Opera diva Joyce DiDonato took to the most appropriate stage possible — New York’s Stonewall Inn — to honor victims of hate and intolerance in a heartbreakingly beautiful performance.
In this NPR Music “Field Recording” clip, the Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano returns to the birthplace of the modern lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights movement to perform Henry Purcell’s tender aria, “When I Am Laid In Earth,” before an intimate crowd that includes playwright Terrence McNally and marriage equality pioneer Edie Windsor.
