Opera diva Joyce DiDonato to spend New Year’s Eve working magic with Placido Domingo at the Met in ‘Enchanted Island’
Joyce DiDonato will play Sycorax in “The Enchanted Island” at the Met.
Opera star Joyce DiDonato has big plans for New Year’s Eve.
“I am coming back from the dead,” says the mezzo-soprano, “and will end up glowing with resplendent youth.” That trumps watching the Yule Log flicker on TV.
But to be clear, the makeover DiDonato describes happens to Sycorax, the evil sorceress she plays in “The Enchanted Island” at the Metropolitan Opera.
The new production premiering on Dec. 31 is modeled after festive musical entertainments of the 18th century. It features arias