Joyce DiDonato: Eden
During a trip to South Africa, Joyce DiDonato had a revelation about the fragile beauty of nature. She draws us into her musical Eden with her luscious voice and radiant timbre. When a lesson in supreme singing awakens our ecological conscience.
Ives: The Unanswered Question; Portman: The First Morning of the World; Mahler: Rückert-Lieder, II. “Ich atmet' einen linden Duft!”; Uccellini: Ozio Regio Op. 7, Sinfonia terza (a cinque stromenti); Marini: Scherzi e Canzone Op. 5, III."Con Le Stelle in Ciel Che Mai"; Mysliveček: Adamo Ed Eva - Part II, Aria: "Toglierò Le Sponde Al Mare"; Copland: Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson, 1. “Nature, the gentlest mother”; Valentini: Sonata enarmonica; Cavalli: La Calisto (Act I, Scene 14), Aria: “Piante ombrose"; Gluck: Don Juan Wq. 52, Dance of the Furies, Ezio Wq. 15, “Misera, Dove Son!”, “Ah ! Non Son Io Que Parlo”; Haendel: Theodora HWV 68 (Part I), Aria: "As with Rosy Steps the Morn"; Mahler: Rückert-Lieder, IV. "Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen"; Canterbury Choir, Bishop Ramsey School, Mike Roberts: Seeds of hope; Haendel: Opera Serse HWV 40 (Act I, Scene 1), Aria: “Ombra mai fù”