Episode 210. Anita Cerquetti

Episode 210. The Mystery of Anita Cerquetti SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Anita Cerquetti (13 April 1931 – 11 October 2014),…

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Episode 197. Theatre Dreams

Episode 197. Theatre Dreams SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Ernestine Schumann-Heink and Annie Krull in the original production of Elektra, 1908.…

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Episode 193. Alexander Kipnis

Episode 193. Alexander Kipnis in Lieder SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM If I were to indulge in the foolish task of…

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Episode 192. Virginia Zeani

Episode 192. Virginia Zeani: The Soul of the Voice SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Virginia Zeani (21 October 1925 – 20…

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Episode 170. Oralia Domínguez

Episode 170. Oralia Domínguez SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Earlier this year, in an episode entitled “Women of Color Sing Mahler,”…

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Episode 165. Giuseppe Verdi: A Libran Birthday Tribute

Episode 165. Giuseppe Verdi: A Birthday Tribute from Fellow Librans SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The great Giuseppe Verdi was born…

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Episode 156. Barely Sang at the Met II

Episode 156. Barely Sang at the Met II SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This week is the conclusion of my presentation…

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Episode 147. The Young Bacquier

Episode 147. The Young Gabriel Bacquier SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Two years ago last month, the great French (bass-)baritone Gabriel…

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Episode 137. Ukrainian Singers and Composers

Episode 137. Ukrainian Singers and Composers SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Here finally is my long-promised and long-overdue episode on great…

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Episode 102. John Reardon

Episode 102. John Reardon: Make Someone Happy SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Here’s another great baritone to help get us through…

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