Joyce DiDonato: Diva Divo

Accompanied by Orchestre De L’Opera National De Lyon with Kazuko Ono conducting, the acclaimed mezzo–soprano jumps gender fences by singing both female and male roles in this ambitious collection. Selections span from Rossini’s feminine Cenerentola’s “Nacqui all’affano” from La Cenerentola to Le Prince Charmant’s “Coeur sans amour” from Massenet’s Cendrillon, and other operatic classics. Virgin Classics (virginclassics.com). — Nancy Ford