Episode 447. Júlia Hamari in Song SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The rich-voiced and expressive Hungarian mezzo-soprano Júlia Hamari celebrated her…
Episode 446. Christiane Eda-Pierre and Teresa Żylis-Gara: Hyphenated Rarities SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Two of the greatest and most versatile…
Episode 445. Simply Radiant: Edith Mathis In Memoriam SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today a belated memorial tribute to the beloved…
Episode 444. Renata Scotto: Casta Diva SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode serves numerous purposes: first, as a belated tribute…
Episode 443. Meet Klesie Kelly SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM As a pendant to, and continuation of, my Black History Month…
Episode 442. Henry Wright Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Last week I published an episode about Black Pop Singers who…
Episode 441. A Cavalcade of Spirituals SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM As the last official entry in Countermelody’s Black History Month…
Episode 440. Black Expat Baritones SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM As the penultimate episode in my 2026 Black History Month series,…
Episode 439. Grace Bumbry, Proud Soprano [Studio Edition] SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM As we hurtle toward the third anniversary (in…
Episode 438. Leontyne Price Sings Richard Strauss Heroines SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Last week the opera world joined in unanimous…
Episode 437. Get to Know Faye Robinson SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s Black History Month episode serves also as a…
Episode 436. Adelaide Hall, Sophisticated Lady SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Adelaide Hall (1901 – 1993), entertainer extraordinaire, really had it…
Episode 435. Tina and the Expats SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I first published this episode two and a half years…
Episode 434. Inez Matthews Sings Schubert (and More!) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM To kick off Black History Month 2026 (which,…
Episode 433. Lois Marshall Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Yesterday, January 29th, was the 101st anniversary of the birth of…
Episode 432. Dan Picks YET AGAIN! SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM One of the things about my podcast that brings me…
Episode 431. Hermann Prey singt Schubert Orchesterlieder SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I’m sure many of you balked when you saw…
Episode 430. Soukupová in Song SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Here’s a rare sampling of Countermelody favorite, the refulgent Czech contralto…
Episode 429. A Smattering of Sopranos SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode reveals and celebrates the opera queen in me:…
Episode 428. Alfreda Hodgson Sings Brahms SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The English contralto Alfreda Hodgson (07 June 1940 – 16…
Episode 427. Rep. Andrew Gray [AK] (Countermelody Conversations) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM In the past I have featured interviews with…
Episode 426. Teresa Stratas [Season Seven Premiere] SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I wanted to start off the year (and the…
Episode 425. Mady Mesplé chante l’Opérette viennoise SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM For the final episode of 2025, and of Season…
Episode 424. The Happy Prince SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM A holiday gift for my beloved listeners. In the past year…
Episode 435. Christmas Redux 2019: Hard/Try SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Another episode of Christmas music! The first part is a…