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…
Episode 325. Marni Nixon Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today I present to you the extraordinarily versatile, even chameleon-like singer…
Episode 324. Margaret Price in Trauer und Trost SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM These days I find myself in a pensive,…
Episode 323. Baritonal Schwanengesang SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The New Year is off to a predictably challenging start. Everywhere we…
Episode 322. Margaret Marshall Sings Mozart SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Yesterday was the birthday of Countermelody favorite, the ravishing Scottish…
Episode 321. Anna Moffo und die leichte Muse SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode, “Anna Moffo und die leichte Muse,”…
Episode 320. Hadley in Wien SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I can think of no better way to end this difficult…
Episode 319. Leslie Uggams 1965–1975 SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Leslie Uggams’ long-standing place in American pop culture matches that of…
Episode 318. Christmas (Art) Songs, Part Deux SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM A final offering of Christmas music on Countermelody this…
Episode 317. Big Baroque Christmas SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Sometimes when I look back on past episodes of Countermelody, I…
Episode 316. Christmas with Elly Ameling SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM In February our beloved Elly Ameling turns 92. I cannot…
Episode 315. Gilda Cruz-Romo SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM While I was growing up, Gilda Cruz-Romo was a fixture on the…
Episode 314. Yi-Kwei Sze Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM One of the great personal revelations for me in the early…
Episode 313. Get to Know Gilbert Price SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM If you have never heard of Gilbert Price, this…
Episode 312. John Reardon Revisited (World AIDS Day 2024) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Yesterday was World AIDS Day and many…
Episode 311. Ina Souez SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Because we American expats in Germany often celebrate Thanksgiving on the weekend…
Episode 310. Giving Thanks with Roberta Alexander SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM If you, like many of us, are struggling to…
Episode 309. Get to Know Věra Soukupová SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM As a supplement to my ongoing series on great…
Episode 308. Mezzos on the Verge SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I am taking a short break before posting the final…