{"id":20547,"date":"2026-04-05T23:50:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T21:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?p=20547"},"modified":"2026-04-05T23:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T21:50:24","slug":"episode-452-out-of-the-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/05\/episode-452-out-of-the-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 452. Out of the Office"},"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 452. Out of the Office<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/?powerpress_embed=1924-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-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 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\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7e5fce0a wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/\">SUBSCRIBE VIA YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/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\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"922\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AlbumLabel-1024x922.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AlbumLabel-1024x922.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AlbumLabel-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AlbumLabel-768x692.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AlbumLabel.jpg 1327w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello, fans and listeners! I am \u201c\u00d3ut of the Office\u201d for the next two weeks, hence the tongue-in-cheek title of this episode, the first of four recycled potpourri episodes bringing you four records issued on the pirate label Historical Recordings Enterprises in the 1970s. Two of them (including today\u2019s) feature great sopranos of that era, and two of them celebrate \u201cten top tenors\u201d each. A few years ago, David was preparing to downsize to a new apartment in NYC and one of my tasks was to go through his LPs. In doing so, I discovered the two soprano volumes. Low impact, perhaps, in terms of my prep level, but high calorie in terms of content! Here are some of the greatest sopranos of the 1970s (and earlier) in incendiary live performances which will leave you gasping for air (at least I was!) Included are such favorites of the Opera Queens (of whatever persuasion or orientation) as Montserrat Caball\u00e9, Leyla Gencer, Magda Olivero, Renata Scotto, and Beverly Sills in addition to such personal favorites of mine as Ileana Cotruba\u0219, Sylvia Sass, and Gilda Cruz-Romo. Many of these singers have been featured on their own spotlight episodes on <em>Countermelody <\/em>but the performances featured here are typical of the pirate releases of the 1970s, rare material in sometimes spotty sound but representing these sopranos at their thrilling best. There\u2019s a lot of Verdi, but also some Puccini, Donizetti, and even Mozart. All told a thrilling and rare collection which I am thrilled to share with my pals as I step away from the mic for a couple weeks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" 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\n<div style=\"height:55px\" 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=\"1024\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Caballe-Vespri-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Caballe-Vespri-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Caballe-Vespri-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Caballe-Vespri-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Caballe-Vespri.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lorenzo da Ponte: Or sai chi l\u2019onore (<em>Don Giovanni<\/em>). Montserrat Caball\u00e9, unidentified tenor [1974]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"817\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Caballe-as-Stuarda.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Caballe-as-Stuarda.png 521w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Caballe-as-Stuarda-191x300.png 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/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=\"1024\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cotrubas-Dying-Violetta-1536x1136-1-1024x757.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cotrubas-Dying-Violetta-1536x1136-1-1024x757.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cotrubas-Dying-Violetta-1536x1136-1-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cotrubas-Dying-Violetta-1536x1136-1-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cotrubas-Dying-Violetta-1536x1136-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Giuseppe Verdi, Francesco Maria Piave [after Alexandre Dumas <em>fils<\/em>]: Teneste la promessa&#8230; Addio del passato (<em>La traviata<\/em>). Ileana Cotrubas [1975]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cotrubas-Violetta-hands-685x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cotrubas-Violetta-hands-685x1024.jpg 685w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cotrubas-Violetta-hands-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cotrubas-Violetta-hands-768x1148.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cotrubas-Violetta-hands.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/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-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gilda-Amelia-Ballo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gilda-Amelia-Ballo.png 564w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gilda-Amelia-Ballo-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Gaetano Donizetti, Felice Romani: Manca sola a compir il delitto&#8230; Coppia iniqua (<em>Anna Bolena<\/em>). Gilda Cruz-Romo [1972]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gilda-Preghiera.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gilda-Preghiera.png 536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gilda-Preghiera-217x300.png 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/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-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Verrett-and-Gencer-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Verrett-and-Gencer-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Verrett-and-Gencer-2-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Verrett-and-Gencer-2-768x546.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shirley Verrett and Leyla Gencer in <em>Maria Stuarda<\/em>, La Scala ca. 1968<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Giuseppe Verdi, Francesco Maria Piave [after Lord Byron]: Tu al cui sguardo (<em>I due Foscari<\/em>). Leyla Gencer [1958]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"797\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Franco-Cacciatore-1024x797.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Franco-Cacciatore-1024x797.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Franco-Cacciatore-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Franco-Cacciatore-768x598.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Franco-Cacciatore.png 1387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Leyla Gencer, Mario Rossi, and Renata Scotto after a performance of <em>Il franco cacciatore<\/em>, 1956<\/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-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"492\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mauti-Nunziata-with-Glasses.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20800\" style=\"width:547px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mauti-Nunziata-with-Glasses.jpg 492w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mauti-Nunziata-with-Glasses-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni [after Carlo Gozzi]: Signore, ascolta (<em>Turandot<\/em>). Elena Mauti-Nunziata [1976]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EMN-as-Butterfly-1024x723.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EMN-as-Butterfly-1024x723.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EMN-as-Butterfly-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EMN-as-Butterfly-768x542.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EMN-as-Butterfly.png 1330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/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-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Olivero-Tosca2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20802\" style=\"width:624px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Olivero-Tosca2.jpg 420w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Olivero-Tosca2-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica [after Victorien Sardou]: Vissi d\u2019arte (<em>Tosca<\/em>). Magda Olivero [1975]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Olivero-Archives.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Olivero-Archives.png 620w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Olivero-Archives-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Olivero-Archives-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Giuseppe Verdi, Antonio Somma [after Eug\u00e8ne Scribe]: Morr\u00f2, ma prima in grazia (<em>Un ballo in maschera<\/em>). Katia Ricciarelli [1975]<\/p>\n\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-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sass-Out-of-Doors.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20794\" style=\"width:544px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sass-Out-of-Doors.png 323w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sass-Out-of-Doors-223x300.png 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Giuseppe Verdi, Temistocle Solera [after Tommaso Grossi]: O Madre del cielo (<em>I Lombardi<\/em>). Sylvia Sass [1976]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sylvia-with-Teddy-Bear.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sylvia-with-Teddy-Bear.png 811w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sylvia-with-Teddy-Bear-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sylvia-with-Teddy-Bear-768x423.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/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-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Scotto-Vespri.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20792\" style=\"width:574px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Scotto-Vespri.jpg 294w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Scotto-Vespri-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Giuseppe Verdi, Eug\u00e8ne Scribe, Charles Duveyrier [Italian version by Ettore Caimi]: Arrigo, ah, parli a un core (<em>I vespri siciliani<\/em>). Renata Scotto [1975]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Scotto-wrapped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20793\" style=\"width:573px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Scotto-wrapped.jpg 295w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Scotto-wrapped-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/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=\"669\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sills-Faust-1004x1536-1-669x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sills-Faust-1004x1536-1-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sills-Faust-1004x1536-1-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sills-Faust-1004x1536-1-768x1175.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sills-Faust-1004x1536-1.jpg 1004w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Gaetano Donizetti, Felice Romani [after Victor Hugo]: Com\u2019\u00e8 bello (<em>Lucrezia Borgia<\/em>). Beverly Sills [1975]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"413\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sills-Violetta-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20807\" style=\"width:542px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sills-Violetta-1.png 413w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sills-Violetta-1-215x300.png 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 452. Out of the Office SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Hello, fans and listeners! I am \u201c\u00d3ut of the 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