Episode 91. Unforgotten (In Memoriam II) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM We continue our memorial tributes this week with the second…
Episode 90. Gone But Not Forgotten SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Christa Ludwig, celebrated two weeks ago, is not the only…
Episode 87. Christa Ludwig I (In Memoriam) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The world of singing sustained an enormous loss a…
Episode 86. Cathy Berberian’s Second Hand Songs SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I return to Cathy Berberian, Prima Donna of the…
Episode 84. Cathy Berberian, Part I: MagnifiCathy SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This episode is the first part of a tribute…
Episode 81. Happy Songs (straight up) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This week I offset the gloom of last week’s music…
Episode 80. Sad Songs (with a twist) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM It’s been a year since the pandemic sent us…
Episode 78. Twentieth Century Pioneers (Black History Month 2021 VI) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM To round off #BlackHistoryMonth2021, I bring…
Episode 73. Carol Brice (Black History Month 2021 – I) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Countermelody’s Black History Month celebration for…
Episode 69. Voiceless Wonders: An Introduction SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Some of the greatest singers in history are not necessarily…
Episode 67. Goodbye 2020 (and Good Riddance!) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Is there anyone out there who will not be…
Episode 66. Christmas (Art) Songs SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM In preparation for the upcoming holiday, I offer this week a…
Episode 62. Gustav Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Music for a World in Crisis VI) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This week…
Episode 55. Season Two Teaser SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This week represents the limbo between the first and second seasons…
Episode 40. Sisters in Sappho SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The first of my two Queer Pride episodes is devoted to…
Episode 34. Charm SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I have planned a series on five different artistic traits that guide a…
Episode 33. Florence Quivar (Mezzo Madness IV) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today I am thrilled and proud to present the…
Episode 32. Fedora Barbieri (Mezzo Madness III) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The Italian mezzo-soprano Fedora Barbieri (1920-2003) was never a…
Episode 31. Janet Baker (Mezzo Mania II) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Few singers have more affected my life in a…
Episode 30. Giulietta Simionato (Mezzo Mania I) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode, a celebration of the delicious and versatile…
Episode 20. Muriel Smith (Black History Month I) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This week kicks off my series of Black…
Episode 6. Shirley Verrett II: La Regina del Bel Canto SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM In this episode in my Shirley…
Episode 5: Shirley Verrett I: La Nera Callas – Falcon or Verdi soprano? SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This episode is the…
Episode 4. Jessye and Her Forebears (Needle Drop I) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Due to a last minute change of…