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WQXR & The Metropolitan Opera
Aria Code
Aria Code is a podcast that pulls back the curtain on some of the most famous arias in opera history, with insight from the biggest voices of our time, including Roberto Alagna, Diana Damrau, Sondra Radvanovsky, and many others. Hosted by Grammy Award-winner and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Rhiannon Giddens, Aria Code is produced in partnership with The Metropolitan Opera. Each episode dives into one aria — a feature for a single singer — and explores how and why these brief musical moments have imprinted themselves in our collective consciousness and what it takes to stand on the Met stage...
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Ratings & Reviews
4.8 stars from 2,961 ratings
Rhiannon Giddens opera = delight!
UPDATE: I think it's also worth pointing out that Rhiannon Giddens is a wonderful human being. Aside from making podcasts, singing opera, performing live, recording with Beyoncé, acting on Nashville, collaborating with everyone from Ben Harper to Renee Fleming to Yo Yo Ma, being the music...Read full review »
La Manifesta via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/08/24
A new world
I stumbled upon this podcast last fall and have been working my way through the seasons. Each episode offers me something new to think about, teaches me about the music, and fills me with such joy - or sorrow because … opera as Rihannon says. The episodes are so beautifully edited to make a...Read full review »
JanieYaya via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/04/24
So glad I've found this!
I'm so glad I've found this podcast! I learn somuch every time I listen. Thank you Aria Code!Read full review »
Fran recommends via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/26/24
Recent Episodes
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