Cecilia Bartoli (left) and Adrianne Lenker of the band Big Thief (right) Cecilia Bartoli (courtesy Decca Classics), Adrianne Lenker (Matt Cowan/Getty Images) hide caption
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Michael Kiwanuka's KIWANUKA is one of NPR Music's top 10 albums of the month. Olivia Rose/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Cecilia Bartoli explores ideas of gender fluidity on her new album, devoted to music written for the great castrato singer Farinelli. Bartoli says that, like him, she's always transforming herself on stage. Uli Weber/Decca hide caption
Powerful Lungs And Long-Spun Lines: Cecilia Bartoli Conjures Farinelli
Gustavo Dudamel conducts Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at Carnegie Hall. Ramin Talaie/NPR hide caption
Mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli uncovers the music of Agostino Steffani, a 17th-century composer who led a double life as a diplomat. Decca hide caption
Cecilia Bartoli's Latest 'Mission' Rediscovers Agostino Steffani
Hear 'Mission' In Its Entirety
Baritone William Shimell sings the title role in Handel's opera Hercules in Aix-en-Provence in 2004. Boris Horvat/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Baffled by buffo? Talking about opera can be like walking through a linguistic thicket. iStock hide caption
