Kansas opera star Joyce DiDonato gets Grammy nomination for album planting ‘seeds of hope’
KCUR
Laura Spencer
November 15, 2022
The Prairie Village mezzo-soprano has been nominated for 11 Grammys and won three times — so far.
Joyce DiDonato was nominated for a Grammy Award on Tuesday for her album "Eden." The Prairie Village, Kansas, native shares the Best Classical Solo Vocal Album nomination with her orchestral partners, Il Pomo d’Oro and conductor Maxim Emelyanychev.
The Recording Academy announced the 65th annual Grammy Award nominations during a Livestream event on their website and across social media. Winners will be announced on Feb. 5, 2023.
DiDonato’s music has explored issues from prison reform to the importance of music education. With “Eden,” the focus is on climate change.
The recording was released in February, and the concert program, a combination of music, movement, and theater, launched in March on an international tour of 45 venues, beginning in Brussels. The Harriman-Jewell Series presented the U.S. premiere at the Folly Theater in Kansas City, Missouri, in April.