By JAY NORDLINGER [NY Sun, 30 March 2008]

If you heard Joyce DiDonato's New York recital last season, you're not likely to have forgotten it. It was top-of-the-line. The sparkling mezzo-soprano from Kansas gave another one on Wednesday night: in the Rose Theater, under the auspices of Great Performers at Lincoln Center. This, too, was top-of-the-line: at least for the most part.