The word aria has appeared in 346 New York Times articles in the past year, including on Dec. 12 in "Golden Moments in Their 30s" by Zachary Woolfe:
- The ice-clear soprano Angela Meade, 36, and, especially, the powerhouse mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, 32, brought joyful passion to Bellini's "Norma" when they took over the leads in the middle of the Met's run in October. In Ms. Barton's focused, radiant performance, Adalgisa's opening aria, "Deh! Proteggimi, o Dio!," finally felt like the prayer that it is.