Opera & Patrick Summers

Listen to Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527 by Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, Luca Pisaroni, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Rolando Villazón, Mojca Erdmann, Mahler Chamber Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

ALBUMMozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, Luca Pisaroni, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Rolando Villazón, Mojca Erdmann, Mahler Chamber Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

ALBUMHandel: AriodanteAlan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco, Joyce DiDonato, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Topi Lehtipuu, Karina Gauvin & Sabina Puértolas

ALBUMDiva, DivoJoyce DiDonato

ALBUMRossini Opera AriasJoyce DiDonato, Edoardo Muller & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

Listen to Handel: Alcina by Joyce DiDonato, Maite Beaumont, Karina Gauvin, Sonia Prina, Kobie Van Rensburg, Laura Cherici, Vito Priante, Il Complesso Barocco & Alan Curtis

ALBUMHandel: AlcinaJoyce DiDonato, Maite Beaumont, Karina Gauvin, Sonia Prina, Kobie Van Rensburg, Laura Cherici, Vito Priante, Il Complesso Barocco & Alan Curtis

Listen to Handel: "Furore" by Joyce DiDonato, Christophe Rousset & Les Talens Lyriques

ALBUMHandel: "Furore"Joyce DiDonato, Christophe Rousset & Les Talens Lyriques

ALBUMLamentiChristopher Purves, Laurent Naouri, Emmanuelle Haïm, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Philippe Jaroussky, Le Concert d'Astrée, Joyce DiDonato, Véronique Gens, Natalie Dessay, Patrizia Ciofi, Rolando Villazón & Topi Lehtipuu

Listen to ¡Pasión! by Joyce DiDonato & Julius Drake

ALBUM¡Pasión!Joyce DiDonato & Julius Drake

Listen to Handel: Il Floridante, HWV 14 by Alan Curtis, Marijana Mijanovic, Il Complesso Barocco, Joyce DiDonato, Vito Priante & Sharon Rostorf-Zamir

ALBUMHandel: Il Floridante, HWV 14Alan Curtis, Marijana Mijanovic, Il Complesso Barocco, Joyce DiDonato, Vito Priante & Sharon Rostorf-Zamir

Listen to Joyce DiDonato - Fauré, Hahn, Head, Rossini and Handel: A Journey Through Venice (Wigmore Hall Live) by Joyce DiDonato & Julius Drake

ALBUMJoyce DiDonato - Fauré, Hahn, Head, Rossini and Handel: A Journey Through Venice (Wigmore Hall Live)Joyce DiDonato & Julius Drake

Listen to A Journey Through Venice (Wigmore Hall Live) by Joyce DiDonato & Julius Drake

ALBUMA Journey Through Venice (Wigmore Hall Live)Joyce DiDonato & Julius Drake

Listen to Bernstein, Copland & Heggie: The Deepest Desire by Joyce DiDonato, Frances Shelly & David Zobel

ALBUMBernstein, Copland & Heggie: The Deepest DesireJoyce DiDonato, Frances Shelly & David Zobel

Listen to Rossini: La Cenerentola by Joyce DiDonato, Bruno Praticò, José Manuel Zapata, SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern & Alberto Zedda

ALBUMRossini: La CenerentolaJoyce DiDonato, Bruno Praticò, José Manuel Zapata, SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern & Alberto Zedda

ALBUMBerlioz: Benvenuto CelliniJean-François Lapointe, Renaud Delaigue, Laurent Naouri, John Nelson, Joyce DiDonato, Orchestre National de France, Patrizia Ciofi & Gregory Kunde

Listen to Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a by Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco, Patrizia Ciofi & Joyce DiDonato

ALBUMHandel: Radamisto, HWV 12aAlan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco, Patrizia Ciofi & Joyce DiDonato

Listen to Vivaldi: Sacred Music, Vol. 10 by Carolyn Sampson, Joanne Lunn, Tuva Semmingsen, Joyce DiDonato, Robin Blaze, Hilary Summers, King's Consort Choir, The King's Consort & Robert King

ALBUMVivaldi: Sacred Music, Vol. 10Carolyn Sampson, Joanne Lunn, Tuva Semmingsen, Joyce DiDonato, Robin Blaze, Hilary Summers, King's Consort Choir, The King's Consort & Robert King

Listen to Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream & Ruys Blas Overture by John Nelson, Joyce DiDonato, Orchestre de chambre de Paris & Rebecca Evans

ALBUMMendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream & Ruys Blas OvertureJohn Nelson, Joyce DiDonato, Orchestre de chambre de Paris & Rebecca Evans

ALBUMMendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 & Ruys Blas Overture, Op, 95John Nelson, Joyce DiDonato & Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Listen to Passing By: Songs by Jake Heggie by Isabel Bayrakdarian, Zheng Cao, Joyce DiDonato, Susan Graham, Paul Groves, Keith Phares, Frederica von Stade, Dawn Harms, CarlaMaria Rodrigues, Emil Miland & Jake Heggie

ALBUMPassing By: Songs by Jake HeggieIsabel Bayrakdarian, Zheng Cao, Joyce DiDonato, Susan Graham, Paul Groves, Keith Phares, Frederica von Stade, Dawn Harms, CarlaMaria Rodrigues, Emil Miland & Jake Heggie

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About Joyce DiDonato

Hometown

Prairie Village, Kansas, United States of America

Born

1969

Genre

Classical

Notable for putting her outstanding technique in the service of complex emotions, as well as her winning Midwestern way, coloratura soprano Joyce DiDonato was born in Prairie Village, KS, in 1969. An aspiring pop singer in high school, she studied music education in college before even imagining herself the Grammy-winning opera superstar she would become. Inspired by a 1990 telecast of Don Giovanni, she studied at Philadelphia’s Academy of Vocal Arts and in programs sponsored by Santa Fe’s and Houston’s opera companies. She sang with regional operas after reinventing her vocal style in the mid-’90s, and in 2001, she made her La Scala debut as Angelina in Rossini’s La Cenerentola. She has subsequently specialized in Romantic-era opera and Baroque recitals. While performing as Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia in 2009, DiDonato famously slipped on the Royal Opera House stage, forcing her to perform the remainder of the run from a wheelchair. She won her first Best Classical Solo Album Grammy for 2011’s Diva, Divo, a collection of arias for both genders. In 2016, she won another Grammy for her live recital with pianist Antonio Pappano, Joyce & Tony - Live at Wigmore Hall, and a third in 2020 for the eclectic Songplay, which set Baroque arias to jazz and tango rhythms. In 2022, DiDonato channeled her environmental activism into EDEN, a wild garden of song involving Mahler, Charles Ives, the poems of Emily Dickinson, and more.