Episode 378. Rescue Mission III

Episode 378. Rescue Mission III (Friends Edition) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Even after I publish a Countermelody episode on a…

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Episode 354. Get to Know April Cantelo

Episode 354. Get to Know April Cantelo SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Only recently have I become fully aware of the…

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Episode 317. Big Baroque Christmas

Episode 317. Big Baroque Christmas SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Sometimes when I look back on past episodes of Countermelody, I…

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Episode 278. George Shirley Revisited

Episode 278. George Shirley Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This August I shall be supplementing each new episode published with…

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Episode 242. Damon Evans Introduces George Shirley (BHM 2024)

Episode 242. Damon Evans Introduces George Shirley (BHM 2024) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This week I present a Countermelody mini-series…

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Episode 212. Ian Partridge

Episode 212. Ian Partridge SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Ian Partridge, the quintessential English lyric tenor, celebrated his 85th birthday in…

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Episode 183. Martina Arroyo

Episode 183. Martina Arroyo SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Last week on Feburary 2, the beloved African American soprano Martina Arroyo…

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Episode 165. Giuseppe Verdi: A Libran Birthday Tribute

Episode 165. Giuseppe Verdi: A Birthday Tribute from Fellow Librans SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The great Giuseppe Verdi was born…

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Episode 125. Jon Vickers

Episode 125. Jon Vickers (Great Canadian Singers) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Our series saluting great Canadian singers continues with a…

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Episode 124. Dave’s Picks

Episode 124. Dave’s Picks SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s special episode is in honor of my best friend, partner-in-crime and…

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Episode 115. Jules Bledsoe

Episode 115. Jules Bledsoe SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This week I present an important African American artist who has been…

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Episode 89. The Radiant Heather Harper

Episode 89. The Radiant Heather Harper SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I have dreamed of doing an episode on the great…

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Episode 85. George Shirley @ 87

Episode 85. George Shirley @ 87 SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today I finally get to pay tribute to one of…

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Episode 78. Twentieth Century Pioneers (BHM2021 VI)

Episode 78. Twentieth Century Pioneers (Black History Month 2021 VI) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM To round off #BlackHistoryMonth2021, I bring…

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Episode 67. Goodbye, 2020 (and Good Riddance!)

Episode 67. Goodbye 2020 (and Good Riddance!) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Is there anyone out there who will not be…

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Episode 57. Francisco Araiza @ 70

Episode 57. Francisco Araiza @ 70 SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM On October 4, the great Mexican tenor Francisco Araiza celebrated…

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Episode 39. Pathos à la Cotrubas

Episode 39. Pathos à la Cotrubas SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Several weeks ago I began a series on particular vocal…

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