Episode 412. Luciano and Mirella Go Home Again

Episode 412. Luciano and Mirella Go Home Again SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today some real meat and potatoes Italian opera.…

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Episode 373. Carol Neblett: Girl of the Golden West

Episode 373. Carol Neblett: Girl of the Golden West SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today is the day that the United…

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Episode 371. Margherita Roberti @ 100

Episode 371. Margherita Roberti @ 100 (with August Ventura) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM One hundred years ago today, Margaret Jean…

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Episode 364. Grace Bumbry, Proud Soprano (Live Edition)

Episode 364. Grace Bumbry, Proud Soprano (Live Edition) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM It’s Pride Month, and what better time to…

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Episode 347. Will the Real Eleanor Steber Please St/And Up?

Episode 347. Will the Real Eleanor Steber Please St/And Up? SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Because there is no such thing…

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Episode 346. Olive Middleton and La Puma (Alternate Universe Bel Canto)

Episode 346. Olive Middleton and La Puma (Alternate Universe Bel Canto) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Hello, Campers! Once again it…

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Episode 265. Meet Hana Janků

Episode 265. Meet Hana Janků SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Have you ever encountered a singer that no one has apparently…

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Episode 262. Sylvia Sass Revisited

Episode 262. Sylvia Sass Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Several summers ago I published my first episode celebrating the artistry…

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Episode 232. Janet Williams and Paul Padillo Introduce Maria Ewing (Listeners’ Favorites III)

Episode 232. Janet Williams and Paul Padillo Introduce Maria Ewing (Listeners’ Favorites III) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM January 9 is…

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Episode 230. Brian Castles-Onion Introduces Ira Siff (Listeners’ Favorites I)

Episode 230. Brian Castles-Onion Introduces Ira Siff: La Gran Scena and Beyond (Listeners’ Favorites I) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Welcome…

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Episode 226. Maria Callas

Episode 226. Maria Callas: The Singer of the Century SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM What is there to say about today’s…

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Episode 192. Virginia Zeani

Episode 192. Virginia Zeani: The Soul of the Voice SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Virginia Zeani (21 October 1925 – 20…

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Episode 180. Anna Moffo Reappraised

Episode 180. Anna Moffo Reappraised SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The Italian-American lyric coloratura soprano Anna Moffo (1932-2006) is, for many,…

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Episode 160. Donald Gramm

Episode 160. Donald Gramm SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Dear ones, I present to you today the extraordinarily versatile bass-baritone and…

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Episode 136. Puccini en Français

Episode 136. Puccini en Français SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This week’s episode is a counterpart to my ongoing exploration of…

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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 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 41. Ira Siff

Episode 41. Ira Siff: La Gran Scena and Beyond SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Episode 41 – Ira Siff: La Gran…

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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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