Rhiannon Giddens appears in the following:
Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro: Count On a Reckoning
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
A powerful man abuses his privilege then lashes out when he learns women are not his playthings. Classic Mozart comedy? Yes! Real life? Most definitely.
Rossini's Barber of Seville: On a Wig and a Prayer
Wednesday, April 07, 2021
Gioachino Rossini’s most famous opera The Barber of Seville is more than a comedic romp. Underneath the zany plot and cheerful music is a story about a woman’s determination to be free.
Verdi's Aida: There's No Place Like Home
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
There’s no place like home, the saying goes, but Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida realizes she’ll never see her homeland again.
Listen: "Nessun Dorma," Puccini's Anthem of Hope
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
“Nessun Dorma” has long been opera’s crossover hit. But in the last year, it’s become something more -- an anthem of hope.
A Performance from Rhiannon Giddens
Wednesday, July 01, 2020
Country artist Rhiannon Giddens discusses her career and performs.
Our Daily Breather: Rhiannon Giddens Is Making Homemade Pasta
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Rhiannon Giddens shares a homemade pasta recipe.
Rossini's La Cenerentola: Opera's Cinderella Story
Wednesday, February 05, 2020
Gioachino Rossini’s operatic version of the Cinderella story may not have any enchanted mice or pumpkins, but there’s plenty of magic in the music.
Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann: Fool for Love
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Love is intoxicating, but dating can be hard. In Jacques Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann, a love-obsessed poet tells fantastical stories of romance gone very, very wrong.
Puccini's Turandot: Bewitched, Bothered, And Beheaded
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Past trauma can have a dramatic effect on your desire for love and intimacy. It's true for Puccini’s Turandot, the ice princess who cuts off her feelings – and the heads of her suitors.
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess: Rise Up Singing
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
The most famous American opera opens with one of the most famous American songs: “Summertime.” The Gershwins’ haunting lullaby from Porgy and Bess is a simple tune with a complex story.
Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier featuring Renée Fleming: Here's To You, Mrs. Marschallin
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
It’s not easy to accept the changes that come with time and age. For Richard Strauss’s Marschallin, the trick is simply learning to let go.
Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice: Don't Look Back in Ardor
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
When someone you love dies, how far would you be willing to go to bring them back? The mythical Orpheus goes to hell and back, but even that isn’t enough to save his love Eurydice.
Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro: Sleepless in Sevilla
Wednesday, December 04, 2019
When your spouse cheats, your mind starts racing with a million questions. For Mozart's Countess Almaviva, one of them is: What happened to the spark we had and how can we get it back?
Verdi's Lady Macbeth: Sleepwalk with Me, featuring Anna Netrebko
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Sometimes you get up in the middle of the night realizing that what is done can never be undone. For Lady Macbeth, no amount of handwringing (or hand-washing) can clear her conscience.
Neon Moss
Tuesday, November 05, 2019
On the mountaintop, we go back in time, and across the world - to discover the unlikely connection between Dolly's home and Jad's father Naji.
Floyd's Susannah: Hopeless in New Hope, featuring Renée Fleming
Friday, June 21, 2019
When the American composer Carlisle Floyd wrote his opera Susannah back in the 1950s, he had no way of knowing how the Biblical themes of shame, blame and lust would resonate today.
Rhiannon Giddens, 'The Favourite,' 'The Curse of Bigness'
Monday, November 19, 2018
Rhiannon Giddens on her musical career. Yorgos Lanthimos on “The Favourite.” Tim Wu on "The Curse of Bigness."
Rhiannon Giddens' Keynote Speech at 2018 Big Ears Festival
Monday, July 23, 2018
Award-winning singer, banjo player and violinist Rhiannon Giddens opened the 2018 Big Ears Festival with a powerful speech on race, folk music, and what American greatness means to her.
