Joyce DiDonato Master Class - Puccini: La Bohème

Excerpt from: Joyce DiDonato: Master Class at Carnegie Hall (III/III) – 2018

Giacomo Puccini, La Bohème
I: "Che gelida manina" (Rodolfo)

Joyce DiDonato: mezzo-soprano
Jose Simerilla Romero: Tenor
and
Justina Lee: Pianist

Recorded at Carnegie Hall (New York, USA), on April 23, 2018.

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[Tenor_Simerilla]

(Long comment warning:) These sessions were brought up to me recently and I was asked about them and my progress since. I realized I never had a chance to really look back, and see these video recordings and so I wanted to share and explain that these sessions were at a time when I was VERY young, and had very little to no understanding of the voice. In some of them I remember being sick, and tired as well. I am very grateful for these opportunities and will always look back at them as the very beginning of my vocal studies, which as consequence sparked an intense journey for me in the following years to progress and build my voice, as well as an intense desire to search for the truth about great operatic singing taught by the traditional Italian school of singing passed down from Caruso onwards!!! I wish every young singer the absolute best in their own respective journeys into learning about their vocal instrument, and hope that wherever their paths lead them they never lose their love and passion for the artistry which is why we do this in the first place, never to get infuriated or too highly critical of yourself, and also never to stop experimenting with your voice and searching for answers and asking questions…sometimes the only way to find the right path is by hitting every dead end. Trust me!!! :)

[giovannibilardi]

Ok, però "se la lasci riscaldare" (a parte l'eventuale doppio senso) non è periodo ipotetico. Significa "signorina Mimì, lasci che io le riscaldi la sua mano con la mia".