Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato

The Leonard Lopate Show | Mar 28, 2011

Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato discusses starring in Rossini's comic opera “Le Comte Ory” in the first-ever Met performance of the opera. She's best-known for two hit runs in Rossini's “Barber of Seville.” Her new CD Diva/Divo is half arias from female roles and half arias where she plays men. “Le Comte Ory” is playing at the Metropolitan Opera.

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