Episode 491. Bubbles on the Nile, Verdi Edition SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Here’s another edition of what has become one…
Episode 490. José van Dam chante l’éternité SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today we commemorate the quarter century since 9/11, an…
Episode 489. The Infinite Variety of Regina Resnik SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM On August 30 we observed (posthumously) the 104th…
Episode 488. Ileana Cotrubaș In Memoriam Ileana Cotrubaș, the exquisite Romanian soprano, departed this earthly plane last week at the…
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 479. Get to Know Alain Vanzo I return to the Countermelody Salut à la France miniseries with a tribute…
Episode 464. Moffo and Gedda: Together Yet Separate SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode goes back three and a half…
Episode 462. Get to Know Charles Kullman SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I’ve had a real urge lately to revisit the…
Episode 461. Bubbles on the Nile (Original Edition) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I recently obtained a copy of the rare…
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 455. Back in the Saddle SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Greetings to all from your recently Venetianized podcaster, now (as…
Episode 454. Gone Fishing SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM David and I are still on holiday in the magical city of…
Episode 453. Out of Commission SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Next up in my series of Countermelody “vacation episodes,” here’s the…
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 439. Grace Bumbry, Proud Soprano [Studio Edition] SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM As we hurtle toward the third anniversary (in…
Episode 429. A Smattering of Sopranos SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode reveals and celebrates the opera queen in me:…
Episode 426. Teresa Stratas [Season Seven Premiere] SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I wanted to start off the year (and the…
Episode 419. Wunderlich in Duet SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Anytime I do an episode on Fritz Wunderlich, the sun breaks…
Episode 414. Sass Returns! SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Every hundred or so episodes, I feel compelled to pay a return…
Episode 412. Luciano and Mirella Go Home Again SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today some real meat and potatoes Italian opera.…
Episode 410. Magda Olivero Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM If we have to live in a world of extremes, I…
Episode 405. Rescue Mission (Belated Birthday Edition) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode is the latest installment in my series…