performers

Joyce DiDonato

Joyce DiDonato

Multi-Grammy Award winner and 2018 Olivier Award winner for Outstanding Achievement in Opera, Kansas-born Joyce DiDonato entrances audiences across the globe. With a repertoire spanning over four centuries, a varied and highly acclaimed discography, and industry-leading projects, her artistry has defined what it is to be a singer in the 21st century. 

Much in demand on the concert and recital circuit, Joyce has held residencies at Carnegie Hall and at London’s Barbican Centre, toured extensively in the United States, South America, Europe and Asia. In September 2024, Joyce was honoured to have been awarded the 14th ever Concertgebouw Prize for her exceptional contribution to the artistic profile of the Concertgebouw. Also in 2024, Joyce concluded her three-year, multi-faceted project, EDEN, uniting music, drama, and education to confront questions of our individual connection to nature. Seen by over 15 million people, EDEN traveled to 50 cities worldwide, won numerous awards, and included over 3,500 children in its ground-breaking educational activities. 

Joyce is a recipient of the Gramophone Artist and Recital of the Year awards, as well as an inaugural inductee into the Gramophone Hall of Fame. She is an exclusive recording artist with Warner Classics/Erato.
 

Performances

Friday, July 11 | 6:30 PM
Uytengsu Family Opening Night

Festival Napa Valley opens its 19th season with a spectacular concert featuring Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, violinist Tessa Lark performing Butterfly Lovers Concerto, and 2025 Joel Revzen Conducting Prizewinner Clelia Cafiero in her Festival debut.

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