{"id":19893,"date":"2025-12-21T16:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T15:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?p=19893"},"modified":"2025-12-21T16:18:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T15:18:05","slug":"episode-422-christmas-with-the-tenors-2019-throwback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/21\/episode-422-christmas-with-the-tenors-2019-throwback\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 422. Christmas with the Tenors [2019 Throwback]"},"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 mega-toggle-animated-slider\" type=\"button\">\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\"><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 422. 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href=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/\">SUBSCRIBE VIA YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tenor-Xmas.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tenor-Xmas.png 500w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tenor-Xmas-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tenor-Xmas-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This week is the first of two episodes featuring Christmas music. I decided to feature tenors, but with a difference: none of The Three Tenors will put in an appearance. In compensation, this week I feature a panoply of superb tenors (including Fritz Wunderlich, Georges Thill, Richard Lewis, Roland Hayes, Tino Rossi, Franco Corelli, Ernst Haefliger, Richard Tauber, Karl Erb, and Matthew Swensen) in repertoire ranging across the spectrum (Handel, Adam, Gounod, Bach, Berlin, and traditional <em>Weihnachtsmusik<\/em>, with some surprises along the way). The episode concludes with a brief musical tribute to Dalton Baldwin, G\u00e9rard Souzay&#8217;s partner and collaborator, who died this past week at the age of 87.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-size\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong> RECORDINGS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Russell-Oberlin-Oberon-SF.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2742\" style=\"width:409px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Russell Oberlin as Oberon in Benjamin Britten&#8217;s <em>A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream<\/em>. San Francisco Opera, 1961<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>The Cherry Tree Carol<\/strong>. Russell Oberlin, (counter)tenor; with Robert Shaw leading The Robert Shaw Chorale [1957]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Shaw-Chorale-II.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Shaw-Chorale-II.jpg 599w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Shaw-Chorale-II-300x292.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:92px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Matthew.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Matthew.jpeg 1008w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Matthew-300x214.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Matthew-768x549.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Matthew Swensen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>George Frideric Handel: Comfort ye, my people&#8230; Ev&#8217;ry valley (<em>Messiah<\/em>)<\/strong>. Matthew Swensen,Reinhard Kammler, Residenz Kammerorchester M\u00fcnchen [live 2019]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Young-Fritz-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Young-Fritz-2.jpg 738w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Young-Fritz-2-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A very young Fritz Wunderlich.<br>Did you know that a young man&#8217;s best friend is his accordeon?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Johann Sebastian Bach: Frohe Hirten, eilet, ach, eilet (<em>Weihnachtsoratorium<\/em>)<\/strong>. Fritz Wunderlich, August Langenbeck, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR [live Stuttgart 18.XII.1955]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:88px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Vaughan-Williams-Hodie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Vaughan-Williams-Hodie.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Vaughan-Williams-Hodie-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Vaughan-Williams-Hodie-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The iconic record cover. Who <em>didn&#8217;t <\/em>have this in their collection?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Ralph Vaughan Williams: Bright portals of the sky (<em>Hodie<\/em>)<\/strong>. Richard Lewis, David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra [1965].<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Richard-Lewis-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Richard-Lewis-2.jpg 285w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Richard-Lewis-2-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Welsh tenor Richard Lewis.  Ever since I first heard his voice, he has been one of my favorite singers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Haefliger-Weihnachts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Haefliger-Weihnachts.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Haefliger-Weihnachts-300x297.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Traditional German, words Carl Riedel: Kommet, ihr Hirten<\/strong>. Ernst Haefliger, Paul Angerer, Concilium musicum [1984] <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Haefliger-Tamino.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2744\" style=\"width:454px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Haefliger-Tamino.jpg 282w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Haefliger-Tamino-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Swiss tenor Ernst Haefliger as a youthful Tamino.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter 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=\"190\" height=\"266\" data-id=\"2748\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Karl-Erb-young.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2748\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"374\" data-id=\"2747\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Karl-Erb-old-and-weird.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Karl-Erb-old-and-weird.jpg 252w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Karl-Erb-old-and-weird-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Two views of Karl Erb, one fairly normal, one super-weird!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Johann Sebastian Bach: O Jesulein s\u00fc\u00df, o Jesulein mild, BWV 493<\/strong>. Karl Erb, Bruno Seidler-Winkler [1934]. Erb&#8217;s is a strange voice, but it&#8217;s one that I respond to very deeply. Some say his timbre resembles that of a countertenor. I&#8217;m not sure that I agree, but it <em>is<\/em> a distinctive sound. He had an enormous operatic repertoire including, perhaps surprisingly, Bacchus in <em>Ariadne auf Naxos<\/em>, Max in <em>Der Freisch\u00fctz<\/em>, Walther in <em>Die Meistersinger<\/em>, the title roles in Wagner&#8217;s <em>Parsifal<\/em>, <em>Tannh\u00e4user<\/em>, and <em>Lohengrin<\/em> and Pfitzner&#8217;s <em>Palestrina<\/em> and <em>Der arme Heinrich<\/em> as well as more lyrical roles by Gounod, Mozart, and Rossini. I treasure his recordings of <em>Lieder<\/em>, even those made when he was an old man and nearly voiceless. The humanity in this voice moves me deeply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Ivoguen-und-Erb-1024x643.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Ivoguen-und-Erb-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Ivoguen-und-Erb-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Ivoguen-und-Erb-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Ivoguen-und-Erb.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Karl Erb with this then-wife  Maria Ivog\u00fcn. She subsequently dumped him for the pianist Michael Raucheisen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"346\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Fritz-Hermann-Zauberflote-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Fritz-Hermann-Zauberflote-2.png 346w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Fritz-Hermann-Zauberflote-2-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fritz Wunderlich as Tamino and Hermann Prey as Papageno.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Michael Praetorius: Es ist ein Ros&#8217; entsprungen<\/strong>. Fritz Wunderlich, Instrumental ensemble conducted by Fritz Neumeyer [1966]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Eine-Weihnachtsmusik.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Eine-Weihnachtsmusik.jpg 599w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Eine-Weihnachtsmusik-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:103px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Araiza-739x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Araiza-739x1024.jpg 739w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Araiza-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Araiza-768x1064.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Araiza.jpg 1075w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Francisco Araiza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>C\u00e9sar Franck: Panis angelicus (<em>Messe \u00e0 trois voix<\/em>)<\/strong>. Francisco Araiza, Enoch zu Guttenberg, Bamberger Symphoniker [1991]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AraizaHOME.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AraizaHOME.jpg 583w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AraizaHOME-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Herr Araiza looking very distinguished.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill.png 414w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-227x300.png 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Looking good, Georges!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Gabriel Faur\u00e9 : No\u00ebl<\/strong>. Georges Thill, Maurice Faure [1936]. Thill is one of my favorite singers in the entire universe. I will be devoting more time to him in the future. David was just asking me why I liked him and I said, &#8220;I just melt when I hear that sound.&#8221; He pressed me further as to just what it was about that sound, to which I responded that he has such ease in his high notes, and that in spite of that balance toward the <em>voix mixte <\/em> (and in face, I would suggest, precisely <em>because<\/em> of it), he also has a clarion timbre that does justice to the most heroic material. He&#8217;s also beautifully expressive and always uses his unique voice in the service of both the words and the music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter 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=\"664\" height=\"902\" data-id=\"2761\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-as-Lohengrin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-as-Lohengrin.jpg 664w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-as-Lohengrin-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"2762\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-dans-Vercingetorix.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-dans-Vercingetorix.jpg 472w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-dans-Vercingetorix-295x300.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"571\" height=\"950\" data-id=\"2759\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/THILL-Tosca.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/THILL-Tosca.jpg 571w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/THILL-Tosca-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"699\" data-id=\"2764\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-in-Chansons-de-Paris-1934.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-in-Chansons-de-Paris-1934.jpg 466w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-in-Chansons-de-Paris-1934-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"363\" height=\"450\" data-id=\"2763\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-elderly.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-elderly.jpg 363w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-elderly-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"950\" data-id=\"2768\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-young.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-young.jpg 606w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-young-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"2767\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-with-LP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-with-LP.jpg 751w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-with-LP-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"847\" data-id=\"2766\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-Scallopy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-Scallopy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-Scallopy-213x300.jpg 213w\" 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=\"400\" height=\"420\" data-id=\"2765\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-June-1933.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-June-1933.jpg 400w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-June-1933-286x300.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2760\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-and-Friend-833x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-and-Friend-833x1024.jpg 833w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-and-Friend-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-and-Friend-768x944.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Thill-and-Friend.jpg 916w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">The many faces of Georges Thill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:120px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter 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=\"247\" height=\"348\" data-id=\"2775\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Franco-Beard-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Franco-Beard-2.jpg 247w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Franco-Beard-2-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"569\" data-id=\"2774\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Adolphe-Adam2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Adolphe-Adam2.jpg 450w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Adolphe-Adam2-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Franco Corelli and Adolphe Adam: Just two bearded dudes hanging out together.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Corelli-Firestone.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2771\" style=\"width:392px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Corelli-Firestone.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Corelli-Firestone-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Corelli-Firestone-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anyone else remember these?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Adolphe Adam: O Holy Nigh<a aria-label=\"Adolphe Adam: O Holy Night (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rx1YWUqPUkM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">t<\/a><\/strong>. Franco Corelli, Anton Guadagno [live Cleveland 1967]. Corelli recorded this Christmas aria (for such it is!) for one of those ubiquitous Firestone-produced Christmas albums in the 1960s, but the arrangement is <em><strong>so<\/strong><\/em> sappy and horrible (and he eschews the high note!) that I simply could not use it. But imagine my delight when I found this 1967 performance that is cracking with the energy of a live performance. This is one voice that just makes my eyes roll back in my head (and I don&#8217;t care if that&#8217;s not descriptive enough of the actual voice; even with his ridiculous English pronunciation and his perpetual lisp, Corelli evokes a visceral response in me unlike any other tenor, even Thill (<strong><a aria-label=\"whose near-definitive version of &quot;the Christmas aria&quot; can be heard by clicking here (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CS8G_LyYlso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">whose near-definitive version of &#8220;the Christmas aria&#8221; in its original French is not heard on the podcast, but can be found by clicking here<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:104px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter 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=\"220\" height=\"285\" data-id=\"2782\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tino-Rossi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2782\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"2783\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tino-Rossi-eyes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tino-Rossi-eyes.jpg 360w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tino-Rossi-eyes-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"> Tino Rossi (1907-1983) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"869\" height=\"866\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tino-Rossi-chante-Noel-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tino-Rossi-chante-Noel-2.jpg 869w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tino-Rossi-chante-Noel-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tino-Rossi-chante-Noel-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tino-Rossi-chante-Noel-2-768x765.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 869px) 100vw, 869px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Rostom Sipan Bagdasarian, Sr., Henry Lemarchand, Jean Beauval (AKA Philippe Par\u00e8s): Lettre au Papa No\u00ebl<\/strong>. Tino Rossi [late 1950s]. Tino Rossi is responsible for France&#8217;s most popular single of all time, 1946&#8217;s &#8220;<strong><a aria-label=\"Petit Papa No\u00ebl (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0PFD4lJhZ0E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Petit Papa No\u00ebl<\/a><\/strong>,&#8221; (first featured in the film <em><strong><a aria-label=\"Destin (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WQushjP2Wqk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Destin<\/a><\/strong><\/em>) and a more emotionally manipulative song it would be hard to imagine, although this follow-up is a close second. But this song, I propose to you, is an imposter! Can any of you identify the original version of this song? (Of course if you&#8217;ve listened to the podcast, you already know the answer, but if not, <strong><a aria-label=\"clicking on this link will solve the riddle for you (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MH0xue81_oU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">clicking on this link will solve the riddle for you<\/a><\/strong>. Two clues: it also might help you to know that the original text to the song is in English. It might also be useful to know that the stage name of Mr. Bagdasarian was &#8220;Dave Seville.&#8221;)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tino-Petit-Papa-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tino-Petit-Papa-2.jpg 952w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tino-Petit-Papa-2-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tino-Petit-Papa-2-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tino Rossi and canine actor, A still from the film <em>Destin<\/em>, in which &#8220;Petit Papa  No\u00ebl&#8221; was first heard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:91px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Charles-Holland-spirituals-EP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Charles-Holland-spirituals-EP.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Charles-Holland-spirituals-EP-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Charles-Holland-spirituals-EP-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Traditional American Spiritual, arr. Roland Hayes: Sister Mary Had-a but One Child<\/strong>. Charles Holland, Jacqueline Bonneau late 1950s]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"2789\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Charles-Holland-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Charles-Holland-2-1.jpg 283w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Charles-Holland-2-1-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"358\" data-id=\"2788\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Charles-Holland-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Charles-Holland-2.jpg 295w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Charles-Holland-2-247x300.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Charles Holland, tenor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:77px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Roland-Hayes-Christmas-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Roland-Hayes-Christmas-2.jpg 595w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Roland-Hayes-Christmas-2-294x300.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Roland Hayes made a number of late recordings for the Vanguard label.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Franz Mohr: Stille Nacht<\/strong>. Roland Hayes, Reginald Boardman. From <em>Christmas Carols of the Nations<\/em>, Vanguard&nbsp;\u200eRecords, VRS 7016). Roland Hayes, like Charles Holland, was an icon, a pathbreaker, and a great artist. Even here, hovering around the age of 70 and with very little voice left, he gives a moving performance of the perennial worldwide Christmas favorite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"565\" data-id=\"2794\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Roland-Hayes-Singing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Roland-Hayes-Singing.jpg 493w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Roland-Hayes-Singing-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"329\" data-id=\"2795\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Roland-Hayes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Roland-Hayes.jpg 266w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Roland-Hayes-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Roland Hayes photographed at two different stages of his life.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:73px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Richard-Tauber.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Richard-Tauber.png 511w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Richard-Tauber-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Richard-Tauber-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Richard Tauber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Irving Berlin: White Christmas<\/strong>. Richard Tauber [1944]. I love that the episode ends with a little language and cultural reversal: Roland Hayes singing in German and Richard Tauber singing in English. Earlier I had been waxing rhapsodic on Georges Thill: don&#8217;t even get me started on Richard Tauber. As I said on the podcast, he occupies a place in my heart as do few other singers. His masterful ability to float high notes became a trademark of his. But, like Karl Erb, he had an enormous operatic repertoire that embraced roles like Calaf in <em>Turandot<\/em> and Paul in <em>Die tote Stadt<\/em>, both of which he sang in important local premieres in the early days of each work.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tauber-Rethberg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tauber-Rethberg.png 499w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tauber-Rethberg-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Richard Tauber and Elisabeth Rethberg. Two of my most favoritest singers of all time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:103px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Folder-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Folder-8.jpg 553w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Folder-8-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Folder-8-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Claude Debussy: No\u00ebl des enfants qui n&#8217;ont plus&nbsp;de maison. G\u00e9rard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin [1969]. RIP Dalton Baldwin, 19.XII.1931 &#8211; 12.XII.2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:58px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"399\" data-id=\"2800\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Souzay-Baldwin-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Souzay-Baldwin-2-1.jpg 259w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Souzay-Baldwin-2-1-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"274\" data-id=\"2799\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Gerard-and-Dalton-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2799\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" data-id=\"2801\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Dalton-Souzay.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Dalton-Souzay.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Dalton-Souzay-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 422. 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