A Leading Operatic Heroine

By Anita Rao,

Published March 17, 2015 at 12:00 PM EDT

Jill Gardner

Jill Gardner is a North Carolina native and rising opera star performing this weekend at as part of the Music Academy of North Carolina鈥檚 6th Annual Vocal Festival. ";

North Carolina native and nationally-recognized opera singer has been attracting attention for her strong vocal and acting talent.

She received her master鈥檚 in vocal performance at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and has performed in operas around the country, primarily in the title role of Giacomo Puccini鈥檚鈥淭osca.鈥� Gardner will be live in concert on Friday, March 20 as part of the

Host Frank Stasio talks to Jill Gardner about her music and career, and she'll perform live accompanied by Christy Wisuthseriwong on keyboard.

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Anita Rao

Anita Rao is an award-winning journalist, host, creator, and executive editor of "Embodied," a weekly radio show and podcast about sex, relationships & health.

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Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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A Leading Operatic Heroine