Aria Code
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Aria Code is a podcast produced by WQXR in collaboration with Metropolitan Opera and hosted by Rhiannon Giddens. The show debuted in 2018 and has released three seasons of episodes.
Background
The show is produced by WQXR in collaboration with Metropolitan Opera and hosted by Rhiannon Giddens.{{cite news|last=Wynn |first=Christopher |title=Decoding opera? There's a podcast for that now with Aria Code|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/performing-arts/2018/12/30/decoding-opera-there-s-a-podcast-for-that-now-with-aria-code/|newspaper=Dallas News|access-date=March 5, 2024|date=December 30, 2018 |archive-date=January 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116104107/https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/performing-arts/2018/12/30/decoding-opera-there-s-a-podcast-for-that-now-with-aria-code/ |url-status=live }} Merrin Lazyan came up with the idea for the show in 2017 and was the co-creator and lead producer for the show.{{Cite news |last=Fowler |first=Susanne |date=September 25, 2021 |title=Aria Code Explores the Meaning Behind the Music |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/25/arts/music/aria-code-opera-podcast.html |access-date=March 6, 2024 |newspaper=The New York Times|archive-date=December 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225195222/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/25/arts/music/aria-code-opera-podcast.html |url-status=live }} In each episode, Giddons introduces an aria and discusses it with a few guests before playing the full aria from the Metropolitan Opera's archive.{{Cite magazine|last=Larson |first=Sarah |date=December 20, 2018 |title=Aria Code, an Effortlessly Listenable Opera Podcast |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/podcast-dept/aria-code-an-effortlessly-listenable-opera-podcast |access-date=March 6, 2024|magazine=The New Yorker|archive-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206065033/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/podcast-dept/aria-code-an-effortlessly-listenable-opera-podcast |url-status=live }} A few episodes discuss the misogyny embedded in the writing of many operas.{{Cite news|last=Hewitt |first=Chris |title=An entertaining podcast for those who may be discovering (or missing) opera |url=https://www.startribune.com/an-entertaining-podcast-for-those-who-may-be-discovering-or-missing-opera/571504842/ |access-date=March 6, 2024|newspaper=Star Tribune|archive-date=June 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630111151/https://www.startribune.com/an-entertaining-podcast-for-those-who-may-be-discovering-or-missing-opera/571504842/ |url-status=live }} The second season began discussing the arias in relation to modern life.{{Cite web |last=Tietjen |first=Steven Jude |date=April 2, 2020 |title=Ear Candy. Podcasts satisfy cravings for opera insights |url=https://www.operaamerica.org/magazine/spring-2020/ear-candy/ |access-date=March 6, 2024 |publisher=Opera America|archive-date=September 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921095605/https://www.operaamerica.org/magazine/spring-2020/ear-candy/ |url-status=live }}
The first season was 10 episodes long with each episode about 30 minutes in length.{{Cite news |last=Barone |first=Joshua |date=December 30, 2018 |title=A Luminous Aria Code Joins a Meager Field of Classical Music Podcasts |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/arts/music/aria-code-classical-music-podcasts.html |access-date=March 6, 2024|newspaper=The New York Times|archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520152951/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/arts/music/aria-code-classical-music-podcasts.html |url-status=live }} The first season debuted December 4, 2018, and released episodes every Tuesday until February 6, 2019.{{cite magazine|last=Peikert |first=Mark |title=Metropolitan Opera and WQXR Launch New Opera Podcast Aria Code|url=https://playbill.com/article/metropolitan-opera-and-wqxr-launch-new-opera-podcast-aria-code |magazine=Playbill|access-date=March 5, 2024 |date=December 21, 2018 |archive-date=June 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621202012/https://www.playbill.com/article/metropolitan-opera-and-wqxr-launch-new-opera-podcast-aria-code |url-status=live }} The second season debuted on November 13, 2019, and released episodes every Wednesday until January 29, 2020.{{Cite news|last=Kane |first=Dawn |date=November 8, 2019 |title=Rhiannon Giddens to host 2nd season of Aria Code podcast with Metropolitan Opera |url=https://greensboro.com/blogs/gotriad_extra/rhiannon-giddens-to-host-2nd-season-of-aria-code-podcast-with-metropolitan-opera/article_f9715029-a57a-5d4b-a55c-943e221e40ed.html |access-date=March 6, 2024|location=Greensboro, North Carolina|newspaper=News & Record|archive-date=March 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306020339/https://greensboro.com/blogs/gotriad_extra/rhiannon-giddens-to-host-2nd-season-of-aria-code-podcast-with-metropolitan-opera/article_f9715029-a57a-5d4b-a55c-943e221e40ed.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine|last= |first= |date=November 8, 2019 |title=Rhiannon Giddens Hosts Season 2 of Aria Code Podcast with Metropolitan Opera |url=https://americansongwriter.com/rhiannon-giddens-hosts-season-2-of-aria-code-podcast-with-metropolitan-opera/ |access-date=March 6, 2024 |magazine=American Songwriter|archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209081906/https://americansongwriter.com/rhiannon-giddens-hosts-season-2-of-aria-code-podcast-with-metropolitan-opera/ |url-status=live }} The third season debuted on March 10, 2021, and released episodes on a biweekly basis through November.{{Cite web |last=McPhee |first=Ryan |date=March 10, 2021 |title=Opera Dissection Podcast Aria Code Returns for 3rd Season, Premiering March 10 With 'Nessun Dorma' |url=https://playbill.com/article/opera-dissection-podcast-aria-code-returns-for-3rd-season-premiering-march-10-with-nessun-dorma |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=Playbill |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204103505/https://www.playbill.com/article/opera-dissection-podcast-aria-code-returns-for-3rd-season-premiering-march-10-with-nessun-dorma |url-status=live }}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|ariacode.org}}
- {{URL|https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000t046|Interview}} on BBC Sounds
- {{URL|https://slate.com/transcripts/MW5zam4yYjdNeXFWRzQvVldDcUoyaFFONC92UWZ0K3JMSk5CRlhQL3lBWT0%3D |Episode transcript}} on Slate
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