DiDonato after a concert at Wigmore Hall in December 2017
Born
Joyce Flaherty
(1969-02-13) February 13, 1969 (age 55)
Prairie Village, Kansas, United States
Alma mater
Wichita State University Academy of Vocal Arts
Occupation(s)
Opera singer, Concert soloist
Spouses
Alex DiDonato
(m. 1990; div. 2004)
[1]
Leonardo Vordoni
(m. 2006; div. 2013)
Parent(s)
Donald Martin Flaherty, Kathleen Claire (McGlinchy) Flaherty
Website
www.joycedidonato.com
Joyce DiDonato (née Flaherty; born February 13, 1969) is an American lyric-coloratura mezzo-soprano.[2] She is notable for her interpretations of operas and concert works in the 19th-century romantic era in addition to works by Handel and Mozart.
She has performed with many of the world's leading opera companies and orchestras, and won multiple awards including the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo.
^Wroe, Nicholas (September 19, 2014). "Joyce DiDonato: Not just Joyce from Kansas". The Guardian. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
^Kellow, Brian (December 2011). "The Sweet Voice of Reason". Opera News. 76 (6). Retrieved May 17, 2013.
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