Episode 459. The Art of Steven Blier

Episode 459. The Art of Steven Blier SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM There was only one way to follow up my…

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Episode 458. From Ear to Ear: A Conversation with Steven Blier

Episode 458. From Ear to Ear: A Conversation with Steven Blier SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today a new segment of…

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Episode 457. Ein Opernabend mit… Anna Tomowa-Sintow

Episode 457. Ein Opernabend mit… Anna Tomowa-Sintow SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode serves two purposes: First, I introduce my…

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Episode 456. John Wustman In Memoriam

Episode 456. John Wustman In Memoriam SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I had hoped not to be bringing this episode to…

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Episode 455. Back in the Saddle

Episode 455. Back in the Saddle SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Greetings to all from your recently Venetianized podcaster, now (as…

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Episode 454. Gone Fishing

Episode 454. Gone Fishing SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM David and I are still on holiday in the magical city of…

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Episode 453. Out of Commission

Episode 453. Out of Commission SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Next up in my series of Countermelody “vacation episodes,” here’s the…

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Episode 452. Out of the Office

Episode 452. Out of the Office SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Hello, fans and listeners! I am “Óut of the Office”…

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Episode 451. Norman Bailey Sings Three Song Cycles

Episode 451. Norman Bailey Sings Three Song Cycles SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I have twice featured the great British bass-baritone…

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Episode 450. Onelia Fineschi Sings the Undoing of Women

Episode 450. Onelia Fineschi Sings the Undoing of Women SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Onelia Fineschi (1921 – 2004) was one…

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Episode 449. Adele Stolte and Margot Guilleaume Sing Handel

Episode 449. Adele Stolte and Margot Guilleaume Sing Handel SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM On my recent Edith Mathis episode, I…

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Episode 448. Get to Know Germaine Cernay

Episode 448. Get to Know Germaine Cernay SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s featured artist is, I hope, a name that…

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Episode 447. Júlia Hamari in Song

Episode 447. Júlia Hamari in Song SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The rich-voiced and expressive Hungarian mezzo-soprano Júlia Hamari celebrated her…

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Episode 446. Christiane Eda-Pierre and Teresa Żylis-Gara: Hyphenated Rarities

Episode 446. Christiane Eda-Pierre and Teresa Żylis-Gara: Hyphenated Rarities SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Two of the greatest and most versatile…

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Episode 445. Simply Radiant: Edith Mathis In Memoriam

Episode 445. Simply Radiant: Edith Mathis In Memoriam SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today a belated memorial tribute to the beloved…

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Episode 444. Renata Scotto: Casta Diva

Episode 444. Renata Scotto: Casta Diva SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode serves numerous purposes: first, as a belated tribute…

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Episode 443. Meet Klesie Kelly

Episode 443. Meet Klesie Kelly SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM As a pendant to, and continuation of, my Black History Month…

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Episode 442. Henry Wright Revisited

Episode 442. Henry Wright Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Last week I published an episode about Black Pop Singers who…

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Episode 441. A Cavalcade of Spirituals

Episode 441. A Cavalcade of Spirituals SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM As the last official entry in Countermelody’s Black History Month…

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Episode 440. Black Expat Baritones

Episode 440. Black Expat Baritones SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM As the penultimate episode in my 2026 Black History Month series,…

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Episode 439. Grace Bumbry, Proud Soprano [Studio Edition]

Episode 439. Grace Bumbry, Proud Soprano [Studio Edition] SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM As we hurtle toward the third anniversary (in…

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Episode 438. Leontyne Price Sings Richard Strauss Heroines

Episode 438. Leontyne Price Sings Richard Strauss Heroines SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Last week the opera world joined in unanimous…

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Episode 437. Get to Know Faye Robinson

Episode 437. Get to Know Faye Robinson SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s Black History Month episode serves also as a…

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Episode 436. Adelaide Hall, Sophisticated Lady

Episode 436. Adelaide Hall, Sophisticated Lady SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Adelaide Hall (1901 – 1993), entertainer extraordinaire, really had it…

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Episode 435. Tina and the Expats

Episode 435. Tina and the Expats SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I first published this episode two and a half years…

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