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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.

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The show is produced by WQXR in collaboration with Metropolitan Opera and hosted by Rhiannon Giddens. [1] Merrin Lazyan came up with the idea for the show in 2017 and was the co-creator and lead producer for the show. [2] 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. [3] A few episodes discuss the misogyny embedded in the writing of many operas. [4] The second season began discussing the arias in relation to modern life. [5]

The first season was 10 episodes long with each episode about 30 minutes in length. [6] The first season debuted December 4, 2018, and released episodes every Tuesday until February 6, 2019. [7] The second season debuted on November 13, 2019, and released episodes every Wednesday until January 29, 2020. [8] [9] The third season debuted on March 10, 2021, and released episodes on a biweekly basis through November. [10]

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