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~The "Glass Shatterers!" series focuses on sopranos who sustain High F, or sing higher.

THE SONGBIRD: Joanna Woś is from Poland. She graduated from the Academy of Music in Łódź and made her debut there as Lucia. Woś career has been centered in Poland with regular appearances in Warsaw, Cracow, and Poznań. International gigs include Frankfurt, Berling, Rome, Moscow, Zagreb, and London with a repertoire that includes roles by Mozart (Queen of the Night, Donna Anna, Susanna, Fiordiligi); Verdi (Gilda, Violetta, Oscar, Nannetta); the trio of bel canto composers (Rosina, Norina, Elvira, Maria Stuarda, Anna Bolena, Lucrezia Borgia, Giulietta, Adina); and other composers (Queen of Shemakha, Hanna, Eurydice).

THE MUSIC: Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" is one of the most popular operas in the world and has been since soon after its premiere in Rome in 1816. It is based on the first of three plays by Pierre Beaumarchais about Figaro, the sly barber in the title. The music of the opera is believed to have been composed in about three weeks. This showy aria "Una voce poco fa" introduces the clever character of Rosina in Act One and has become a touchstone for florid sopranos and mezzos.