Episode 481. The Young Eleanor Steber Today, July 17, 2026, is the one-hundred-and-twelfth birthday of Eleanor Steber, in the opinion…
Episode 480. Bacquier Encore SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Allons, enfants de la patrie! Let’s celeberate Bastille Day in style! And…
Episode 479. Get to Know Alain Vanzo I return to the Countermelody Salut à la France miniseries with a tribute…
Episode 478. Martial Singher: Un recueil de mélodies SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today is the first in a series of…
Episode 471. Joan Caplan In Recital SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today we revisit the rare recorded output of my beloved…
Episode 467. Eidé Noréna Sings Gounod SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today I revisit one of my favorite singers of all…
Episode 461. Bubbles on the Nile (Original Edition) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I recently obtained a copy of the rare…
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 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 412. Luciano and Mirella Go Home Again SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today some real meat and potatoes Italian opera.…
Episode 408. Rachel Yakar, Artiste Lyrique Française SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The great French soprano Rachel Yakar died on 24…
Episode 394. Valletti Revisited (French Edition) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM More than two years and nearly two hundred episodes ago,…
Episode 392. Ernst Kozub Revisited (Verdi Edition) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Since posting a tribute to German heldentenor Ernst Kozub…
Episode 377. Joan Caplan Memorial Tribute SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This past April, my former voice teacher and treasured friend…
Episode 376. Bacquier en Récital [Bastille Day 2025] SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today in honor of Bastille Day, I present…
Episode 373. Carol Neblett: Girl of the Golden West SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today is the day that the United…
Episode 371. Margherita Roberti @ 100 (with August Ventura) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM One hundred years ago today, Margaret Jean…
Episode 364. Grace Bumbry, Proud Soprano (Live Edition) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM It’s Pride Month, and what better time to…
Episode 359. Get to Know Hugo Hasslo SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The earliest selection on last week’s Elisabeth Söderström episode…
Episode 355. John Wustman (Honor Your Mentors I) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I have been reminded over and over again…
Episode 341. Robert Massard Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM A year and a half ago, I posted an episode on…
Episode 328. Mezzos in Extremis SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Right after the disastrous US election of November 2024, I published…
Episode 315. Gilda Cruz-Romo SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM While I was growing up, Gilda Cruz-Romo was a fixture on the…