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 290. Ileana Cotrubaș Revisited

Episode 290. Ileana Cotrubaș Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM More than four years ago, I published my very first bonus…

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Episode 277. Benjamin Luxon In Memoriam

Episode 277. Benjamin Luxon In Memoriam SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Last week on July 25th, the music world was saddened…

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Episode 266. Sisters in Sapho (Listeners’ Favorites)

Episode 266. Sisters in Sapho (Listeners’ Favorites) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The perfect Octavian(s) It’s been a whirlwind of a…

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Episode 122. Auld Acquaintance II

Episode 122. Auld Acquaintance II SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Part Two of my “Auld Acquaintance” mini-series on Countermelody continues the…

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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 46. Julia Migenes (Crossover Classics II)

Episode 46. Julia Migenes (Crossover Classics II) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s featured artist, the cosmopolitan yet earthy Julia Migenes,…

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Episode 40. Sisters in Sappho

Episode 40. Sisters in Sappho SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The first of my two Queer Pride episodes is devoted to…

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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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Episode 9. Janet Williams II

Episode 9. Janet Williams Interview Part 2. Serendipity @ Merola SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM RECORDINGS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE Giuseppe…

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