Episode 233. Dusty Pörn Introduces Eleanor Steber (Listeners’ Favorites IV)

Episode 233. Dusty Pörn Introduces Eleanor Steber SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s subject is Eleanor Steber, certainly one of the…

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Episode 198. Cesare Valletti

Episode 198. Cesare Valletti SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode celebrates the Italian tenore di grazia Cesare Valletti (18 December…

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Episode 197. Theatre Dreams

Episode 197. Theatre Dreams SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Ernestine Schumann-Heink and Annie Krull in the original production of Elektra, 1908.…

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Episode 174. Song of Songs

Episode 174. Song of Songs SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This week is a continuation of my memorial tribute to my…

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Episode 163. Season Four Preview

Episode 163. Season Four Preview SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today Countermelody is in limbo: balanced between Seasons Three and Four.…

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Episode 155. Barely Sang at the Met I

Episode 155. Barely Sang at the Met SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s brain teaser: What do world-class singers Irmgard Seefried,…

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Episode 153. Eleanor Steber

Episode 153. Eleanor Steber SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM July 17 is the 108th birthday of Eleanor Steber, surely one of…

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Episode 60. The Bach Aria Group (Full-Figured Baroque I)

Episode 60. The Bach Aria Group (Full-Figured Baroque I) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode, dedicated to historical performances of…

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Episode 51. Legitimate Broadway (Crossover Classics VII)

Episode 51. Legitimate Broadway SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s topic is operetta and opera on Broadway. From the early days…

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Episode 44. Gl’amour, Part Deux (The Invaders)

Episode 44. Gl’amour, Part Deux (The Invaders) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Episode 44 – Gl’amour, Part Deux: The Invaders Aux…

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