Joyce DiDonato featured in The Talks

Joyce DiDonato, Winner of the Second Prize in Operalia 1998, is featured in the online magazine The Talks

“I know how powerful music can be. You’re a guardian of that experience for people. So I feel like I’m in service to the masterpiece, to the opera, to the composer, to the words. There’s a part of me that also feels connected to all the singers that have sung it over the centuries, like we become part of a club, we all know the hard parts and the rewarding parts. I feel in service to the public that comes to see me sing, because for some people this experience is a kind of lifeline for them, it’s the only thing that makes sense in a complicated world. If you are suffering or in sorrow or grief, the music of Handel knows that deeply, and so you can come and receive it and realize you’re not alone. You are not the only human being in the course of history that knows this, and that is comforting, and that can be a lifeline to people. It’s a very sacred and strange thing.”

Read the full interview in The Talks

Photo: Chris Gonz