Written by Sue Kaufmann Back in Melbourne for the MSO’s Winter Gala, beloved local girl Danielle de Niese showed her...
"Opera's Coolest Soprano"
- New York Times
- New York Times
"The voice that launched
a thousand ideas"
- TED Talks
a thousand ideas"
- TED Talks
"A Diva for the 21st Century"
- Evening Standard
- Evening Standard
"Her warm sound and rich timbre
are her hallmarks…simply gorgeous"
- All Music
are her hallmarks…simply gorgeous"
- All Music
"A Show-stopper"
- Opera Now
- Opera Now
"She looks like a pop diva
but sings like a real one"
- St Louis Today
but sings like a real one"
- St Louis Today
"A voice seductive enough to
woo gods as well as mortals"
- The New York Times
woo gods as well as mortals"
- The New York Times
"With de Niese around,
not much else matters"
- The Independant
not much else matters"
- The Independant
"A stage natural with a thrilling
bright and flexible soprano she can
use for any effect she likes"
- Wall Street Journal
bright and flexible soprano she can
use for any effect she likes"
- Wall Street Journal
"Not just a superb performer
but a phenomenal one"
- Opera News
but a phenomenal one"
- Opera News
"The Enchantress, the diva who
can bring a new generation to opera"
- Slate
can bring a new generation to opera"
- Slate
"De Niese has a voice made
for Mozart: bright, beautiful,
agile and creamy"
- NPR
for Mozart: bright, beautiful,
agile and creamy"
- NPR
"Opera has an exciting future"
- Evening Standard
- Evening Standard
"Danielle de Niese is a
musical dream come true"
- Eclectiblog
musical dream come true"
- Eclectiblog
"Diva for the Digital Age"
- The Classical Singer
- The Classical Singer
Some of Danielle’s favourite tracks from her CDs
The heART
of an Opera Soprano
“Music is as integral to me as my own DNA. It is the choices we make as musicians that allow us to shape and create a very personal interpretation of the music on the page. An artists interpretation is his fingerprint. To me, performing means communicating to the audience not only through the voice but through the natural human canvas, the face, to convey the emotions evoked by the music and text.”
A Day Out With Danielle
Featured DVDs
Upcoming Shows
| Date / Time | City/Country | Role | Event | Venue | Address | Link |
| June to Sept 2026 | ||||||
| June-Sept 2026 | London, UK | Director | The Marriage of Figaro | UK Various | https://wildarts.org.uk/the-marriage-of-figaro | |
| 18th July 2026 | Napa, USA | The Judgement of Paris | Napa Valley Festival | Festival Napa Valley Stage at Charles Krug, 2800 Main Street, St Helena | https://festivalnapavalley.org/calendar/judgment-of-paris/ | |
| 30th July 2026 | Melbourne, Australia | Classical Musicals with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Arts Centre, Melbourne | 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank | https://www.mso.com.au/performance/2026-winter-gala | |
| 1st August 2026 | Melbourne, Australia | Classical Musicals with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Arts Centre, Melbourne | 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank | https://www.mso.com.au/performance/2026-winter-gala | |
| 8th August 2026 | Český Krumlov, Czech Republic | Krumlov Festival: Labyrinth of Love: Puccini & Verdi | Brewery Garden | Nové město 151, 381 01 Český Krumlov | https://www.festivalkrumlov.cz/en/program/labyrinth-of-love-puccini-verdi/ | |
| Sept 2026-Feb 2027 | ||||||
| 15th September 2026 | London, UK | Persephone | Hadestown | Lyric Theatre, London | 29 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 7ES | https://uk.hadestown.com/cast-and-creative/ |
| May to June 2027 | ||||||
| 21st May – 30th June 2027 | Sussex, UK | Carmen | Carmen | Glyndebourne | The Opera House, New Road, Ringmer, BN85UU | https://www.glyndebourne.com/festival/festival-2027-announcement/ |
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