Episode 483. Adele Addison @ 101 Today beloved African American soprano Adele Addison, still “sharp as a tack” according to…
Episode Episode 482. Georges Thill: French Twist A further celebration of great French singers today, featuring one of the greatest…
Episode 481. The Young Eleanor Steber Today, July 17, 2026, is the one-hundred-and-twelfth birthday of Eleanor Steber, in the opinion…
Episode 480. Bacquier Encore SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Allons, enfants de la patrie! Let’s celeberate Bastille Day in style! And…
Episode 476. Getting a Handle on Henriëtte Bosmans The final official #Pride2026 episode on Countermelody introduces the Dutch composer, pianist,…
Episode 474. Brigitte Fassbaender Sings Brahms SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Pride 2026 at Countermelody continues with an episode devoted to…
Episode 473. Renata Scotto and the Opera Queens SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM We are quickly approaching the third anniversary of…
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 470. Peter Pears Plays Around A year ago, I published as my final Pride 2025 episode, Pears Sings Not-Britten,…
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 466. Baritones Both Butch and Bonnie SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode features baritones of all stripes (with the…
Episode 465. Black Bach I SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Here is an episode I have been dreaming of putting together…
Episode 464. Moffo and Gedda: Together Yet Separate SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode goes back three and a half…
Episode 460. A Countermelody Nosegay (Mostly Mezzos Edition) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM One of my favorite kinds of episodes to…
Episode 459. The Art of Steven Blier SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM There was only one way to follow up my…
Episode 458. From Ear to Ear: A Conversation with Steven Blier SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today a new segment of…
Episode 457. Ein Opernabend mit… Anna Tomowa-Sintow SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode serves two purposes: First, I introduce my…
Episode 456. John Wustman In Memoriam SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I had hoped not to be bringing this episode to…
Episode 451. Norman Bailey Sings Three Song Cycles SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I have twice featured the great British bass-baritone…
Episode 450. Onelia Fineschi Sings the Undoing of Women SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Onelia Fineschi (1921 – 2004) was one…
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…