Welcome to Friday, it's been one heckuva week and so we'd like to share one of our favorite podcasts in The Metropolitan Opera and WQXR’s Aria Code hosted by Rhiannon Giddens. Specifically, the episode about Gioachino Rossini’s Cinderella story is pretty incredible. Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato talks about how she loves the sincerity and strength of this role and believes in its absolute celebration of human goodness.

More detail is available here: http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/aria-code-rossini-cenerentola-joyce-didonato/. Have a great weekend!