Cal Performances | Recital | Danielle de Niese, soprano

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Danielle de Niese, soprano
Ken Noda, piano

Danielle de Niese's career was launched with promising debuts at the Netherlands Opera and the Paris Opera, but true worldwide acclaim came with her portrayal of Cleopatra in a David McVicar production of Handel's Giulio Cesare (conducted by William Christie) at her 2005 Glyndebourne Festival debut. De Niese's pure and bright soprano, innate musicality, and impeccable acting, combined with youth and physical presence, have brought her to the threshold of a spectacular career. "Her singing is utterly delectable and completely assured...sheer 'joie de vivre' and mastery come spilling across, to the eyes as well as the ears" (New York Times).

Program: works by Handel, Grieg, Wolf, Poulenc, Barber, and Bizet

Program Notes
Program notes are available online. [PDF]

Press
Read the New York Times article about Danielle de Niese, where she is called one of "a remarkable crop of gifted and glamorous young sopranos [that] has emerged in recent years" with "luscious singing, fluid coloratura technique and elegant ornamentation."

Audio Clips
( Windows Media Player)

Handel/Giulio Cesare, HWV 17: Da tempeste il legno infranto *

Handel/Teseo, HWV 9: Dolce riposo, ed innocente pace *

* Clips listed here are representative of the artist, but may be different than what are being played as part of the Cal Performances program

Video Clips
Several video clips are available on the Danielle de Niese site