Episode 350. Young Singers I Admire SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today we celebrate 350 episodes of Countermelody since the inception…
Episode 349. Lenten Melody SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I’ve already done a Lententide episode devoted to contraltos singing the music…
Episode 348. Rescue Mission II SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM After I post a Countermelody episode on a cherished singer, my…
Episode 347. Will the Real Eleanor Steber Please St/And Up? SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Because there is no such thing…
Episode 346. Olive Middleton and La Puma (Alternate Universe Bel Canto) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Hello, Campers! Once again it…
Episode 345. A Lenten Litany of Bach Contraltos SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Over the course of the past year, I…
Episode 344. Mady Mesplé Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This past March 7 would have been the 94th birthday of…
Episode 343. Over-the-Top Sopranos, French Edition SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM As a follow-up to my Mezzos on the Verge series,…
Episode 342. Norman Bailey Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The British bass-baritone Norman Bailey (23 March 1933 – 15 September…
Episode 341. Robert Massard Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM A year and a half ago, I posted an episode on…
Episode 340. Roberta Alexander: Dutch Treat SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Nothing brings me greater joy than when a deep exploration…
Episode 339. Todd Duncan SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today I present the male lead creator of Gershwin’s towering masterpiece, Porgy…
Episode 338. Ameling and Friends Sing Bach SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM As a belated 92nd birthday tribute to our beloved…
Episode 337. Anne Wiggins Brown SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today on Countermelody the first of two (for now) episodes celebrating…
Episode 336. Scotto Sings Rossini SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today would have been the 91st birthday of our beloved Renata…
Episode 335. Felicia Weathers, Schlagersängerin SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This week a light-hearted (and therefore much-needed!) tribute to the marvelous…
Episode 334. Gloria Davy Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I’ve been wanting to revisit the legacy of the great African…
Episode 333. Leontyne Price Sings Richard Strauss Lieder SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM On February 10th, our beloved diva Leontyne Price…
Episode 332. Ellabelle Davis Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today I present the African American soprano Ellabelle Davis (1907-1960) who…
Episode 331. Eugene Holmes Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Exactly two years ago I introduced my listeners to the magisterial…
Episode 330. Martina Arroyo in Duet SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM What better way to start off this Black History Month…
Episode 329. Lois Marshall @ 100 SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Yesterday was the 100th birthday of the sublime Canadian singer,…
Episode 328. Mezzos in Extremis SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Right after the disastrous US election of November 2024, I published…
Episode 327. Eileen Farrell’s High Standards SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM It’s been a tough week all around, not just nationally…
Episode 326. Paul Robeson Unchained SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today, Martin Luther King Day and the day before the reinauguration…