Episode 473. Renata Scotto and the Opera Queens

Episode 473. Renata Scotto and the Opera Queens SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM We are quickly approaching the third anniversary of…

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Episode 472. Ben Bagley Revisited: Lies Come True

Episode 472. Ben Bagley Revisited: Lies Come True SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM A year ago I published an episode entitled…

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Episode 471. Joan Caplan In Recital

Episode 471. Joan Caplan In Recital SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today we revisit the rare recorded output of my beloved…

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Episode 461. Bubbles on the Nile (Original Edition)

Episode 461. Bubbles on the Nile (Original Edition) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I recently obtained a copy of the rare…

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Episode 460. A Countermelody Nosegay (Mostly Mezzos Edition)

Episode 460. A Countermelody Nosegay (Mostly Mezzos Edition) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM One of my favorite kinds of episodes to…

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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 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 412. Luciano and Mirella Go Home Again

Episode 412. Luciano and Mirella Go Home Again SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today some real meat and potatoes Italian opera.…

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Episode 399. Eileen Farrell (Jane’s Divas II)

Episode 399. Eileen Farrell (Jane’s Divas II) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today, the day that we lay my beloved mother,…

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Episode 396. Meet Shannon Bolin

Episode 396. Meet Shannon Bolin SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode celebrates a prime example of that rara avis, the…

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Episode 391. Ben Bagley’s Three-Dollar Bills [Porter and Hart Edition]

Episode 391. Ben Bagley’s Three-Dollar Bills [Porter and Hart Edition] SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Two months ago I posted an…

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Episode 385. Classical Singer-Songwriters

Episode 385. Classical Singer-Songwriters SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM You’re all going to laugh at me, but that’s okay, cuz I’m…

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Episode 384. Vera Little Revisited

Episode 384. Vera Little Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM On June 3, 2024, the Berlin Senate’s Department of Culture installed…

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Episode 381. I Got a Name (Pride Edition)

Episode 381. I Got a Name (Pride Edition) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM At first blush, this episode may look a…

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Episode 377. Joan Caplan Memorial Tribute

Episode 377. Joan Caplan Memorial Tribute SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This past April, my former voice teacher and treasured friend…

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Episode 376. Bacquier en Récital

Episode 376. Bacquier en Récital [Bastille Day 2025] SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today in honor of Bastille Day, I present…

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Episode 373. Carol Neblett: Girl of the Golden West

Episode 373. Carol Neblett: Girl of the Golden West SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today is the day that the United…

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Episode 370. Lesbian Concentrate and Beyond

Episode 370. Lesbian Concentrate and Beyond SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Continuing the Countermelody show of Pride for this month’s LGBTQ+…

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Episode 369. Joséphine Baker Revisited (Live Edition)

Episode 369. Joséphine Baker Revisited (Live Edition) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Yesterday was a crucial celebration for all US-Americans: Juneteenth.…

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Episode 368. Gay Eccentrics (Pride 2025)

Episode 368. Gay Eccentrics (Pride 2025) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Somewhere along the line in planning my Pride 2025 episodes,…

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Episode 366. Donald Gramm Revisited

Episode 366. Donald Gramm Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I’m going all out (literally) for this year’s Pride celebrations, especially…

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Episode 361. Russell Oberlin Revisited

Episode 361. Russell Oberlin Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I’ve been so lucky this week to cross paths with several…

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Episode 360. Ben Luxon: King of Crossover

Episode 360. Ben Luxon: King of Crossover SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Benjamin Luxon, the esteemed Cornish baritone who died at…

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Episode 348. Rescue Mission II

Episode 348. Rescue Mission II SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM After I post a Countermelody episode on a cherished singer, my…

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Episode 347. Will the Real Eleanor Steber Please St/And Up?

Episode 347. Will the Real Eleanor Steber Please St/And Up? SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Because there is no such thing…

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