Oh that's really cool! Not only Joyce DiDonato is a great artist, but she seems to be such a warm, unpretentious person. And I know from her masterclass videos that she's a great teacher.
You did it great at all levels, Anna! You gracefully undertook all the sudden suggestions Joyce gave to you In a prompt way, all which exercises sounded great! Besides, one could feel a beautiful and sincere chemistry between you while interacting. Brava😊🎉❤!
I did not have "singing arias while doing power yoga" on my master class bingo card--but what a clever way to physically embody what Joyce DiDonato was teaching. I teach yoga and am learning voice, so I will have to try that in my own practice. I'm a late-blooming opera fan and just discovered your channel--will have to watch your others!
Your voice is amazing. Fast, emotional vibrato like Callas, but more powerful and even. You may be self-critical, but for someone hearing you sing for the first time, you blew me away. Don't be unfair to yourself - your voice is truly astonishing.
This was enlightening. It's not an ideal situation in one way but in another it is. On stage is stressful and so is learning in public but this was turned into a lesson on dealing with getting stuck with too much muscle tension . Just noticing how the singer managed to release in that stressful situation shows she got it! Very clever teaching and a great ability to persuade a singer to tackle basics . Breath and body
You had a masterclass with Joyce DiDonato! That is impressive - so much so that I watched parts of this video several times - often enough for TH-cam to start recommending other masterclasses! Excellent job Anna, and so interesting to watch. Thank you.
So cool, Anna! Thanks for sharing. Love how positive and creative both you and Joyce are! I'm no singer but I always love to watch Joyce's classes. She gives insights on things that go beyond singing only, I think I learn even as a composer from her. And from you also with your very nice channel!
I love Joyce DiDonato and I learn so much from watching her teach! Thank you for sharing this. I struggle with the same thing with the breath connection especially when I perform. I was feeling frustrated with a performance I had recently and what to do moving forward. This encouraged me and gave me an idea of where to start.
You are so brave. I was typing this about to say you are so tough on yourself, but hearing the end. Girl you already know. You have high standards which is not a bad thing. Opera Yoga. #youareawarrior ❤️
Anna, thank you so much for sharing this; when Didonato teaches, we all learn. I hadnt heard your voice before this, and when you did your warm-up in the studio I loved your sound, you have such a delicious timbre. I noticed then that you could have done with a little help with your breathing; I wasn't surprised that Joyce chose to focus on that, she is so healing on foundational things. She is an absolute treasure. BTW I also loved your performing presence; you're not just a vehicle for the music, you bring something else personal. It's a very engaging quality. Wishing you continued progress and happiness in your art.
This was fascinating to watch. I am not a professional singer or an opera-based one either, but the staging, engagement, and exploration was pleasant to watch and learn from.
Hi Anna, this was amazing, I love Joyce's masterclasses. And you have a beautiful voice. How blessed you were with this experience! Wish you all the best in your career, but I can predict we will be seeing you in performances at the Met and other houses very soon! Brava.
Thank you SO much for sharing this extraordinary experience! I believe any musician can benefit from Joyce’s incredible artistry and teaching, whether singer or instrumentalist. The fact that she’s such a lovely human is truly the cherry on top of the decadent sundae. Your downward-facing dog singing is one of the most impressive things I’ve ever seen. Way to go! ❤
Your voice is quite good; from the operas I've been to I enjoy your timber, color, and vibrato more than most of the sopranos I've heard. A lot of them sound very similar lately, your voice is unique, which is one of the best things it can be in our times.
I know i'm late, but: thank you for sharing this extraordinary experience and even more so thank you for this channel and the videos you put out. It is really great content and you are amazing. Greetings from Berlin :)
The way that you described your performance made me sad and I could relate to it. All I could think about was how incredible you sounded and how I loved the quality and timbre of your voice. Please be kind to yourself...I know that's easier said than done because my inner voice is very critical and mean. You sound beautiful!
I really appreciate you taking the time to share that you relate to this as well. I struggle with being proud of what my voice is and my career as a whole, but I thought it was so relevant for other singers, and I don't want my channel to be a center for "perfection". And thank you for your beautiful compliment ❤
@@operaanna You're quite welcome! I definitely struggle with self-criticism and it's so hard to separate it from objective feedback you need to make sure we improve. Having your instrument be part of you makes it so hard to be objective and disconnect from it! But maybe that's part of the beauty of it?
honestly: what are you talking about??? just to be picked for a masterclass with Joyce among all those who want to go means you are a terrific singer. Never forget that! And by the way: the opportunity to work with her just for one lesson is great. Maybe you didn't get to do what you WANTED, but you got what you NEEDED - and your voice was just soaring!
Odd question, I know, but I knew Linda Trombetta, a soprano who lived in Tampa Bay in the late 80s and sang with the Tampa Oratorio Society, could you be related even if distant? I enjoyed your video, and I adore Joyce DiDonato as well 😊
@@operaanna she did a lot of wagner in the past, she was one of my favorites. I like your opinion and perspective on singers and the pieces. I would be interested in the opinion of an actual savant.
Hello Anna! It seems pretty cool. I think the equivalent for this might be singing for somebody like... meat loaf or Ramin Karimloo. Not that I'm actually a singer. Of course I have my fantasies. And I find it interesting that your speaking voice sounds different in every single video to me. I wonder if it's just me or some other Factor!
A great masterclass, but one of the things that stands out to me the most is the simple, silly moment at the beginning when Joyce realizes you're filming and then pretends to be rude and demanding (after demonstrating pure kindness when she didn't think she was on camera), which stands a stark contrast to all the famous stars that are /actually/ rude and demanding but pretend to be nice when cameras are rolling
Chi sei tu? Un cantante di grande qualità ed esperienza? Canto da molti anni. Un caro saluto da Firenze. Forse conosci il mio nome. Alberto Urso.@@clefnoteproductions6695
Masterclasses are a bit confusing to me. What can you learn in such a limited time that’s not easier to learn in the practice room with a teacher? Is there anything in particular masterclasses touch more uppon, or is it more about getting thrown in the deep end and having someone correct you in a more uncomfortable situation? Either way, was fun to see the behind the scenes, i’ve seen quite a few recorded masterclasses, but never the singers side/experience. Thanks for sharing
I think you can learn a lot. Not only skills and methods, but an approach to your art, character analysis and a positive attitude. What Joyce said in this masterclass, Anna will have it with her through her career.
That's a good question! Of course it's hard to be on the same level as your teacher in terms of depth of work, BUT it can be incredibly useful to hear a similar idea or prompt worded in a different way. It can also be a good way to gauge where you are as a performer. Like I said in the video, this was really eye-opening for me because it showed me that I have to be STRICT about my pre-show preparation. Especially with someone like Joyce who has sung a lot of roles it can be interesting to get some insight you wouldn't otherwise get. How could I know that Sister Helen is "the most grounded person you'll ever met" or however Joyce worded it? Really helpful character subtext!
@@operaanna AAh, so kinda like insight into a artists process, and what they as someone who's very experienced on stage/possibly in roles you yourself singing, finds most important about rep you're doing, more so than necessarily anything more tangible in terms of more technical skills. I was curious, cus my teacher once told me "tThere's nothing easier as a singer than holding a masterclass. You spend 20-40 minutes on one specific thing which makes it easy to create an audible change to wow the audience"
@@sum41foreverown ahh so sorry I never got back to this! But yes, they give sort of the first thing that comes to their head and hopefully it's something that you have the room for at that time. The breath thing definitely helped me! It's the first thing I forget when I'm nervous 😬 but I agree with your teacher, a lot of times it becomes a performance for the teacher and not the student, but I think Joyce does a really good job of balancing the two! She gave really personalized advice to everyone while playing to the audience.
It happens very often nowaday that a lot of "dark" beautiful soprano voices (probably the most interesting ones) are clasified as mezzos... Unfortunartely and wrongly... By teachers that mistake voice colour with tessitura; or taking the speaking voice as the reference, etc, etc... Usually, gifted singers (as you are) can sing in more than one vocal typology; the easier one and the "other" one..., more difficult. The old italian singing school consisted, basically, of "developing" the voices at their maximum. Just the opposite of today..., at their minimum (for decades). No offense intended to you... At the contrary. You are very talented. Your voice is amazingly Beautiful, expressive and musical. But you don't sound like a mezzo... just because you are a soprano. All best
Hi Gabriel, I agree with everything you say, but I think it's really hard to tell someone's voice type from one recording. My voice does cross the mezzo/soprano registers, and I did in fact used to be a soprano, but for many reasons I switched to mezzo. The Fach system has a lot of positive things but I think also a lot of negative aspects that tend to confuse people and try to make their voices fit in a box. This is something I struggle with a lot, and while I'm glad this video can help some people, the fact that I was unhappy with how I sang (tired, out of my body, extremely nervous, technique changes, and more) made it quite nerve racking to upload. So while I appreciate your input, I have to disagree with your categorization of my voice. I learned a lot from the masterclass and still use the exercise quite often now! I hope other people will try it out too 🧡
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Oh that's really cool! Not only Joyce DiDonato is a great artist, but she seems to be such a warm, unpretentious person. And I know from her masterclass videos that she's a great teacher.
I love watching her masterclasses which is why i knew it would be worthwhile! She's such a genuine spirit, it was wonderful to meet her.
You did it great at all levels, Anna! You gracefully undertook all the sudden suggestions Joyce gave to you In a prompt way, all which exercises sounded great!
Besides, one could feel a beautiful and sincere chemistry between you while interacting.
Brava😊🎉❤!
I did not have "singing arias while doing power yoga" on my master class bingo card--but what a clever way to physically embody what Joyce DiDonato was teaching. I teach yoga and am learning voice, so I will have to try that in my own practice. I'm a late-blooming opera fan and just discovered your channel--will have to watch your others!
Your voice is amazing. Fast, emotional vibrato like Callas, but more powerful and even. You may be self-critical, but for someone hearing you sing for the first time, you blew me away. Don't be unfair to yourself - your voice is truly astonishing.
Thank you 🥹 you dont know what that means to hear. And to be likened to Callas in any sense🙏
This was enlightening. It's not an ideal situation in one way but in another it is. On stage is stressful and so is learning in public but this was turned into a lesson on dealing with getting stuck with too much muscle tension . Just noticing how the singer managed to release in that stressful situation shows she got it! Very clever teaching and a great ability to persuade a singer to tackle basics . Breath and body
I think this was the perfect thing to work on with Joyce! 2hat a great experience!❤
You had a masterclass with Joyce DiDonato! That is impressive - so much so that I watched parts of this video several times - often enough for TH-cam to start recommending other masterclasses! Excellent job Anna, and so interesting to watch. Thank you.
Hahaa she's a great teacher! Glad you liked it!!
Chère Joyce, quelle voix sublime ! Bonne suite !!!
So cool, Anna! Thanks for sharing. Love how positive and creative both you and Joyce are! I'm no singer but I always love to watch Joyce's classes. She gives insights on things that go beyond singing only, I think I learn even as a composer from her. And from you also with your very nice channel!
Thanks!! It was an amazing experience, so cool that you get something out of it as a composer too!
I love Joyce DiDonato and I learn so much from watching her teach! Thank you for sharing this. I struggle with the same thing with the breath connection especially when I perform. I was feeling frustrated with a performance I had recently and what to do moving forward. This encouraged me and gave me an idea of where to start.
You can do it! It's really helped me before I start singing to connect to the breath and if I'm having trouble with a long phrase. You got this 🙏💪
You are so brave. I was typing this about to say you are so tough on yourself, but hearing the end. Girl you already know. You have high standards which is not a bad thing. Opera Yoga. #youareawarrior ❤️
WOW!!! What a wonderful experience, how brave of you!
I , we, were accompanying you you did it sooo well! ❤
What a fantastic experience! Congratulations! I learned some stuff. Downward dog, here I come! ❤
Let me know how it goes!!
Anna, thank you so much for sharing this; when Didonato teaches, we all learn.
I hadnt heard your voice before this, and when you did your warm-up in the studio I loved your sound, you have such a delicious timbre. I noticed then that you could have done with a little help with your breathing; I wasn't surprised that Joyce chose to focus on that, she is so healing on foundational things. She is an absolute treasure.
BTW I also loved your performing presence; you're not just a vehicle for the music, you bring something else personal. It's a very engaging quality. Wishing you continued progress and happiness in your art.
Thank you both! Yep! Brave and beautiful!!!
💐🌿🌹✨💖🌞 Great, thank you so much!
This was fascinating to watch. I am not a professional singer or an opera-based one either, but the staging, engagement, and exploration was pleasant to watch and learn from.
Hi Anna, this was amazing, I love Joyce's masterclasses. And you have a beautiful voice. How blessed you were with this experience! Wish you all the best in your career, but I can predict we will be seeing you in performances at the Met and other houses very soon! Brava.
Thank you so much!! glad you enjoyed the video :)
Omg ❤❤ im so excited for you 😍😍. Its a dream of mine to someday go to a masterclass with her 💗💗💗. I’m so happy for you
Thank you SO much for sharing this extraordinary experience! I believe any musician can benefit from Joyce’s incredible artistry and teaching, whether singer or instrumentalist. The fact that she’s such a lovely human is truly the cherry on top of the decadent sundae. Your downward-facing dog singing is one of the most impressive things I’ve ever seen. Way to go! ❤
Your voice is quite good; from the operas I've been to I enjoy your timber, color, and vibrato more than most of the sopranos I've heard. A lot of them sound very similar lately, your voice is unique, which is one of the best things it can be in our times.
GOOSEBUMPS!
So cool and so helpful! Thanks for sharing :)
Geweldig Anna. Ik heb met heel veel plezier gekeken.
I know i'm late, but: thank you for sharing this extraordinary experience and even more so thank you for this channel and the videos you put out. It is really great content and you are amazing.
Greetings from Berlin :)
Danke!! I love hearing from people no matter how late 😄
Dead Man Walking will be showing on Metropolitan at the Cinema this fall October 21 and 25 with the amazing Joyce Didonato
omg! thank you!
The way that you described your performance made me sad and I could relate to it. All I could think about was how incredible you sounded and how I loved the quality and timbre of your voice. Please be kind to yourself...I know that's easier said than done because my inner voice is very critical and mean. You sound beautiful!
I really appreciate you taking the time to share that you relate to this as well. I struggle with being proud of what my voice is and my career as a whole, but I thought it was so relevant for other singers, and I don't want my channel to be a center for "perfection". And thank you for your beautiful compliment ❤
@@operaanna You're quite welcome! I definitely struggle with self-criticism and it's so hard to separate it from objective feedback you need to make sure we improve. Having your instrument be part of you makes it so hard to be objective and disconnect from it! But maybe that's part of the beauty of it?
Supper
You can feel the stress but well done.
honestly: what are you talking about??? just to be picked for a masterclass with Joyce among all those who want to go means you are a terrific singer. Never forget that! And by the way: the opportunity to work with her just for one lesson is great. Maybe you didn't get to do what you WANTED, but you got what you NEEDED - and your voice was just soaring!
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
You're so right!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Odd question, I know, but I knew Linda Trombetta, a soprano who lived in Tampa Bay in the late 80s and sang with the Tampa Oratorio Society, could you be related even if distant? I enjoyed your video, and I adore Joyce DiDonato as well 😊
Unfortunately I didn't know her, but there are a lot of Trombettas around! Maybe very distantly related 😅
So amazing, have u thought about commenting on Jesse norman
NO actually, how is that possible?! Maybe some Aida??
@@operaanna she did a lot of wagner in the past, she was one of my favorites. I like your opinion and perspective on singers and the pieces. I would be interested in the opinion of an actual savant.
Hello Anna! It seems pretty cool. I think the equivalent for this might be singing for somebody like... meat loaf or Ramin Karimloo. Not that I'm actually a singer. Of course I have my fantasies.
And I find it interesting that your speaking voice sounds different in every single video to me. I wonder if it's just me or some other Factor!
A great masterclass, but one of the things that stands out to me the most is the simple, silly moment at the beginning when Joyce realizes you're filming and then pretends to be rude and demanding (after demonstrating pure kindness when she didn't think she was on camera), which stands a stark contrast to all the famous stars that are /actually/ rude and demanding but pretend to be nice when cameras are rolling
She was so nice, and I thought it was such a coincidence that it happened. A really stunning personality all-around.
Get your life, girlfriend!!!!!! Don't we all love JD? 🤩
If you don't pick up your shoes from under the piano when it's over, is it _really_ a Joyce DiDonato masterclass?
Hahaha exactly!
Did you join one of the EDEN perfos?
If by join you mean saw it then yes! It was in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam last year. Really loved it.
@@operaanna glad to read this. impressive what Joyce does.
@@axisskin fully agree, did you see it as well?
sogood
Il nostro signore e salvatore? Chi? Jake Heggie?
It's a class to learn. It's not a recital. To learn how to use your body to support your voice is very important 😊
Chi sei tu? Un cantante di grande qualità ed esperienza? Canto da molti anni. Un caro saluto da Firenze. Forse conosci il mio nome. Alberto Urso.@@clefnoteproductions6695
Go for it Anna. I can’t wait to see you on Live in HD from the Met.
It's edited: read the description . The singer removed her first uninterrupted attempt as she wasn't happy with it .this is just the teaching bit
Masterclasses are a bit confusing to me. What can you learn in such a limited time that’s not easier to learn in the practice room with a teacher?
Is there anything in particular masterclasses touch more uppon, or is it more about getting thrown in the deep end and having someone correct you in a more uncomfortable situation?
Either way, was fun to see the behind the scenes, i’ve seen quite a few recorded masterclasses, but never the singers side/experience. Thanks for sharing
I think you can learn a lot. Not only skills and methods, but an approach to your art, character analysis and a positive attitude. What Joyce said in this masterclass, Anna will have it with her through her career.
That's a good question! Of course it's hard to be on the same level as your teacher in terms of depth of work, BUT it can be incredibly useful to hear a similar idea or prompt worded in a different way. It can also be a good way to gauge where you are as a performer. Like I said in the video, this was really eye-opening for me because it showed me that I have to be STRICT about my pre-show preparation. Especially with someone like Joyce who has sung a lot of roles it can be interesting to get some insight you wouldn't otherwise get. How could I know that Sister Helen is "the most grounded person you'll ever met" or however Joyce worded it? Really helpful character subtext!
@@operaanna Her character analysis was brilliant and insightful.
@@operaanna AAh, so kinda like insight into a artists process, and what they as someone who's very experienced on stage/possibly in roles you yourself singing, finds most important about rep you're doing, more so than necessarily anything more tangible in terms of more technical skills. I was curious, cus my teacher once told me "tThere's nothing easier as a singer than holding a masterclass. You spend 20-40 minutes on one specific thing which makes it easy to create an audible change to wow the audience"
@@sum41foreverown ahh so sorry I never got back to this! But yes, they give sort of the first thing that comes to their head and hopefully it's something that you have the room for at that time. The breath thing definitely helped me! It's the first thing I forget when I'm nervous 😬 but I agree with your teacher, a lot of times it becomes a performance for the teacher and not the student, but I think Joyce does a really good job of balancing the two! She gave really personalized advice to everyone while playing to the audience.
It happens very often nowaday that a lot of "dark" beautiful soprano voices (probably the most interesting ones) are clasified as mezzos... Unfortunartely and wrongly... By teachers that mistake voice colour with tessitura; or taking the speaking voice as the reference, etc, etc...
Usually, gifted singers (as you are) can sing in more than one vocal typology; the easier one and the "other" one..., more difficult. The old italian singing school consisted, basically, of "developing" the voices at their maximum. Just the opposite of today..., at their minimum (for decades).
No offense intended to you... At the contrary. You are very talented. Your voice is amazingly Beautiful, expressive and musical. But you don't sound like a mezzo... just because you are a soprano.
All best
Hi Gabriel, I agree with everything you say, but I think it's really hard to tell someone's voice type from one recording. My voice does cross the mezzo/soprano registers, and I did in fact used to be a soprano, but for many reasons I switched to mezzo. The Fach system has a lot of positive things but I think also a lot of negative aspects that tend to confuse people and try to make their voices fit in a box. This is something I struggle with a lot, and while I'm glad this video can help some people, the fact that I was unhappy with how I sang (tired, out of my body, extremely nervous, technique changes, and more) made it quite nerve racking to upload. So while I appreciate your input, I have to disagree with your categorization of my voice. I learned a lot from the masterclass and still use the exercise quite often now! I hope other people will try it out too 🧡