Joyce Di Donato: NPR Music Field Recordings

On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York s Greenwich Village. A riot broke out, sparking successive nights of protest and, many say, the emergence of the modern gay rights rights have come a long way since that summer night 46 years ago, when there were still laws criminalizing homosexuality. But mezzosoprano Joyce DiDonato believes there s still work to be done, so she chose the Stonewall to gather a few friends, talk about equality and sing a centuriesold so