{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Fiordiligi and Nicola","description":"After a lifetime of not understanding opera, I attempted to transform myself into an aficionado by pledging to listening to the same 100 arias repeatedly for months, hoping that musical &quot;osmosis&quot; would eventually take effect and that I would start enjoying myself. The experiment succeeded beyond my wildest expectations, including a peak opera experience with Mozart's &quot;Cosi Fan Tutte&quot; at the Met. The story of my opera journey is contrasted with a very different one: an interview with Nicola Mills, the talented soprano and impresario of &quot;Opera for the People&quot;, who joins us for the first of several appearances on this podcast. Also discussed: &quot;La Traviata&quot; by Verdi, &quot;Il Barbiere di Siviglia&quot; by Rossini, &quot;Die Zauberflote&quot; by Mozart. ","author_name":"Lost Music: Exploring Literary Opera","author_url":"http:\/\/litkicks.com\/LostMusic","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/8563325\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/33717629"}