Episode 477. American Orchestral Song [Queer Edition] I know, I know, I said that we were done with Pride for…
Episode 476. Getting a Handle on Henriëtte Bosmans The final official #Pride2026 episode on Countermelody introduces the Dutch composer, pianist,…
Episode 472. Ben Bagley Revisited: Lies Come True SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM A year ago I published an episode entitled…
Episode 471. Joan Caplan In Recital SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today we revisit the rare recorded output of my beloved…
Episode 469. Muriel and Angela: Together Again for the First Time SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s Pride episode foregrounds trans…
Episode 468. Deutsche Orchesterlieder: Beyond Mahler and Strauss SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode is another devoted to orchestral song,…
Episode 467. Eidé Noréna Sings Gounod SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today I revisit one of my favorite singers of all…
Episode 465. Black Bach I SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Here is an episode I have been dreaming of putting together…
Episode 460. A Countermelody Nosegay (Mostly Mezzos Edition) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM One of my favorite kinds of episodes to…
Episode 457. Ein Opernabend mit… Anna Tomowa-Sintow SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode serves two purposes: First, I introduce my…
Episode 452. Out of the Office SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Hello, fans and listeners! I am “Óut of the Office”…
Episode 450. Onelia Fineschi Sings the Undoing of Women SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Onelia Fineschi (1921 – 2004) was one…
Episode 449. Adele Stolte and Margot Guilleaume Sing Handel SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM On my recent Edith Mathis episode, I…
Episode 448. Get to Know Germaine Cernay SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s featured artist is, I hope, a name that…
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 441. A Cavalcade of Spirituals SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM As the last official entry in Countermelody’s Black History Month…
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 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 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:…