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Songplay
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo), Steve Barnett (percussion), Jimmy Madison (drums), Craig Terry (piano/harpsichord), Chuck Israels (double bass), Charlie Porter (trumpet/flugelhorn), Lautaro Greco (bandonéon)
Awards:
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Female Singer of the Year
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Winner - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019)
The real twist here is that DiDonato retains the ‘formality’ of her operatic sound and delivery while attempting to apply a jazzer’s instincts. So her singerly embellishments rub shoulders with...
Songplay
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo), Steve Barnett (percussion), Jimmy Madison (drums), Craig Terry (piano/harpsichord), Chuck Israels (double bass), Charlie Porter (trumpet/flugelhorn), Lautaro Greco (bandonéon)
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Awards:
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Female Singer of the Year
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Winner - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019)
The real twist here is that DiDonato retains the ‘formality’ of her operatic sound and delivery while attempting to apply a jazzer’s instincts. So her singerly embellishments rub shoulders with...
About
Joyce DiDonato greets you with a song in her heart and twinkle in her eye. The American mezzo-soprano’s album Songplay unites world-class musicians from the varied worlds of opera, jazz and tango in the pure pleasure of improvisation, experimentation and exchange. Together they create their own musical language, surprising listeners with timeless melodies transformed and universal stories retold over centuries; songs in English, in Italian and – naturally – in the universal language of music.
Contents and tracklist
- Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Craig Terry (piano), Jimmy Madison (drums), Chuck Israels (double bass), Charlie Porter (trumpet), Steve Barnett (percussion)
- Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Craig Terry (piano), Jimmy Madison (drums), Chuck Israels (double bass), Charlie Porter (flugelhorn)
- Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Craig Terry (piano), Jimmy Madison (drums), Chuck Israels (double bass), Charlie Porter (trumpet)
- Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Craig Terry (piano), Jimmy Madison (drums), Chuck Israels (double bass), Charlie Porter (flugelhorn)
- Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Craig Terry (piano), Lautaro Greco (bandonéon), Chuck Israels (double bass)
- Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Craig Terry (piano), Chuck Israels (double bass)
- Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Craig Terry (piano)
- Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Craig Terry (harpsichord), Jimmy Madison (drums), Chuck Israels (double bass), Charlie Porter (trumpet), Craig Terry (piano)
- Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Craig Terry (piano), Jimmy Madison (drums), Chuck Israels (double bass), Charlie Porter (trumpet)
- Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Craig Terry (piano), Jimmy Madison (drums), Lautaro Greco (bandonéon), Charlie Porter (trumpet), Chuck Israels (double bass)
- Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Craig Terry (piano)
- Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Craig Terry (piano)
- Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Craig Terry (piano), Jimmy Madison (drums), Chuck Israels (double bass), Lautaro Greco (bandonéon)
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Awards and reviews
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Opus Klassik Awards2019Winner - Female Singer of the Year
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Grammy Awards62nd Awards (2019)
March 2019
The real twist here is that DiDonato retains the ‘formality’ of her operatic sound and delivery while attempting to apply a jazzer’s instincts. So her singerly embellishments rub shoulders with jazz improv to achieve a deliberately provocative and (to my mind) unsettling dynamic...The Italian numbers generally sound happier than the American ones.
May 2019
DiDonato’s intent to revive the playful, liberating potential behind singing about love immediately is apparent... The ensemble’s performance is nothing short of exemplary, too, begging return plays of DiDonato’s adventurous exploration of the canon...
