{"id":156,"date":"2019-08-28T11:46:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T09:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2019-09-30T18:15:58","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T16:15:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Countermelody Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-primary\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-animated-block mega-toggle-block-1' id='mega-toggle-block-1'><button aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"mega-toggle-animated mega-toggle-animated-slider\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"mega-menu-primary\">\n                  <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-box\">\n                    <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-inner\"><\/span>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul id=\"mega-menu-primary\" class=\"mega-menu max-mega-menu mega-menu-horizontal mega-no-js\" data-event=\"hover_intent\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-effect-speed=\"200\" data-effect-mobile=\"slide\" data-effect-speed-mobile=\"200\" data-mobile-force-width=\"body\" data-second-click=\"go\" data-document-click=\"collapse\" data-vertical-behaviour=\"standard\" data-breakpoint=\"600\" data-unbind=\"true\" data-mobile-state=\"collapse_all\" data-mobile-direction=\"vertical\" data-hover-intent-timeout=\"300\" data-hover-intent-interval=\"100\"><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-home mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19160\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19160\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19161\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19161\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/about-daniel\/\">About Daniel<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-current_page_parent mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19171\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19171\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/all-episodes\/\">All Episodes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-main-message is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABOUT COUNTERMELODY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Hello, and welcome to the homepage for <strong><em>Countermelody<\/em><\/strong>, the new podcast on great singers and great singing with the American countertenor, coach, teacher, and writer Daniel Gundlach (that\u2019s me!) In today\u2019s world where misunderstanding and hostility increasingly are the order of the day, I remain daily grateful for the miracle of the human voice raised in song. At its best, the singing voice is unmatched in conveying unvarnished truth, honesty, transparency, and sincerity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I have been a lover of singing for as long as I can remember. I have beautiful memories as a toddler of my grandfather singing \u201cDanny Boy\u201d to me on the porch swing. He couldn\u2019t even really carry a tune, but in my mind\u2019s ear I can still hear that gravelly sound rumbling through his chest when I placed my head just so. To me, all these years later, it was and still is the sound of pure love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Around the same time, I was drawn to the loftier world of opera through a haphazard copy of <strong><em>The Victor Book of the Opera<\/em><\/strong> that by a strange set of circumstances found its way into our home. (I\u2019ll tell you that story and a few other autobiographical tidbits in future podcast episodes.) But to paraphrase the sublime Janet Williams remarks in our recent interview, \u201cThere is no such thing as happenstance.\u201d So by means of that same non-happenstance, whether you call it synchronicity, a guiding light, or divine intervention, I encountered the voice of Leontyne Price singing the title role of Verdi\u2019s <strong><em>Aida <\/em><\/strong>on a broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera and for this five-year-old, there was no turning back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">My earliest listening experiences exposed me to singers who greatly influenced my impressionable young self and who remain guiding lights for me today: singers like Lotte Lehmann, Claudia Muzio, Janet Baker, Maria Callas, Jennifer Vyvyan, Brigitte Fassbaender, Anita Cerquetti, G\u00e9rard Souzay, Shirley Verrett, Margaret Price, Peter Schreier, Renata Scotto, Eileen Farrell, Peter Pears, Lucia Popp, Alexander Kipnis, Maggie Teyte, Carol Neblett, Gundula Janowitz, Jussi Bj\u00f6rling, Elisabeth S\u00f6derstr\u00f6m, Jennie Tourel, R\u00e9gine Crespin, Eleanor Steber, and so many others. These singers put their lives on the line for their art and poured their heart, soul, and artistry into all they did. There\u2019s nothing half-assed about their artistry; they speak directly to my heart and I love them (and so many others) for that level of commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">As I spread my listening net wider, I discovered many, many more singers who also enchanted me. Some, but not all of them, were nearly perfect singers, some were not. Some were widely celebrated; others, less so. What linked them all was that they all had something crucial to say. I\u2019m talking about singers like Irmgard Seefried, Hugo Hasslo, Eid\u00e9 Nor\u00e9na, Heinrich Rehkemper, Teresa Stratas, Sergei Lemeshev, Janine Micheau, Pavel Lisitsian, Galina Vishnevskaya, S\u00e1ndor K\u00f3nya, Delia Reinhardt, Riccardo Stracciari, Sylvia Sass, and <em>so many <\/em>others. These are some of the singers, particularly the less well-known ones, which I am eager to bring to my listeners, whether in the guise of an old favorite, a forgotten pleasure, or a first acquaintance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Over my years of listening I have developed a set of criteria for what I consider to be the most vital kind of singing. And while I am sometimes critical of today\u2019s crop of singers, though there are also some amazing singers currently working whose performances have given me a great deal of joy: off the top of my head: <a href=\"https:\/\/lisetteoropesa.com\/\">Lisette Oropesa<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matthewswensen.com\/\">Matthew Swensen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saioahernandez.net\/\">Saioa Hern\u00e1ndez<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huwmontaguerendall.com\/\">Huw Montague Rendall<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sarajakubiak.com\/\">Sara Jakubiak<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/prettyyende.com\/\">Pretty Yende<\/a>, as well as the more established but still active <a href=\"http:\/\/krassimira-stoyanova.com\/\">Krassimira Stoyanova<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.machreich-artists.com\/kuenstlerinnen_biografie.php?id=18\">Soile Isokoski<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/renepape.com\/en\/\">Ren\u00e9 Pape<\/a>. I look forward to sharing them with you, too. Those singers that I am less admiring of I will pass over with minimal or no comment; even if I don\u2019t respond to what a singer is doing, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s necessary for them to be attacked and I\u2019m not out to make enemies of their fans and adherents. (Now I just hope that I can adhere to that standard, at least \u201con the air\u201d!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">If must also be said that of <em>course<\/em> committed artistry is not limited to singers in the fields of opera and classical music. Though in my early years I was rather a snob regarding pop music, I have expanded my horizons to embrace many different musical genres. I hope to be able to provide a platform for a discussion of these types of singers as well, ranging from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biography.com\/musician\/edith-piaf\">Edith Piaf<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.annielennox.com\/\">Annie Lennox<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/j577kp\/dusty-springfield-lgbtq-lesbian-biography\">Dusty Springfield<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/billieholiday.com\/\">Billie Holiday<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cyndilauper.com\/\">Cyndi Lauper<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.judygarlandmuseum.com\/\">Judy Garland<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ronstadt-linda.com\/\">Linda Ronstadt<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonnieraitt.com\/\">Bonnie Raitt<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arts.gov\/honors\/jazz\/carmen-mcrae\">Carmen McRae<\/a>. Some of you may look at that list of names and nod your heads knowingly. To which I respond, yeah, I am a proud gay man <em>d\u2019un certain \u00e2ge<\/em> . There\u2019s a reason we value these life-or-death singers, no matter what genre they are singing in: they tell us the truth, and in this era of corporate lies and fake news, we are in desperate need of truth, from whatever quarter it issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">If it sounds as if I am on a bit of a mission here, that\u2019s probably true: Over the course of my entire life I have been listening to singers, followed by a career as a singer myself, which in more recent years has expanded to a further career as a voice teacher and vocal coach. My career was a fairly active one which never took full flight. In spite of that, I had some of the most gratifying experiences of my life performing on some of the world\u2019s great stages. I am also convinced that my vocal longevity has more to do with underemployment than flawless vocal technique! I was guided by my own musical instincts which sometimes were filtered through an unfortunate self-doubt. But I never doubted the ideal that I had in my ear, an ideal that had been shaped by so many hours listening to great singers, singers that I took into my heart and that helped make me into the singer, the artist, and the person that I am today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Though <strong><em>Countermelody<\/em><\/strong> will be available wherever you normally get your podcasts, this page will also provide access to show notes for each individual episode. These may include YouTube clips, photographs, and possibly a bibliography and links to other relevant material which I hope will enhance your listening experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It\u2019s quite possible that my entire life has been leading to this point, weekly episodes of <strong><em>Countermelody<\/em><\/strong>, that is. I look forward to bringing to my listening public the experiences, voices, and singers that have helped shape me and hope that you, too, might find a place for them in your listening pantheons and perhaps also into your hearts. Thanks for tuning in!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-search-bar advgb-search-bar-wrapper undefined\"><form method=\"get\" action=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\" class=\"advgb-search-bar-form\" role=\"search\"><div class=\"advgb-search-bar-inner\" style=\"width:500px\"><div class=\"advgb-search-bar\" style=\"border-radius:0\"><span class=\"advgb-search-bar-icon\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" stroke=\"currentColor\" strokewidth=\"2\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle fill=\"none\" cx=\"11\" cy=\"11\" r=\"8\"><\/circle><line x1=\"21\" x2=\"16.65\" y1=\"21\" y2=\"16.65\"><\/line><\/svg><\/span><input type=\"text\" class=\"advgb-search-bar-input\" name=\"s\" placeholder=\"Type to search\u2026\"\/><\/div><div class=\"advgb-search-button-wrapper\"><button type=\"submit\" class=\"advgb-search-bar-button advgb-search-btn-80cc7552-41b5-47c9-a324-cb908092f582\" style=\"border-radius:0\">SEARCH<\/button><\/div><\/div><\/form><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>RECENT EPISODES<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/05\/episode-452-out-of-the-office\/\">Episode 452. Out of the Office<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/episode-451-norman-bailey-sings-three-song-cycles\/\">Episode 451. Norman Bailey Sings Three Song Cycles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/episode-450-onelia-fineschi-sings-the-undoing-of-women\/\">Episode 450. Onelia Fineschi Sings the Undoing of Women<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/episode-449-adele-stolte-and-margot-guilleaume-sing-handel\/\">Episode 449. Adele Stolte and Margot Guilleaume Sing Handel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/episode-448-get-to-know-germaine-cernay\/\">Episode 448. Get to Know Germaine Cernay<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M8bwUVtMohs\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xOob_eaeBCQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FEATURED SINGERS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-images-slider advgb-images-slider-block advgb-images-slider-lightbox\"><div class=\"advgb-images-slider\"><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01-Leontyne-as-Tosca.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Leontyne Price as Tosca<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/03-Janet-Baker.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Janet Baker<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Vyvyvan-2.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Jennifer Vyvyan<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/06-Fassbaender.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Brigitte Fassbaender as Octavian<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/08-Margaret-Price.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Margaret Price as Tytania<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/07-Shirley-Verrett.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Shirley Verrett<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/09-Peter-Schreier.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Peter Schreier<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-Eileen-Farrell.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Eileen Farrell<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/12-Lucia-Popp.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Lucia Popp<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/11-Peter-Pears-as-Grimes.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Peter Pears as Peter Grimes<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13-Alexander-Kipnis.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Alexander Kipnis<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-images-slider advgb-images-slider-block advgb-images-slider-lightbox\"><div class=\"advgb-images-slider\"><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/14-Maggie-Teyte.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Maggie Teyte as Tha\u00efs<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Neblett.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" 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class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Jussi Bj\u00f6rling as Manrico<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/17-Elisabeth-Soderstrom.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Elisabeth S\u00f6derstr\u00f6m<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18-Jennie-Tourel-1.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Jennie Tourel<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/19-Crespin.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\"> R\u00e9gine Crespin as Kundry<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20-Eleanor-Steber-in-an-arch-mood.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Eleanor Steber<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/21-Irmgard-Seefried.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Irmgard Seefried<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/22-Teresa-Stratas.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Teresa Stratas as Lulu<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/23-Sergei-Lemeshev.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Sergei Lemeshev<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-images-slider advgb-images-slider-block advgb-images-slider-lightbox\"><div class=\"advgb-images-slider\"><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24-Janine-Micheau.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Janine Micheau<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/25-Pavel-Lisitsian.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Pavel Lisitsian<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/26-Galina-Vishnevskaya.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Galina Vishnevskaya<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27-Sandor-Konya.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">S\u00e1ndor K\u00f3nya<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/28-Delia-Reinhardt.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Delia Reinhardt<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/29-Riccardo-Stracciari.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Riccardo Stracciari<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/30-Sylvia-Sass.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Sylvia Sass<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Saioa-Hernandez-2.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Saioa Hern\u00e1ndez<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Huw-Montague-Rendall-2.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Huw Montague Rendall<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pretty-Yende-2.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Pretty Yende<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Rene-Pape-2.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Ren\u00e9 Pape<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-images-slider advgb-images-slider-block advgb-images-slider-lightbox\"><div class=\"advgb-images-slider\"><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/31-Edith-Piaf.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Edith Piaf<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/32a-Annie-Lennox.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Annie Lennox<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/33b-Dusty.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Dusty Springfield<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/34-Billie-Holiday.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Billie Holiday<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/35-Cyndi-Lauper.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Cyndi Lauper<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/36a-Judy-Garland.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Judy Garland<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/37-Linda-Ronstadt.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Linda Ronstadt<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/38-Bonnie-Raitt.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Bonnie Raitt<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/39-Carmen-McRae.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Carmen McRae<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Jake-Shears-2.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Jake Shears<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sammy-Davis-Jr.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Sammy Davis Jr.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-images-slider advgb-images-slider-block advgb-images-slider-lightbox\"><div class=\"advgb-images-slider\"><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Russell-Oberlin-2.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Russell Oberlin<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Rosa-Ponselle-Margared.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Rosa Ponselle<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Franco.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Franco Corelli<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ernestine-Schumann-Heink-as-Fides-in-Le-Prophete.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Ernestine Schumann-Heink<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Fritz.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Fritz Wunderlich<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Edith-Mathis.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Edith Mathis<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stella.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Antonietta Stella<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Jadlowker.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Hermann Jadlowker<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05b-Maria-2.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Maria Callas<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Thill.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" 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