{"id":1244,"date":"2019-09-29T17:52:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T15:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?p=1244"},"modified":"2023-12-08T03:21:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T02:21:05","slug":"episode-2-interview-with-nicholas-tamagna-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/29\/episode-2-interview-with-nicholas-tamagna-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 2: Nicholas Tamagna I"},"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-controls=\"mega-menu-primary\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"mega-toggle-animated 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class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:flex-start\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"#\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\">Nicholas Tamagna<\/h4><p class=\"advgb-image-slider-text\">Dario Acosta Photography \u00a9 2018<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Pastor-Fido-2-Kopie-e1569609327719.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Nicholas Tamagna as Silvio\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:flex-start\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"#\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\">Nicholas Tamagna as Silvio<\/h4><p class=\"advgb-image-slider-text\">Il Pastor Fido (G.F. Handel) | Halle H\u00e4ndelfestspiele and Parnassus Arts Productions<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/farnace3.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Nicholas Tamagna as Farnace\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:flex-start\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"#\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\">Nicholas Tamagna as Farnace<\/h4><p class=\"advgb-image-slider-text\">Mitridate, Re di Ponto (W.A. Mozart) | Little Opera Theater of New York<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_0119.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Nicholas Tamagna as the Refugee\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:flex-start\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"#\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\">Nicholas Tamagna as the Refugee<\/h4><p class=\"advgb-image-slider-text\">Flight (J. Dove) | Opera Omaha<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_0126.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Nicholas Tamagna as the Refugee\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:flex-start\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"#\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\">Nicholas Tamagna as the Refugee<\/h4><p class=\"advgb-image-slider-text\">Flight (J. Dove) | Opera Omaha<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_0121.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Nicholas Tamagna as Siroe\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:flex-start\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"#\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\">Nicholas Tamagna as Siroe<\/h4><p class=\"advgb-image-slider-text\">Siroe, Re di Persia (J.A. Hasse) | Oldenburgishes Staatstheater and Reisopera, NL<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_0098.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Nicholas Tamagna as Siroe\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:flex-start\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"#\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\">Nicholas Tamagna as Siroe<\/h4><p class=\"advgb-image-slider-text\">Siroe, Re di Persia (J.A. Hasse) | Oldenburgishes Staatstheater and Reisopera, NL<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_0122.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Nicholas Tamagna as Pompeo\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:flex-start\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"#\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\">Nicholas Tamagna as Pompeo<\/h4><p class=\"advgb-image-slider-text\">Farnace (A. Vivaldi) | Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, SC<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_0158.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Nicholas Tamagna as Polinesso\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:flex-start\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"#\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\">Nicholas Tamagna as Polinesso<\/h4><p class=\"advgb-image-slider-text\">Ariodante (G.F. Handel) | Theater M\u00fcnster<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2544.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Nicholas Tamagna as Amore \" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:flex-start\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"#\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\">Nicholas Tamagna as Amore <\/h4><p class=\"advgb-image-slider-text\">L&#8217;Europa (A. Melani) | Potsdamer Musikfestspiele Sanssouci<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_0142.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Nicholas Tamagna as Akhnaten \" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:flex-start\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"#\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\">Nicholas Tamagna as Akhnaten <\/h4><p class=\"advgb-image-slider-text\">Akhnaten (P. Glass) | Melbourne Concert Opera<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_0131.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Nicholas Tamagna (as soloist)\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:flex-start\"><a class=\"advgb-image-slider-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"#\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/a><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\">Nicholas Tamagna (as soloist)<\/h4><p class=\"advgb-image-slider-text\">Carnegie Hall, New York<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I am excited to offer as my guest for the next two episodes the marvelous young American countertenor<strong> <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/nicholastamagna.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nicholas Tamagna<\/strong><\/a>. Nicholas sat down with me this past June to discuss many different aspects of countertenordom, including in-depth discussions of several recent productions of Handel and Monteverdi operas in which he was involved and the challenges of performing these different musical styles and dramatic contexts. We also discuss the route by which Nicholas discovered his countertenor voice, the joys of playing comedy and flawed heroes, and his childhood fascination with language, and how that has served him in good stead in his performing career. The episode, which also features numerous recent live clips of Nicholas singing, concludes with our discovery of our mutual love for an iconic French film. Please join us next week for the conclusion of this interview.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized advgb-dyn-2a411210\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Nicholas-T-II-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Nicholas-T-II-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1380\" style=\"width:410px;height:307px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Nicholas-T-II-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Nicholas-T-II-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nicholas and Daniel in Berlin, Spring 2013<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-size\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>NICHOLAS TAMAGNA BIO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Countertenor Nicholas Tamagna has garnered widespread acclaim for his commanding expressive vocal timbre, his breathtaking musicianship, and superb acting skills; establishing himself as a leading countertenor in his generation. The <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/05\/23\/arts\/music\/handels-rodrigo-at-gershwin-hotel.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>New York Times<\/strong><\/a><\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/05\/23\/arts\/music\/handels-rodrigo-at-gershwin-hotel.html\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>has described him as a \u201cstandout\u2026 singing with a luminous countertenor, strong coloratura and dramatic conviction.\u201d In 2019 he joins the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wiener-staatsoper.at\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Wiener Staatsoper<\/strong><\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.metopera.org\/season\/2019-20-season\/agrippina\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Metropolitan Opera<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>making his debuts in both houses covering productions of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boosey.com\/composer\/Benjamin+Britten\"><strong>Britten<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"A Midsummer Night's Dream (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boosey.com\/pages\/opera\/moreDetails?musicID=5633\" target=\"_blank\">A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream<\/a><\/em><\/strong> as Oberon and Handel\u2019s <em>Agrippina<\/em> as Narciso, respectively. In the past season, he was twice featured at the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"H\u00e4ndelfestspiele (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/haendelhaus.de\/de\/hfs\/startseite\" target=\"_blank\">H\u00e4ndelfestspiele Halle<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/haendelhaus.de\/de\/hfs\/startseite\"> <\/a>appearing as Silvio in Handel\u2019s <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barock-konzerte.de\/pages\/25_0_0_9.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ll Pastor Fido<\/strong><\/a><\/em> and as Ruggiero in Handel\u2019s <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Alcina (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barock-konzerte.de\/pages\/25_0_0_66.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Alcina<\/strong><\/a><\/em>. Earlier this year, he was also heard as Ottone in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.florentineopera.org\/Poppea\"><strong>L&#8217;incoronazione di Poppea<\/strong><\/a> <\/em>with the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.florentineopera.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Florentine Opera Company<\/strong><\/a> in Milwaukee, WI. In the fall of 2019 he will tour Germany and Switzerland with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lauttencompagney.de\/\"><strong>Lautten Compagney <\/strong><\/a>in his premiere assumption of the title role of Handel\u2019s <em>Rinaldo<\/em> in addition to reprising the role of Ruggiero in <em>Alcina<\/em>. In 2018 he made his debut at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theater-wien.at\/de\/home\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Theater an der Wien<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gliwiczanie.pl\/Reportaz\/victoria\/victoria.htm\"><strong>Victoria Teatru <\/strong><\/a>in Gliwice, Poland with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.parnassus.at\/index.php?id=1&amp;L=1\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Parnassus Arts Productions<\/strong><\/a> in a special concert presentation of <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theater-wien.at\/en\/programme-tickets\/production\/788\/Gismondo-re-di-Polonia\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Gismondo, Re di Polonia<\/strong><\/a><\/em> by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/leonardo-vinci-mn0001629747\/biography\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Leonardo Vinci<\/strong><\/a>, a role he just recorded last month for December 2019 release, and which tours this season in Poland. He will also return to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reisopera.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nederlandse Reisopera<\/strong><\/a> for their production of Handel\u2019s <em>Giulio Cesare in Egitto<\/em> as Tolomeo in 2022, a co-production with the <a aria-label=\"H\u00e4ndelfestspiele (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.haendel-festspiele.de\/\"><strong>G\u00f6ttingen<\/strong> <\/a><a aria-label=\"H\u00e4ndelfestspiele (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.haendel-festspiele.de\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>H\u00e4ndelfestspiele<\/strong><\/a>. Further upcoming performances include Bertarido in Handel\u2019s <em>Rodelinda<\/em> at the 2020 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lfbm.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>London Festival of Baroque Music<\/strong><\/a>, and at the <a href=\"https:\/\/staatstheater.de\/\"><strong>Oldenburgisches Staatstheater<\/strong><\/a>; and the role of Turio in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical.net\/music\/comp.lst\/acc\/hasse.php\"><strong>Hasse<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s <em>Cajo Fabrizio <\/em>with Parnassus Arts. Also active in the field of contemporary opera, he will return to the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater in 2020 for their production of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jonathandove.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jonathan Dove<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jonathandove.com\/flight.html\"><strong>Flight<\/strong><\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jonathandove.com\/flight.html\"> <\/a>in the central role of The Refugee, a role he first sang with <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.operaomaha.org\/\"><strong>Opera Omaha<\/strong><\/a> in 2017. He has also twice sung <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/philipglass.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Philip Glass<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s <em>Akhnaten<\/em>, in <a aria-label=\"Melbourne (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indyopera.org\/\"><strong>Indianapolis<\/strong><\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Melbourne (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theconsortofmelbourne.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Melbourne<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicholas Tamagna\u2019s international career first began in 2014 with the role of Oronte in Handel\u2019s <em>Riccardo Primo<\/em> with the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.staatstheater.karlsruhe.de\/programm\/haendel-festspiele-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Badisches Staatstheater H\u00e4ndelfestspiele in Karlsruhe <\/strong><\/a>directed by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lincredule.com\/benjamin-lazar\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Benjamin Lazar<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> Since then he has also sung the title role and toured in a much-acclaimed co-production of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bach-cantatas.com\/Lib\/Hasse-Johann-Adolf.htm\"><strong>Hasse<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siroe_(Hasse)\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Siroe, Re di Persia<\/strong><\/a><\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siroe_(Hasse)\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>with the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reisopera.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nederlandse Reisopera<\/strong><\/a> in eight cities in the Netherlands and at the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/staatstheater.de\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Oldenburgisches Staatstheater<\/strong><\/a> in Germany. He also made his debut with the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musikfestspiele-potsdam.de\/en\/programme-tickets\/programme\/programme-details\/leuropa.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Musikfestpiele Potsdam at the Sanssouci Palace<\/strong><\/a> as Amore in a production of <em>L\u2019Europa<\/em> by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alessandro_Melani\"><strong>Alessandro Melani<\/strong><\/a> directed by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dedacristinacolonna.com\/biografia\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Deda Christina Colonna<\/strong><\/a>. He has also sung at the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/spoletousa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Spoleto Festival USA<\/strong><\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.operaderouen.fr\/en\/\"><strong>Op\u00e9ra de Haute-Normandie Rouen<\/strong><\/a> as well as at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiehall.org\/\"><strong>Carnegie Hall<\/strong><\/a>. His recording entitled \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outhere-music.com\/en\/albums\/son-of-england-alpha-285\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Son of England: Music of Jeremiah Clarke and Henry Purcell<\/strong><\/a>\u201d with <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Vincent Dumestre (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.poemeharmonique.fr\/en\/le-poeme-harmonique\/le-poeme-harmonique\/vincent-dumestre\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vincent Dumestre<\/a> <\/strong>and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.poemeharmonique.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Le Po\u00e8me Harmonique<\/strong><\/a> is currently available on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/outhere-music.com\/en\/labels\/alpha\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Alpha Classics<\/strong><\/a> label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex advgb-dyn-fbdc4fc5\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" data-id=\"1493\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Son-of-England-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Son-of-England-2.jpg 225w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Son-of-England-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"249\" height=\"238\" data-id=\"1494\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ring-Out-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1494\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"1495\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Lola-Williams-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Lola-Williams-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Lola-Williams-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicholas appears on two new recordings this fall. One, entitled <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/jessicameyermusic.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ring Out<\/strong><\/a><\/em>,  is a collection of compositions by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/jessicameyermusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jessica Meyer<\/strong><\/a>. Nicholas performs in&nbsp;<em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5EqXDczpyPE\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Seasons of Basho<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<\/em>a four-song cycle to texts by the Japanese poet&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Matsuo Basho (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poets\/basho\" target=\"_blank\">Matsuo Basho<\/a> <\/strong>scored for countertenor, viola, the composer herself, and piano, played in the recording by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/adammarks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Adam Marks<\/strong><\/a>. The album is available on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brightshiny.ninja\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bright Shiny Things<\/strong><\/a> label. The second CD is of songs by the self-taught and heretofore virtually unknown composer,<strong> <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newworldrecords.org\/uploads\/filecBGqj.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Lola Williams<\/strong><\/a> (1913-2013), whose music contains echoes of Delius and Mahler. On this recording Nicholas performs alongside soprano <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/sarahmoultonfaux.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sarah Mouton Faux<\/strong><\/a> and pianist <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/music.yale.edu\/faculty\/taylor-ted\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ted Taylor<\/strong><\/a>. <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newworldrecords.org\/album.cgi?rm=view&amp;album_id=95527\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Where Should This Music Be?<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong><\/em>is now available on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newworldrecords.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>New World Records<\/strong><\/a> label. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-size\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>RECORDINGS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized advgb-dyn-249548c8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sutherland-Wunderlich-Alcina.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sutherland-Wunderlich-Alcina.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1496\" style=\"width:252px;height:214px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Handel: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UWpZXmqrgP8\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Musette from the Overture to <\/strong><\/a><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UWpZXmqrgP8\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Alcina<\/strong><\/a><\/em>. During my reading of Nicholas&#8217;s biography, I played an excerpt from the Overture to <em>Alcina<\/em>, one of the operas in which Nicholas recently appeared with the  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/haendelhaus.de\/de\/hfs\/startseite\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>H\u00e4ndelfestspiele Halle<\/strong><\/a>. Because I am so &#8220;old school&#8221; I chose to use the recording of an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l7ivsYgJS4TFIWn5tKrXR5bo3AMxD-e9k\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>historic radio broadcast<\/strong><\/a> featuring <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bruceduffie.com\/leitner.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ferdinand Leitner<\/strong><\/a> and the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cappella-coloniensis.de\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cappella Coloniensis<\/strong><\/a>. The 1959 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Westdeutscher_Rundfunk\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Westdeutscher Rundfunk<\/strong><\/a> recording marks the only time that <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.joansutherlandsociety.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Joan Sutherland<\/strong><\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/fritz-wunderlich-ges.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Fritz Wunderlich<\/strong><\/a> appeared together. Others featured in the case include the recently departed but unforgettable <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/brittenpears.org\/2019\/07\/new-collection-norma-procter-1928-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Norma Procter<\/strong><\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/operalounge.de\/features\/portraits-interviews\/tenor-callas-aera\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nicola Monti<\/strong><\/a>,  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bach-cantatas.com\/Bio\/Dijck-Jeannette.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jeannette van D\u0133ck<\/strong><\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thomashemsley.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Thomas Hemsley<\/strong><\/a>. In 2008, it received an official release on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deutschegrammophon.com\/de\/cat\/4778017?\"><strong>Deutsche Grammophon<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Handel: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=464924300916027\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;<strong>Non vu\u00f2  legarmi il cor<\/strong>&#8220;<\/a> from <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/handelhendrix.org\/learn\/about-handel\/opera-synopses\/il-pastor-fido\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Il pastor fido<\/strong><\/a><\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/handelhendrix.org\/learn\/about-handel\/opera-synopses\/il-pastor-fido\/\" target=\"_blank\">.<\/a> Here is Nicholas in a live video excerpt from his performance at this season&#8217;s  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/haendelhaus.de\/en\/event\/il-pastor-fido\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>H\u00e4ndel-Festspiele Halle<\/strong><\/a>.  A <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.parnassus.at\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Parnassus Arts Productions<\/strong><\/a> event with<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/orkiestrahistoryczna.pl\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>{oh!} (the orkiestra historyczna )<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized advgb-dyn-fb733f12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Doris-Pillow-Talk.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Doris-Pillow-Talk-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1305\" style=\"width:339px;height:339px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Doris-Pillow-Talk-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Doris-Pillow-Talk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Doris-Pillow-Talk.jpg 599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dorisday.com\/\"><strong>Doris Day<\/strong><\/a>:<strong> <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wgAXzI-A9KE\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pillow Talk<\/strong><\/a> (Columbia Records 4-41463, Orchestra directed by Jack Marshall).  The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2019\/05\/why-doris-day-retired\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>beloved singer and actress<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2019\/may\/13\/doris-day-obituary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>died in May at the age of 97<\/strong><\/a>.  The song quoted in the episode where Nicholas describes a staged pillow fight, is the theme song of the 1959 film starring Doris Day and<strong> <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/12\/05\/673696589\/all-that-heaven-allows-examines-rock-hudsons-life-as-a-closeted-leading-man\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rock Hudson<\/strong><\/a>, the first of their three films together. It features a jaw-dropping scene in which Hudson, closeted in real life, &#8220;pretends&#8221; to be gay.  Amazingly the screenplay won an Oscar in 1960, beating out both Truffaut&#8217;s <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/528-the-400-blows-close-to-home\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The  400 Blows<\/strong><\/a><\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/528-the-400-blows-close-to-home\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> [<\/strong><\/a><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/528-the-400-blows-close-to-home\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Les Quatre Cents Coups<\/strong><\/a><\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/528-the-400-blows-close-to-home\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>]<\/strong><\/a>  and Bergman&#8217;s <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingmarbergman.se\/en\/production\/wild-strawberries\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Wild Strawberries<\/strong><\/a><\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingmarbergman.se\/en\/production\/wild-strawberries\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> [<\/strong><\/a><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingmarbergman.se\/en\/production\/wild-strawberries\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Smultronst\u00e4llet<\/strong><\/a><\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ingmarbergman.se\/en\/production\/wild-strawberries\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>]<\/strong><\/a>. A <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americamagazine.org\/arts-culture\/2019\/05\/14\/1959-review-doris-day-film-pillow-talk\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>contemporary review<\/strong><\/a> skirts over the more troublesome aspects of the script, while more recent assessments by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/static\/programs\/national-film-preservation-board\/documents\/pillow_talk.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Matthew Kennedy<\/strong><\/a> and, particularly, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecine-files.com\/teaching-pillow-talk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pamela Robertson Wojcik<\/strong><\/a>, address them head-on.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized advgb-dyn-237de25a\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"809\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gay.png\" alt=\"HOMO ALERT\" class=\"wp-image-641\" style=\"width:94px;height:101px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gay.png 750w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gay-278x300.png 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized advgb-dyn-c877ac73\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Rock-Homo-Alert.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Rock-Homo-Alert.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1315\" style=\"width:232px;height:278px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Rock-Homo-Alert.jpg 513w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Rock-Homo-Alert-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>HOMO ALERT #1<\/em>:<\/strong> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/gayinfluence.blogspot.com\/2011\/08\/rock-hudson-closeted-hollywood-star.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rock Hudson<\/strong><\/a>! For those interested in exploring more about the legendary Hollywood icon, the new biography by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.markgriffinauthor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mark Griffin<\/strong><\/a>, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/9780062408853\/all-that-heaven-allows\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>All that Heaven Allows<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, looks like the perfect starting point. Others might prefer to simply moon over <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"beefcake photo (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/55450639134330694\/?lp=true\" target=\"_blank\">beefcake photo<\/a>s<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized advgb-dyn-60fdf47c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Elmer-Fudd.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Elmer-Fudd.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1316\" style=\"width:125px;height:219px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Elmer-Fudd.jpg 366w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Elmer-Fudd-172x300.jpg 172w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-68b48f03\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uzQ9kxs6RL8\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Elmer Fudd<\/strong><\/a> quote is from  from the Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies cartoon <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.criticalcommons.org\/Members\/sammondn\/clips\/rabbit-fire\/view\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rabbit Fire<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (1951).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-90a12b08\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized advgb-dyn-e44a16c9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sam-Cooke-Copa.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sam-Cooke-Copa.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1319\" style=\"width:241px;height:234px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sam-Cooke-Copa.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sam-Cooke-Copa-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Sam Cooke: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OdsIjwwfhjk\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>This Little Light of Mine<\/strong><\/a>. (from <em>Sam Cooke at the Copa<\/em>, RCA Victor  LSP-2970). He&#8217;s been called the greatest, most important soul singer of all time. You get no argument from me. Just listen to him in this live clip recorded shortly before his untimely death at the age of 33. It&#8217;s all there: the sheer voice, the playfulness, the reverence, the musicianship, the fervor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicholas Tamagna: &#8220;Verdi prati&#8221; from  Handel&#8217;s <em>Alcina<\/em>. Live performance from the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Goethe Theater, Bad Lauchst\u00e4dt (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/goethe-theater.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Goethe Theater, Bad Lauchst\u00e4dt<\/strong><\/a>, as part of the<strong> <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/haendelhaus.de\/de\/hfs\/startseite\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>H\u00e4ndel-Festspiele in Halle<\/strong><\/a> featuring<strong> <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lauttencompagney.de\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Lautten Compagney<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized advgb-dyn-03f7a3c1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Beckwith.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"568\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Beckwith.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1485\" style=\"width:98px;height:124px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Beckwith.jpg 568w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Beckwith-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Daniel Beckwith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Monteverdi: \u201cI miei subiti sdegni\u201d from <em>L\u2019incoronazione di Poppea<\/em>. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Daniel Gundlach (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.danielgundlach.com\/soundclips.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Daniel Gundlach<\/strong><\/a>, countertenor; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Daniel Beckwith (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stonybrook.edu\/commcms\/music\/people\/faculty-and-staff\/performance\/daniel_beckwith\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Daniel Beckwith<\/strong><\/a>, piano. This is from a demo I made quite a few years ago. Except for the short excerpt heard in this episode, it is not currently available online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Parapluies.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Parapluies-1024x629.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Parapluies-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Parapluies-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Parapluies-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Parapluies.jpg 1269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo in <em>Les parapluies de Cherbourg<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"es parapluies de Cherb (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Rq0yhizu0y8\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Les parapluies de Cherbourg<\/strong><\/a> <\/em>. I included a clip from the soundtrack of the iconic 1963 film directed by <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Jacques Demy (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiff.net\/the-review\/jacques-demy-songs-of-innocence-and-experience\" target=\"_blank\">Jacques Demy<\/a><\/strong> that helped cement the reputation and formulate the legend of actress <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Catherine Deneuve (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CatherineDeneuveEXCLUSIVE\/\" target=\"_blank\">Catherine Deneuve<\/a><\/strong>, who is positively incandescent in the role of Genevi\u00e8ve Emery. She is by no means the only element in the film\u2019s success. The score by <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Michel Legrand (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/michellegrandofficial.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michel Legrand<\/a><\/strong>, who died earlier this year, features the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"unforgettable theme song (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/I_Will_Wait_for_You\" target=\"_blank\">unforgettable theme song<\/a><\/strong>, \u201c<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Je ne pourrai jamais vivre sans toi (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BYLQFe8Ovbs\" target=\"_blank\">Je ne pourrai jamais vivre sans toi<\/a><\/strong>\u201d or \u201c<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"I Will Wait for You (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u9F-lCdFqLo\" target=\"_blank\">I Will Wait for You<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d In fact, the film is extraordinary in that every line of dialogue is <em>sung<\/em> (albeit dubbed). One must also mention that Deneuve\u2019s costar <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Nino Castelnuovo (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0144875\/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm\" target=\"_blank\">Nino Castelnuovo<\/a><\/strong>, though nowhere near as celebrated as Mme. Deneuve, has been featured in films from <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Luchino Visconti (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bfi.org.uk\/news-opinion\/news-bfi\/features\/fast-track-fandom-where-begin-luchino-visconti\" target=\"_blank\">Luchino Visconti<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s (<em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"HOMO ALERT #2 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/sensesofcinema.com\/2001\/feature-articles\/visconti\/\" target=\"_blank\">HOMO ALERT #2<\/a><\/strong><\/em>!) 1960 masterpiece <em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Rocco e I suoi fratelli [Rocco and His Brothers] (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/sensesofcinema.com\/2010\/cteq\/rocco-and-his-brothers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rocco e I suoi fratelli<\/a><\/strong><\/em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Rocco e I suoi fratelli [Rocco and His Brothers] (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/sensesofcinema.com\/2010\/cteq\/rocco-and-his-brothers\/\" target=\"_blank\"> [<\/a><\/strong><em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Rocco e I suoi fratelli [Rocco and His Brothers] (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/sensesofcinema.com\/2010\/cteq\/rocco-and-his-brothers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rocco and His Brothers<\/a><\/strong><\/em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Rocco e I suoi fratelli [Rocco and His Brothers] (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/sensesofcinema.com\/2010\/cteq\/rocco-and-his-brothers\/\" target=\"_blank\">]<\/a><\/strong> to 1996\u2019s <em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The English Patient (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/the-english-patient-1996\" target=\"_blank\">The English Patient<\/a><\/strong><\/em>. In addition to its <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"stunning score (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Michel-Legrand-Les-Parapluies-De-Cherbourg-The-Umbrellas-Of-Cherbourg-Original-Soundtrack\/release\/1775248\" target=\"_blank\">stunning score<\/a><\/strong>, <em>Les parapluies<\/em> is celebrated for its <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"astonishing use of color (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/cinemathequeip.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/20\/colors-in-the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg\/\" target=\"_blank\">astonishing use of color<\/a><\/strong>. This <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"article by Jim Ridley (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/3235-the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg-a-finite-forever\" target=\"_blank\">article by Jim Ridley<\/a><\/strong>, which accompanied the restored film\u2019s presentation as part of the distinguished <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Criterion Collection (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Criterion Collection<\/a><\/strong>, highlights many of the reasons for the film\u2019s enduring popularity.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter advgb-dyn-9a8cd34e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Visconti-and-Delon.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Visconti-and-Delon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Visconti-and-Delon.jpg 564w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Visconti-and-Delon-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Luchino Visconti (R) with Alain Delon (L), star of his film <em>Rocco e i suoi fratelli<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-size\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>LINKS TO SUBJECTS, WORKS, AND PERSONS DISCUSSED IN EPISODE 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Cult of Diana (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stregheria.com\/Society.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Cult of Diana<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baroque gesture:<strong> <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"A website (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.baroquegestures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>A website<\/strong><\/a>  and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"an article (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/andrewlawrenceking.com\/2016\/01\/08\/baroque-gesture-whats-the-point\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>an article<\/strong><\/a>  that discuss the basics of Baroque gesture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modern acting style: I find the oversimplistic explanations on the Wikihow website to be some of the most hilarious bits of data available on the interwebs. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"This page on Method Acting (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Study-Method-Acting\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>This page on Method Acting<\/strong><\/a> is no exception. It\u2019s not quite as good as their pages on<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" How To Sing (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Sing\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>How To Sing<\/strong><\/a>, but it\u2019s still good for a laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Some fascinating recordings of <em>L&#8217;incoronazione di Poppea<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized advgb-dyn-ebeb1d11\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Gall.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"229\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Gall.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1483\" style=\"width:118px;height:172px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Gall.jpg 229w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Gall-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jeffrey Gall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here is a link to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"1993 Schwetzinger Festspiele production (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NuGVdO0DurA\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>1993 Schwetzinger Festspiele production<\/strong><\/a> of the opera, one of the better-sung period-instrument versions available on YouTube (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Jeffrey Gal (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bruceduffie.com\/gall.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jeffrey Gall<\/strong><\/a> as Ottone is particularly good). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m also rather fond of the 1979 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Jean-Pierre Ponnelle (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/mellenpress.com\/book\/Opera-Theatre-of-Jean-Pierre-Ponnelle\/5825\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jean-Pierre Ponnelle<\/strong><\/a>-directed, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Nikolaus Harnoncourt (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harnoncourt.info\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nikolaus Harnoncourt<\/strong><\/a>-conducted <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"version from Z\u00fcrich (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rZZyySg6JZU\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>version from Z\u00fcrich<\/strong><\/a> featuring<strong> <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"\u00c9ric Tappy (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%89ric_Tappy\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\u00c9ric Tappy<\/strong><\/a> (who will be featured on my upcoming \u201cSwiss Misses [and Misters]\u201d episode) as Nerone, the marvelous <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Rachel Yakar (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rachel_Yakar\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rachel Yakar<\/strong><\/a> (a prot\u00e9g\u00e9e of the great <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Germaine Lubin (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marstonrecords.com\/products\/lubin\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Germaine Lubin<\/strong><\/a>!) as Poppea, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Trudeliese Schmidt (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.welt.de\/print-welt\/article327581\/Narkotischer-Mezzo-Zum-Tod-von-Trudeliese-Schmidt.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Trudeliese Schmidt<\/strong><\/a> (sister of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Ingrid Caven (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faz.net\/aktuell\/feuilleton\/kino\/ingrid-caven-ueber-fassbinder-mick-jagger-und-starke-frauen-16193789.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ingrid Caven<\/strong><\/a>, the former wife of <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Rainer Werner Fassbinder (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fassbinderfoundation.de\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">Rainer Werner Fassbinder<\/a><\/strong>: [<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2014\/03\/rewatching-the-queer-canon-part-4-fassbinders-gaze-214581\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"HOMO ALERT #3!] (opens in a new tab)\">HOMO ALERT #3!<\/a><\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2014\/03\/rewatching-the-queer-canon-part-4-fassbinders-gaze-214581\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"HOMO ALERT #3!] (opens in a new tab)\">]<\/a>) as Ottavia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex advgb-dyn-fbdc4fc5\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Yakar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"430\" data-id=\"1482\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Yakar.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Yakar.jpg 635w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Yakar-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rachel Yakar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Trudeliese-Schmidt-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"385\" data-id=\"1498\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Trudeliese-Schmidt-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Trudeliese-Schmidt-1.jpg 288w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Trudeliese-Schmidt-1-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trudeliese Schmidt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Caven-Fassbinder-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"305\" data-id=\"1499\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Caven-Fassbinder-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Caven-Fassbinder-1.jpg 445w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Caven-Fassbinder-1-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fassbinder and Caven<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you prefer a version featuring the exquisite <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sena Jurinac (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2011\/nov\/23\/sena-jurinac-obituary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jurinac<\/strong><\/a> as Poppea and my beloved as Drusilla, and don\u2019t mind wading through some pretty heavy-handed and heavily-accented singing from a few of the others as well as some elephantine tempi, check out <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"this version conducted by Herbert von Karajan at the Wiener Staatsoper in 1963 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JPecqjcK0rs\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>this version conducted by Herbert von Karajan at the Wiener Staatsoper in 1963<\/strong><\/a>. Just be warned: it don&#8217;t sound much like Monteverdi! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex advgb-dyn-f0d8fa33\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Jurinac-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"208\" height=\"283\" data-id=\"1502\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Jurinac-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1502\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jurinac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Janowitz-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"481\" data-id=\"1503\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Janowitz-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Janowitz-1.jpg 393w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Janowitz-1-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another deliciously unstylistic version is the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"recording of the edition prepared for Glyndebourne (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLs2o8k3ASXDamX2-i6MxtzV8yOvx_rWmS\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>recording of the edition prepared for Glyndebourne<\/strong><\/a> by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Raymond Leppard (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianapolissymphony.org\/about\/conductors\/leppard\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Raymond Leppard<\/strong><\/a> and featuring, among others, the superlative Welsh tenor <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Richard Lewis (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.richardlewis-tenor.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Richard Lewis<\/strong><\/a> as Nerone the intrepid and versatile Hungarian soprano <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Magda L\u00e1szl\u00f3 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naxos.com\/person\/Magda_Laszlo\/60193.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Magda L\u00e1szl\u00f3<\/strong><\/a> as Poppea the under-recorded American mezzo-soprano <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Frances Bible (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frances_Bible\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Frances Bible<\/strong><\/a>, and the extraordinary Mexican mezzo <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Oralia Dominguez (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bach-cantatas.com\/Bio\/Dominguez-Oralia.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Oralia Dominguez<\/strong><\/a> as Arnalta. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex advgb-dyn-fbdc4fc5\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dominguez.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"1475\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dominguez.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dominguez.jpg 285w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dominguez-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Oralia Dominguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Laszlo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"661\" data-id=\"1476\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Laszlo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Laszlo.jpg 460w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Laszlo-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Magda  L\u00e1szl\u00f3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Richard-Lewis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"992\" data-id=\"1477\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Richard-Lewis.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Richard-Lewis.jpg 690w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Richard-Lewis-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Richard Lewis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And while we are on the subject of the rather fulsome <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Raymond Leppard (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p009nc24\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Raymond Leppard<\/strong><\/a> realizations of early Baroque operas, I <em>beg<\/em> you to take a look at the legendary 1971 Glyndebourne production of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Cavalli\u2019s La Calisto (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vZToJPUxEz4\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cavalli\u2019s <\/strong><\/a><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Cavalli\u2019s La Calisto (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vZToJPUxEz4\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>La Calisto<\/strong><\/a><\/em> starring two of my all-time favorite singers, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Ileana Cotrubas (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.br-klassik.de\/themen\/oper\/ileana-cotrubas-sopranistin-geburtstag-80-jahre-portraet-100.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ileana Cotrubas<\/strong><\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Janet Baker (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnbridcut.com\/filmdetail.php?film=44\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Janet Baker<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex advgb-dyn-f0d8fa33\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Cotrubas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"411\" height=\"540\" data-id=\"1474\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Cotrubas.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Cotrubas.jpg 411w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Cotrubas-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ileana Cotrubas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/JB-DIdo-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"1506\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/JB-DIdo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/JB-DIdo-1.jpg 585w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/JB-DIdo-1-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Janet Baker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, for a live <em>Poppea <\/em>that pulls out all the stops to the extent that it might be mistaken for Wagner, don&#8217;t neglect to check out <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"he live 1978 version (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SJ_oMn4RJmQ\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>this live 1978 version<\/strong><\/a> from the Paris  Op\u00e9ra with <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Julius Rudel (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arts.gov\/honors\/julius-rudel\" target=\"_blank\">Julius Rudel<\/a><\/strong> conducting <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Gwyneth Jones (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wagneropera.net\/biographies\/gwyneth-jones.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Gwyneth Jones<\/a><\/strong> (Poppea), <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Jon Vickers (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scena.org\/lsm\/sm21-3\/sm21-3_vickers_en.html\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Vickers<\/a><\/strong> (Nerone) [<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"HOMOPHOBE ALERT! (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/thetenordiaries.blogspot.com\/2008\/02\/you-tube-debate.html\" target=\"_blank\">HOMOPHOBE ALERT!<\/a><\/strong>], <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Christa Ludwig (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.limelightmagazine.com.au\/news\/christa-ludwig-raises-an-eyebrow-at-netrebko-and-overhype\/\" target=\"_blank\">Christa Ludwig<\/a><\/strong> (Ottavia), <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Richard Stilwell (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/richard-stilwell-mn0002345860\/biography\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Stilwell<\/a><\/strong> (Ottone), and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2004\/jun\/05\/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Nicolai Ghiaurov (opens in a new tab)\">Nicolai Ghiaurov<\/a><\/strong> (Seneca), among others. It might not sound much like the Monteverdi one would hear today, but it&#8217;s pretty amazing on its own terms!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped aligncenter wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex advgb-dyn-708b6cc6\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Gwyneth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1473\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Gwyneth-735x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Gwyneth-735x1024.jpg 735w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Gwyneth-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Gwyneth.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gwyneth Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Christa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"236\" height=\"284\" data-id=\"1508\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Christa.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1508\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christa Ludwig<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stilwell.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1509\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stilwell-536x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stilwell-536x1024.jpg 536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stilwell-157x300.jpg 157w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stilwell.jpg 638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Richard Stilwell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"this article by Wendy Heller (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/11619140\/Tacitus_Incognito_Opera_as_History_in_Lincoronazione_di_Poppea_\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>this article by Wendy Heller<\/strong><\/a> offers some fascinating insights into the political climate of Monterverdi\u2019s Venice as well as the historical situation in Rome at the time of Nerone, Poppea, Ottavia, Seneca, and Ottone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Robin Guarino (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.robinguarino.com\/clients\/guarinor\/nav\/splash.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Robin Guarino<\/a><\/strong> directed the <em>Incoronazione di Poppea<\/em> that Nicholas sang at Florentine Opera in April 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oratorychurch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">St. Boniface Church, Brooklyn, NY<\/a><\/strong>. The church job at which Nicholas almost by accident began to learn how to realign his countertenor voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicholas mentioned four countertenors in the course of the interview. I offer relevant links to those wishing to discover more about these singers: <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"David Daniels (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/01\/30\/arts\/music\/david-daniels-opera-sexual-assault.html\" target=\"_blank\">David Daniels<\/a><\/strong>; <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Brian Asawa (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/music\/article\/Brian-Asawa-first-in-a-wave-of-countertenors-7258123.php\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Asawa<\/a><\/strong>; <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Alfred Deller (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2012\/may\/31\/alfred-deller-centenary-celebration\" target=\"_blank\">Alfred Deller<\/a><\/strong>; <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Russell Oberlin (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/11\/29\/arts\/music\/russell-oberlin-renowned-countertenor-is-dead-at-88.html\" target=\"_blank\">Russell Oberlin<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter advgb-dyn-d08cab93\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dan-and-Brian.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"519\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dan-and-Brian.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dan-and-Brian.jpg 519w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dan-and-Brian-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Daniel and Brian Asawa, San Francisco Opera, 2000<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized advgb-dyn-54f38c83\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Russell-Oberlin-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"811\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Russell-Oberlin-2-1024x811.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1049\" style=\"width:381px;height:301px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Russell-Oberlin-2-1024x811.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Russell-Oberlin-2-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Russell-Oberlin-2-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Russell-Oberlin-2.jpg 1455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Russell Oberlin as Oberon in Britten&#8217;s <em>A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>About <strong><a aria-label=\"Russell Oberlin (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QWAXUqw-Y_8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russell Oberlin<\/a><\/strong> I <em>must<\/em> add that I consider him to be the technical ideal in countertenor singing. He was also a deeply expressive singer with an instantly recognizable vocal timbre. I first encountered his voice as a young child singing <strong><a aria-label=\"The Cherry Tree Carol (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vSmqpCv0LdY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Cherry Tree Carol<\/a><\/strong> on the <strong><a aria-label=\"Robert Shaw (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/americanmasters\/robert-shaw-man-of-many-voices-biography\/11480\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Shaw<\/a><\/strong> Chorale&#8217;s album of holiday music. I was enchanted by what I thought the most beautiful, deep woman&#8217;s voice I had ever heard. I don&#8217;t know how my mother knew this, but she told me that this magical voice belonged to a man. I am sure that this tidbit of information lodged itself into my little noggin and became the kernel that eventually led to me pursuing a career as a countertenor. Years later I was able to share this story with Russell, who was very kind and supportive to me when I was actively building my career.  You can listen to him in <em>anything<\/em> from <strong><a aria-label=\"Medieval music (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ms68D9Pn18Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Medieval music<\/a><\/strong> to <strong><a aria-label=\"lute song (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I66osNWynYo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lute song<\/a><\/strong> to <a aria-label=\"Purcell  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qsgtJoNzep0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Purcell <\/strong><\/a>to <strong><a aria-label=\"Monteverdi  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Lr5wzy1NiQ0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monteverdi <\/a><\/strong>to <strong><a aria-label=\"Bach  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uoz8u7R-aQs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bach<\/a><\/strong><a aria-label=\"Bach  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uoz8u7R-aQs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a>to <a aria-label=\"Handel  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/m4gKDGJjGwU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Handel <\/strong><\/a>to <em><strong><a aria-label=\"Lieder  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yL5qndGsHbo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lieder <\/a><\/strong><\/em>to <strong><a aria-label=\"contemporary music (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nTpPS66-5AJFElJaBgLURmilo_sCr3BHk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contemporary music<\/a> <\/strong>and come away enriched and edified.  In the accompanying photo he is costumed as Oberon in <em>A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream<\/em>, a role he sang at the Covent Garden premiere of the opera in 1961. There is a live recording of his Oberon, but unfortunately it is not currently available online.  Enjoy the links I&#8217;ve posted!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Cosi fan tutte (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classicfm.com\/composers\/mozart\/pictures\/beginners-guide-mozarts-cosi-fan-tutte\/cosi-fan-tutte\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Cos<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>\u00ec<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Cosi fan tutte (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classicfm.com\/composers\/mozart\/pictures\/beginners-guide-mozarts-cosi-fan-tutte\/cosi-fan-tutte\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> <\/strong><\/a><strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Cosi fan tutte (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classicfm.com\/composers\/mozart\/pictures\/beginners-guide-mozarts-cosi-fan-tutte\/cosi-fan-tutte\/\" target=\"_blank\">fan tutte<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. Nicholas mentioned a performance he undertook of the role of Ferrando in this opera which was his final stand as a tenor. One can perhaps understand this for, as he mentions, this is one of the most challenging Mozart tenor roles out there. Just for fun, I thought I would post a few recordings of &#8220;Un&#8217; aura amorosa,&#8221; Ferrando&#8217;s principal aria. Rest assured that you will be hearing the best of the best, whichever of these singers you choose to sample!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized advgb-dyn-a41f6173\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01-Fritz.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01-Fritz.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1457\" style=\"width:480px;height:484px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01-Fritz.jpg 743w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01-Fritz-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01-Fritz-298x300.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fritz Wunderlich<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Fritz Wunderlich (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PYwggUfzAFc\" target=\"_blank\">Fritz Wunderlich<\/a><\/strong> (Fritz sings it here in German, as was the custom in German houses at the time. Hence, &#8220;Der Odem der Liebe.&#8221;) The most aptly named singer of all time and here, as so often, on the borderline of perfection.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized advgb-dyn-6f1f4b51\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/02-Araiza.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/02-Araiza.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1458\" style=\"width:107px;height:107px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/02-Araiza.jpg 401w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/02-Araiza-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/02-Araiza-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Francisco Araiza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Francisco Araiza (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O7gubGyPJIE\" target=\"_blank\">Francisco Araiza<\/a><\/strong>. I heard the Mexican tenor sing Tamino in  <em>Zauberfl\u00f6te<\/em>  in Chicago in 1986 I thought I was hearing the reincarnation of Fritz. Sweetness and  strength and depth of expression: he was a near-ideal Mozart tenor.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized advgb-dyn-eb7ed824\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/03-Jerry.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"357\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/03-Jerry.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1459\" style=\"width:170px;height:170px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/03-Jerry.jpg 357w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/03-Jerry-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/03-Jerry-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jerry Hadley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Jerry Hadley (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0BFVGBjij6g\" target=\"_blank\">Jerry Hadley<\/a><\/strong>. I can&#8217;t say too much about my friend Jerry here; I&#8217;ll get too choked up. When I was in school at the University of Illinois, he was upheld as the school&#8217;s big success story. Years later, I met him when he was dating one of my best friends and we became very close friends. He also worked with me on some of his roles (Pinkerton, Cavaradossi, and Riccardo in <em>Ballo<\/em> in particular). In those coachings he taught me more than I could ever have taught me. I treasure his memory.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized advgb-dyn-a84c0c64\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04-Kraus.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04-Kraus.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1460\" style=\"width:108px;height:120px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04-Kraus.jpg 640w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04-Kraus-267x300.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alfredo Kraus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Alfredo Kraus (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Cure0WIkf0c\" target=\"_blank\">Alfredo Kraus<\/a><\/strong>. Here is the great Spanish tenor in 1990 at the age of 63 still singing circles around tenors half his age. Though his timbre is not immediately ingratiating, his taste, technique, and class carry the day.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized advgb-dyn-f2031739\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05-Schreier-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05-Schreier-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1471\" style=\"width:160px;height:249px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05-Schreier-1.jpg 552w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05-Schreier-1-193x300.jpg 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Peter Schreier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Peter Schreier (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aR0XWfAVBCY\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Schreier<\/a><\/strong>. After Wunderlich&#8217;s tragic death in 1966, Peter Schreier, a young up-and-coming fellow German tenor, was called in to &#8220;fill his shoes.&#8221; Like Kraus, however, Schreier never had the beautiful vocal timbre of his predecessor. What he <em>did<\/em> have, however, in even greater profusion than Fritz, was a profound musical sensibility that moves me deeply. Check out this exquisitely-phrased 1968 recording and see if you agree.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized advgb-dyn-3c162a7a\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/06-Dermota.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/06-Dermota.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1462\" style=\"width:152px;height:222px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anton Dermota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"nton Dermota (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/Zauberfl\u00f6te\" target=\"_blank\">Anton Dermota<\/a><\/strong>. The Slovenian tenor was a staple of the Wiener Staatsoper in particular. His voice has slightly more character and edge than the previous two examples, but he also is possessed of a supreme musicality that matches both Kraus and Schreier. He has always been a favorite of mine ever since I first encountered him as Tamino in Karajan&#8217;s recording of <em>Zauberfl\u00f6te<\/em> ; I hear enormous humanity in his sound.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized advgb-dyn-0c9cecf7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/07-Simoneau.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"254\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/07-Simoneau.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1463\" style=\"width:177px;height:244px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/07-Simoneau.jpg 254w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/07-Simoneau-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">L\u00e9opold Simoneau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"L\u00e9opold Simoneau (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=in7Nhn1H7Zs\" target=\"_blank\">L\u00e9opold Simoneau<\/a><\/strong>. The French-Canadian is perhaps the most modest-voiced of the examples given, but I am not going to dismiss him from the pantheon of Great Mozart Tenors. For while it may be true that there&#8217;s not a lot of depth in his tone, he also  possesses (to my ear) the sweetest tone of anyone here presented. Besides which, his recording of Duparc songs was my first introduction to that composer, so his sound and artistry occupy a special place in my heart.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized advgb-dyn-3646840c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/08-Burrows.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/08-Burrows.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1464\" style=\"width:170px;height:216px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/08-Burrows.jpg 315w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/08-Burrows-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stuart Burrows (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T6JkQiY4zgw\" target=\"_blank\">Stuart Burrows<\/a><\/strong>. Yet another great Welsh singer, to be placed in that great pantheon alongside the aforementioned Richard Lewis and [sometimes] Gwyneth Jones, as well as two other particularly favorites of mine, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Margaret Price  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2011\/jan\/30\/dame-margaret-price-obituary\" target=\"_blank\">Margaret Price <\/a><\/strong>and <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Helen Watts (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/eloquenceclassics.com\/blog\/celebrating-the-artistry-of-helen-watts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Helen Watts<\/a><\/strong>. His timbre catches me by surprise: there is a distinctive tang that pleases me enormously. In his prime during the 1970s and 1980s he was numbered among the great Mozart tenors.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright advgb-dyn-d2694ecd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/09-Schiotz-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/09-Schiotz-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/09-Schiotz-1.jpg 240w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/09-Schiotz-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Aksel Schi\u00f8tz <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Aksel Schi\u00f8tz (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TUE2x9jvbjE\" target=\"_blank\">Aksel Schi\u00f8tz<\/a><\/strong>. Never a perfect singer, yet still a favorite of mine, the Danish tenor-turned-baritone was one of the great <em>Lieder<\/em> singers of his time. When I was a kid, I had a record of him singing Carl Nielsen songs that found an easy place in my ear and heart. His is a more quicksilver, playful approach to this aria which I like very much.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized advgb-dyn-787fe2b2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-Heddle-Nash.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-Heddle-Nash.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1466\" style=\"width:211px;height:311px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-Heddle-Nash.jpg 400w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-Heddle-Nash-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Heddle Nash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Heddle Nash (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZI592IaXRMM\" target=\"_blank\">Heddle Nash<\/a><\/strong>.  This recording is of critical historical importance. In 1935 the German conductor <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Fritz Busch (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fritz_Busch\" target=\"_blank\">Fritz Busch<\/a><\/strong> continued his survey of Mozart operas at the newly-formed <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Glyndebourne  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glyndebourne.com\/about-us\/a-brief-history-of-glyndebourne\/\" target=\"_blank\">Glyndebourne <\/a><\/strong>festival. The previous year he had recorded <em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Le nozze di Figaro (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kpWDEX8YbYA_wapCVS-Jd-Lh0PbEVEb4M\" target=\"_blank\">Le nozze di Figaro<\/a><\/strong><\/em> with a distinguished cast; the following year came a more-or-less complete <em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Cos\u00ec (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6ChPoCUagUc\" target=\"_blank\">Cos\u00ec<\/a><\/strong><\/em>  followed in 1936 by <em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Don Giovanni (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=02n-QTy3vb4\" target=\"_blank\">Don Giovanni<\/a><\/strong><\/em>. The volcanic Native American soprano <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Ina Souez (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ky6e-hETKB8\" target=\"_blank\">Ina Souez<\/a><\/strong> as Fiordiligi was joined by others, including the delicious <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Luise Helletsgruber (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ropRSoWbK14\" target=\"_blank\">Luise Helletsgruber<\/a><\/strong> as Dorabella, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=17VLGYVOwZI\" target=\"_blank\">Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender<\/a><\/strong> (father of the great <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OYZliEez2Vk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Brigitte (opens in a new tab)\">Brigitte<\/a><\/strong>!) as Guglielmo, and the British tenor Heddle Nash as Ferrando. Though his voice runs out of steam in the lower range, his is still a beautiful performance.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized advgb-dyn-9f4b9383\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/11-Thill.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"383\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/11-Thill.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1467\" style=\"width:157px;height:224px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/11-Thill.jpg 383w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/11-Thill-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Georges Thill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Georges Thill (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/artfuljesus.0catch.com\/artists\/thill.html\" target=\"_blank\">Georges Thill<\/a><\/strong>. No, the great French dramatic tenor was not a Mozart singer! He is mentioned in the course of the interview (by me!) as one of the great technical masters of tenor singing. I will certainly be devoting more time to him in future episodes. For now, just let yourself bask in the beauty of his performance of <em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Bannis la crainte et les alarmes (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lxsTwuRdyrE\" target=\"_blank\">Bannis la crainte et les alarmes<\/a><\/strong><\/em>  from Gluck&#8217;s <em>Armide<\/em>.  (And just cuz I love you all so much, take a gander at <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"this newsreel clip (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ThUmVgD6GhA\" target=\"_blank\">this newsreel clip<\/a><\/strong> of Thill rehearsing with the composer <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Joseph Canteloube (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_Canteloube\" target=\"_blank\">Joseph Canteloube<\/a><\/strong> (of <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wO8CQCVzWJQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Chants d'Auvergne  (opens in a new tab)\">Chants d&#8217;Auvergne<\/a><\/strong><\/em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wO8CQCVzWJQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Chants d'Auvergne  (opens in a new tab)\"> <\/a><\/strong>fame) for the premiere of his opera <em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Vercing\u00e9torix&nbsp; (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/imslp.org\/wiki\/Vercing%C3%A9torix_(Canteloube%2C_Joseph)\" target=\"_blank\">Vercing\u00e9torix&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized advgb-dyn-33d4b043\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Alissa-Grimaldi.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Alissa-Grimaldi-759x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1468\" style=\"width:180px;height:243px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Alissa-Grimaldi-759x1024.jpg 759w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Alissa-Grimaldi-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Alissa-Grimaldi-768x1036.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Alissa-Grimaldi.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alissa Grimaldi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Alissa Grimaldi (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/alissagrimaldi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alissa Grimaldi<\/a><\/strong>. Nicholas&#8217;s beloved and trusted teacher, who saw him through his transition into countertenordom and who continues to guide him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 2: A Countertenor for the 21st Century: Interview with Nicholas Tamagna (Part One) SOCIAL SHARE: SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I 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