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"My Cinderella year" is the way Joyce DiDonato describes 2000-01, which saw her sing Rossini's La Cenerentola at New Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv, Madrid's Teatro Real and La Scala. "Angelina's a great person to spend a year with. She's such a joy to sing, so strong, and so grounded by her belief that goodness will triumph. She's a calming influence, really -- very different from Rosina, who's almost spiteful and loves to shake things up." There's more Rossini on DiDonato's calendar, with Paris dates set for Angelina and Rosina and Barbieres scheduled in Houston, San Francisco and Tokyo. But this month the Kansas City, MO native turns her warm, expansive mezzo to Mozart, with a run as Dorabella in Washington Opera's Cosi Fan Tutte. "Some people dismiss Cosi as silly, but I think it is thrilling. From an acting standpoint, it's always fresh. The characters are distinct, complex people. Dorabella is earthier than her sister -- not earthy in that Carmen way, but youthful and impulsive and led by her heart rather than her head. Great energy, glorious music. The plot's a little off-putting, but how can anyone not love ...