Episode 127. Maria Ewing

Episode 127. Maria Ewing in Memoriam (Black History Month 2022) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The exceptional, distinctive Maria Ewing died…

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Episode 116. Pop Songs by Lieder Singers

Episode 116. Pop Songs by Lieder Singers SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This week I feature nearly a century’s worth of…

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Episode 97. Owen Williams and Leslie Scott

Episode 97. Owen Williams and Leslie Scott: Two Forgotten Black Pop Baritones SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today I present to…

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Episode 86. Cathy Berberian’s Second Hand Songs

Episode 86. Cathy Berberian’s Second Hand Songs SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I return to Cathy Berberian, Prima Donna of the…

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Episode 81. Happy Songs (straight up)

Episode 81. Happy Songs (straight up) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This week I offset the gloom of last week’s music…

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Episode 73. Carol Brice (BHM 2021 I)

Episode 73. Carol Brice (Black History Month 2021 – I) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Countermelody’s Black History Month celebration for…

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Episode 71. Eidé Noréna

Episode 71. Eidé Noréna SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Kaja Eidé Noréna(1884-1968, née Karoline Hansen), the Norwegian lyric-coloratura soprano, is one…

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Episode 65. 1935 (HB2U, Mommie Dearest!)

Episode 65. 1935 (HB2U, Mommie Dearest!) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This coming Saturday, December 19, is an important day for…

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Episode 52. Operaish Broadway (Crossover Classics VIII)

Episode 52. Operaish Broadway (Crossover Classics VIII) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode (in celebration of Countermelody’s first birthday!) picks…

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Episode 49. Eileen Farrell (Crossover Classics V)

Episode 49. Eileen Farrell: Queen of Crossover (Crossover Classics V) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The American dramatic soprano Eileen Farrell…

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