Mostly Mezzo Mondays: DiDonato, Lezhneva, Alder, Hallenberg, et al.
Mostly Mezzo Mondays: a recurring (though not weekly) feature where, on Monday nights, I blog a list of the upcoming broadcasts that have caught my eye on World Concert Hall. My interests: baroque vocal music, art song recitals, and a list of favorite singers.
Joyce DiDonato joins the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique for an all-Berlioz program at the BBC Proms. Wednesday, September 5 on BBC Radio 3.*
Julia Lezhneva sings baroque arias by Handel, Vivaldi, Porpora, and Graun, interspersed with instrumental pieces by Torelli, in a concert with the Kammerorchester Basel. Thursday, September 6 on SRF 2 Kultur.
This Theodora from the Proms looks promising: it’s got Louise Alder in the title role with Ann Hallenberg as her friend Irene, plus Iestyn Davies (Didymus), Benjamin Hulett (Septimius), and Tareq Nazmi (Valens). With Arcangelo and the Arcangelo chorus, conducted by Jonathan Cohen. Friday, September 7 on BBC Radio 3.*
* BBC Radio 3 generally makes concert broadcasts available for listening on demand for about a month afterward. I’m not sure about SRF 2 Kultur—on a brief browse of the site, I couldn’t find any archived concerts.
