Joyce DiDonato
(Picture: Mark Allan)The troubling events of the last couple of years have caused many to recalibrate their attitude towards nature. As our lives seem to get more both precarious and more hectic, we have become increasingly aware of the immutable forces of nature ever present as backdrop to our existence. Few, though, have the talent or imagination of Joyce DiDonato to give such potent expression to the fragile relationship of humanity to the natural world as she does in her programme Eden, presented at the Barbican Hall last night.
DiDonato’s Eden project, recorded by Erato, is being toured to five continents, with associated educational activities. Its intent is characteristically evangelical, hoping to alert us all to the possibility of enhancing our social interactions by a greater awareness of nature’s “astonishing mystery and perfect balance”.
