{"id":13877,"date":"2024-02-28T08:32:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T07:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?p=13877"},"modified":"2024-02-29T15:44:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T14:44:14","slug":"episode-246-previn-moore-introduces-camilla-williams-janet-williams-bhm-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/28\/episode-246-previn-moore-introduces-camilla-williams-janet-williams-bhm-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 246. Previn Moore Introduces Camilla Williams &#038; Janet Williams (BHM 2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-primary\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-animated-block mega-toggle-block-1' id='mega-toggle-block-1'><button aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"mega-toggle-animated mega-toggle-animated-slider\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"mega-menu-primary\">\n                  <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-box\">\n                    <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-inner\"><\/span>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul id=\"mega-menu-primary\" class=\"mega-menu max-mega-menu mega-menu-horizontal mega-no-js\" data-event=\"hover_intent\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-effect-speed=\"200\" data-effect-mobile=\"slide\" data-effect-speed-mobile=\"200\" data-mobile-force-width=\"body\" data-second-click=\"go\" data-document-click=\"collapse\" data-vertical-behaviour=\"standard\" data-breakpoint=\"600\" data-unbind=\"true\" data-mobile-state=\"collapse_all\" data-mobile-direction=\"vertical\" data-hover-intent-timeout=\"300\" data-hover-intent-interval=\"100\"><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-home mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19160\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19160\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19161\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19161\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/about-daniel\/\">About Daniel<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-current_page_parent mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19171\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19171\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/all-episodes\/\">All Episodes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 246. Previn Moore Introduces Camilla Williams &amp; Janet Williams (BHM 2024)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/?powerpress_embed=1038-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>SOCIAL SHARE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-and-Camilla-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-and-Camilla-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-and-Camilla-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-and-Camilla-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-and-Camilla-1600x1071.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the final entry in this year&#8217;s Black History Month episodes, my dear friend Previn Moore introduces his Listeners&#8217; Favorites choice, an episode I published in the early months of <em>Countermelody<\/em> back in the fall of 2019. It features two phenomenal Black sopranos whose friendship and mentorship Previn outlines in detail in an introductory interview I did with him at his home in Vienna this past week. This episode features the phenomenal, the legendary, the pathbreaking soprano Camilla Williams (1919-2012), whom Previn first met as a young tenor at Indiana University&#8217;s School of Music, where Miss Williams was the first African American teacher of singing to serve on the faculty. While there, Previn also formed a lifelong friendship with Camilla&#8217;s student, Janet Williams, who herself went on to a brilliant worldwide career, including twelve years as a leading soprano with the Staatsoper Unter den Linden here in Berlin. Janet and I met as fellow students in the Merola Opera Program of the San Francisco Opera and it has been my joy and a privilege to share a treasured friendship with her ever since. In tribute to both of these extraordinary sopranos, I offer a cache of rare studio recordings by Camilla Williams, supplemented by live material sung by Janet Williams from the artist\u2019s private archives. Included among the selections are excerpts from Camilla\u2019s rarely-heard album of spirituals on the MGM Records label, and a concert given by Janet Williams in her home town of Detroit in 1989, capped by a stunning rendition of Undine Smith Moore\u2019s arrangement of the spiritual \u201cWatch and Pray,\u201d dedicated to Camilla Williams. Many thanks to Previn, Janet, and the extraordinary Camilla Williams for their shining examples and for their dedicated artistry.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"966\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dan-and-Previn-in-Wien-TRIMMED-1024x966.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dan-and-Previn-in-Wien-TRIMMED-1024x966.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dan-and-Previn-in-Wien-TRIMMED-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dan-and-Previn-in-Wien-TRIMMED-768x725.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dan-and-Previn-in-Wien-TRIMMED.jpg 1151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dan and Previn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-and-Dan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-and-Dan.jpg 720w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-and-Dan-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dan and Janet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\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\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"665\" height=\"811\" data-id=\"14013\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Mimi-Makeup-Chair.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Mimi-Makeup-Chair.png 665w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Mimi-Makeup-Chair-246x300.png 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Camilla Williams as Mimi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"423\" height=\"732\" data-id=\"14011\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Giustino.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Giustino.jpg 423w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Giustino-173x300.jpg 173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Janet Williams in Handel&#8217;s <em>Giustino<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-size\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>RECORDINGS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CAMILLA WILLIAMS<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Wistful-Smile.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Wistful-Smile.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Wistful-Smile.jpg 627w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Wistful-Smile-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Summertime-78.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Summertime-78.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Summertime-78-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>George Gershwin: Summertime (<em>Porgy and Bess<\/em>).  Camilla Williams with Al Goodman and His Orchestra and The Guild Choristers. RCA Victor 46-0004-B, 1947.<\/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\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"596\" data-id=\"2219\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Aida-NYCO.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Aida-NYCO.jpg 599w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Aida-NYCO-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Aida-NYCO-300x298.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"596\" data-id=\"2220\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Aida-BackCover-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Aida-BackCover-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Aida-BackCover-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Aida-BackCover-1-300x298.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Giuseppe Verdi: Ciel, mio padre! Camilla Williams, Aida; Lawrence Winters, Amonasro (from <em>Aida<\/em> excerpts, MGM Records, K81, ca. 1951).  L\u00e1szl\u00f3  Halasz conducts the New York City Opera Orchestra. Additional cast includes Giulio Gari, Radames; and Lydia Ibarrondo, Amneris. (This duet is unavailable on YouTube; <strong><a aria-label=\"click here to hear Camilla's performance of Ritorna vincitor (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iuyLIkCxiFo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here to hear Camilla&#8217;s performance of Ritorna vincitor<\/a><\/strong> from this recording.)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"801\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camillawithe-2-801x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camillawithe-2-801x1024.jpg 801w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camillawithe-2-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camillawithe-2-768x982.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camillawithe-2-1600x2046.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camillawithe-2.jpg 1711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\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\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"591\" data-id=\"2117\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Recital-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Recital-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Recital-1-300x296.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"603\" data-id=\"2116\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Recital-Back-Cover-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Recital-Back-Cover-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Recital-Back-Cover-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From <em>A Camilla Williams Recital <\/em>(MGM Records E140, 1952) (Borislav Bazala, pianist)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Hands-808x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Hands-808x1024.jpg 808w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Hands-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Hands-768x974.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Hands.jpg 1192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Claude Debussy: Beau soir<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Pearls-798x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Pearls-798x1024.jpg 798w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Pearls-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Pearls-768x986.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Pearls.jpg 1189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>L\u00e9o Delibes:  \u00c9glogue<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Young-833x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Young-833x1024.jpg 833w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Young-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Young-768x945.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Young.jpg 1214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ottorino Respighi: Pioggia<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Smile-and-Hands-828x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Smile-and-Hands-828x1024.jpg 828w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Smile-and-Hands-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Smile-and-Hands-768x949.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Smile-and-Hands.jpg 1223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Celius Dougherty: The K&#8217;e<\/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\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"597\" data-id=\"2119\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Spirituals-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Spirituals-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Spirituals-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Spirituals-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"601\" data-id=\"2120\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Spirituals-Back-Cover-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Spirituals-Back-Cover-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Spirituals-Back-Cover-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Spirituals-Back-Cover-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From <em>Camilla Williams Sings Spirituals<\/em><strong><a aria-label=\"Camilla Williams Sings Spirituals  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Camilla-Williams-Sings-Spirituals\/release\/13712689\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><\/strong>(MGM Records E-156, ca. 1953) (Borislav Bazala, pianist)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Frills-833x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Frills-833x1024.jpg 833w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Frills-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Frills-768x944.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Frills.jpg 1218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Poor Me (Trouble Will Bury Me Down)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-in-Pearls-Van-Vechten.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14019\" style=\"width:616px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-in-Pearls-Van-Vechten.jpg 440w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-in-Pearls-Van-Vechten-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Hold On<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Flowers-835x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Flowers-835x1024.jpg 835w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Flowers-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Flowers-768x942.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Flowers.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>When I&#8217;ve Done<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"716\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Van-Vechten-716x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Van-Vechten-716x1024.jpg 716w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Van-Vechten-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Van-Vechten-768x1099.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Van-Vechten.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Oh, What a Beautiful City<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-and-Boris-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-and-Boris-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-and-Boris-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-and-Boris-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-and-Boris-2-1600x1067.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Camilla Williams and Boris Bazala in old age.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The good news for intrepid collectors is that all of the above recordings are available to customers in the United States via special order. Please contact me privately either here or through my Facebook page for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Williams-Butterfly-1024x824.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Williams-Butterfly-1024x824.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Williams-Butterfly-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Williams-Butterfly-768x618.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Williams-Butterfly.jpg 1338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Camilla Willilams as Cio-Cio-San in <em>Madama Butterfly<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>JANET WILLIAMS RECORDINGS<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Semele-01-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2283\" style=\"width:478px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Semele-01-1.png 394w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Semele-01-1-202x300.png 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Janet Williams in the title role of <em>Semele<\/em>, Berliner Staatsoper.<br>Photo by  Monika Rittershaus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The following recordings are from a live recital that Janet gave in her hometown of Detroit in January, 1989. Her pianist is Lawrence Gee (with whom she is pictured below after the concert).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-and-Larry-Gee.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-and-Larry-Gee.jpg 720w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-and-Larry-Gee-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Janet and Lawrence Gee after their Detroit recital, January 1989<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-in-Agrippina.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14024\" style=\"width:619px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-in-Agrippina.png 408w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-in-Agrippina-206x300.png 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Janet Williams as Poppea in <em>Agrippina<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Jules Massenet: Ob\u00e9issons\u00a0quand\u00a0leur voix\u00a0appelle (<em>Manon<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Cleopatra.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14025\" style=\"width:612px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Cleopatra.png 418w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Cleopatra-209x300.png 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Janet Williams as Cleopatra in Graun&#8217;s <em>Cleopatra e Cesare<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Francis Poulenc: C<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Helen-Rosenkavalier.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Helen-Rosenkavalier.png 958w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Helen-Rosenkavalier-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Helen-Rosenkavalier-768x344.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Janet Williams and Helen Donath in <em>Der Rosenkavalier<\/em>, Washington Opera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Franz Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (with Stephen Millen, clarinettist)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Janet-Beauty-Glamour-1024x455.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Janet-Beauty-Glamour-1024x455.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Janet-Beauty-Glamour-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Janet-Beauty-Glamour-768x341.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-Janet-Beauty-Glamour.png 1514w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Spiritual (arr. <strong><a aria-label=\"Undine Smith Moore (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbyblackcomposers.org\/2017\/08\/25\/undine-smith-moore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Undine Smith Moore<\/a><\/strong>): <strong><a aria-label=\"Watch and Pray (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/songofamerica.net\/song\/watch-and-pray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch and Pray<\/a><\/strong>. The dedication to this piece reads, &#8220;For my dear Camilla Williams with love and pride in her career.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-in-LOpera-Seria.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-in-LOpera-Seria.jpg 560w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-in-LOpera-Seria-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Janet Williams in Gassman&#8217;s <em>L&#8217;Opera Seria<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Spiritual (arr. Hall Johnson): Ride On, King Jesus<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Konstanze-1024x492.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Konstanze-1024x492.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Konstanze-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Konstanze-768x369.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Konstanze.png 1062w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Janet Williams as Konstanze<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Additional recordings of Janet Williams used in this episode include:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Natural-Full.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Natural-Full.png 556w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Natural-Full-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Georges Bizet: Comme autrefois (<em>Les p\u00eacheurs de perles<\/em>) (L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Halasz conducts; Janet told me this was a recording made in Budapest).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Semele-Adore-1024x611.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Semele-Adore-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Semele-Adore-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Semele-Adore-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Semele-Adore.png 1308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Myself I shall adore&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Semele-Sleep-1024x632.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Semele-Sleep-1024x632.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Semele-Sleep-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Semele-Sleep-768x474.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Semele-Sleep.png 1308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;O Sleep, why dost thou leave me?&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>George Frideric Handel: Two excerpts from <em>Semele<\/em> (televised production from the Berliner Staatsoper) Myself I Shall Adore; and O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"965\" height=\"827\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Master-Class-Point.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Master-Class-Point.png 965w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Master-Class-Point-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Janet-Master-Class-Point-768x658.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-in-HAT.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14034\" style=\"width:640px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-in-HAT.jpeg 530w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Camilla-in-HAT-300x199.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 246. Previn Moore Introduces Camilla Williams &amp; Janet Williams (BHM 2024) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM As the final 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