When you fall for opera,

you fall hard.

It's hard to put into words, but it was like my oxygen.

I've always felt opera to be my religion.

It's not really because of the plots, the sets,

or the spectacle of it all,

although that sure is fun.

It's because of these little perfect moments.

The arias.

And aria, well, I mean, it's just a song.

One singer stepping forward was something they just have to share.

And I'm a big believer in the power of a song.

I'm Rianne Giddens.

The aria code is a new podcast that reveals the magic of opera.

One aria at a time.

We'll talk to the singers.

I used to sing this like a stand and deliver aria,

but it's much more intimate.

It's almost like she's speaking the words.

And the experts.

The experts of the brain called the ventral take mental area.

For the first time in his life, he faces defeat,

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