{"id":2060,"date":"2019-11-03T17:46:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T16:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2023-11-09T17:55:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T16:55:34","slug":"episode-7-janet-williams-i-no-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/03\/episode-7-janet-williams-i-no-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 7. Janet Williams I"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-primary\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-animated-block mega-toggle-block-1' id='mega-toggle-block-1'><button aria-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 7. Janet Williams Interview, Part I. No Accidents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/?powerpress_embed=26-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio\" 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\">S<strong>UBSCRIPTION PLATFORMS<\/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 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-button alignright\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/2019\/09\/12\/episode-1-countermelody\/\">SUBSCRIBE VIA YOUR FAVORITE<br>PODCAST PLATFORM<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I am particularly excited to present the first of a three-part interview with the distinguished American soprano and pedagogue Janet Williams, who also happens to be one of my dearest friends. We met when we were both apprentice artists at the Merola Opera Program of the San Francisco Opera. Since then Janet established herself as one of the premiere lyric coloratura sopranos of her generation and is now highly respected as a pedagogue, clinician, and mentor. In this portion of our discussion, we speak about Janet\u2019s formative years in Detroit and how she found her way into the opera world, despite an early interest in gospel singing and the desire of becoming a backup singer \u00e0 la The Supremes. Particular attention is paid to her tutelage under the distinguished African American soprano and civil rights icon Camilla Williams (as Janet points out, no relation!)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-Graun-Recording.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-Graun-Recording.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-Graun-Recording.jpg 331w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-Graun-Recording-300x256.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Just to embarrass Janet, I am going to quote from a review that <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Dietrich David Scholz gave to her most celebrated recording, Graun's Cleopatra e Cesare (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/dieterdavidscholz.de\/cd%20&amp;%20dvd%20Rezensionen\/graun-cleopatra-cesare-jacobs.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dietrich David Scholz gave to her most celebrated recording, Graun&#8217;s <\/a><\/strong><em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Dietrich David Scholz gave to her most celebrated recording, Graun's Cleopatra e Cesare (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/dieterdavidscholz.de\/cd%20&amp;%20dvd%20Rezensionen\/graun-cleopatra-cesare-jacobs.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cleopatra e Cesare<\/a><\/strong><\/em>. This recording was made following performances of the opera at the Berliner Staatsoper. &#8220;Die Sensation der Aufnahme (wie schon der Auff\u00fchrung) ist allerdings Janet Williams als Cleopatra: eine sinnlich bet\u00f6rende, schwarze Venus. So wie ihre Cleopatra auf der B\u00fchne als unwiderstehliche Sexbombe einschl\u00e4gt, lehrt sie den H\u00f6rer der CD die bet\u00f6rende Erotik des Koloraturgesangs. Die Leichtigkeit, mit der sie die akrobatischsten Verzierungen, vogelgleich und augenzwinkernd, immer mit einem charmanten L\u00e4cheln in der Stimme, tr\u00e4llert, macht sie zum unvergleichlichen Koloraturwunder!&#8221; [The sensation of the recording (as in the production), however, is Janet Williams as Cleopatra: a sensual beguiling, black Venus. Just as her Cleopatra takes on the stage as an irresistible bombshell, she demonstrates to the listener of the CD the beguiling eroticism of coloratura singing. The lightness with which she sings the most acrobatic ornaments, birdlike and winking, always with a charming smile in her voice, makes her an incomparable coloratura wonder!]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(You might note that Europeans in general, have an apparent obsession with women of color as singers and entertainers and constantly draw attention to the race of the artist in question, as if this in itself were an exceptional accomplishment. We saw this with Shirley Verrett being referred to in the Italian press as &#8220;La nera Callas.&#8221; Witness also Grace Bumbry&#8217;s Bayreuth debut as Venus in the 1961 production of <em>Tannh\u00e4user<\/em>, in which she was dubbed &#8220;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Die schwarze Venus (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zeit.de\/1961\/31\/der-triumph-der-schwarzen-venus\" target=\"_blank\">Die schwarze Venus<\/a><\/strong>,&#8221; an appellation which has followed her in German-speaking Europe to this day (<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"even on the event of her 80th birthday (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kleinezeitung.at\/kultur\/musik\/5148806\/Geburtstag_Die-schwarze-Venus_Grace-Bumbry-wird-80\" target=\"_blank\">even on the event of her 80th birthday<\/a><\/strong>!), and which is directly referenced by Herr Scholz in his review of Janet&#8217;s recording of the Graun, above.)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bumbry-venus.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bumbry-venus.jpg 564w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bumbry-venus-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Die schwarze Venus<\/em>, Bayreuth 1961.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Please note that I have made the decision to seriously truncate the Show Notes page for the time being. I have been spending up to three days each week in the preparation of these pages, and I&#8217;m not sure anyone even reads them! I may eventually revive them on my Patreon page behind a firewell, but in the meantime, these pages will be limited to the publication of a few photos and a description of each recording used in the current podcast episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-size\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>RECORDINGS FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Janet Williams, soprano: <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Tra le processe assort (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aAwUbIMJsic\" target=\"_blank\">Tra le processe assorto<\/a><\/strong> (<em>Cleopatra e Cesare; <\/em>Carl Heinrich Graun). Live from the Berliner Staatsoper, 1992. A video of the complete performance can be seen <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"HERE  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\/\/vimeo.com\/7179199\" target=\"_blank\">HERE <\/a><\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/7185940\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"HERE (opens in a new tab)\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-Cleopatra.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-Cleopatra-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-Cleopatra.jpg 678w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-Cleopatra-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Janet Williams as Cleopatra in <em>Cleopatra e Cesare<\/em> by Carl Heinrich Graun, Staatsoper Berlin, 1994<br>(Photo by Archie Kent\/ullstein bild via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Supremes (Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard): <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Baby Love (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yGV_QRpqGtA\" target=\"_blank\">Baby Love<\/a><\/strong> (Eddie Holland) (Motown Records,  M 1066, 1964) <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The-Supremes.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1015\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The-Supremes-1015x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The-Supremes-1015x1024.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The-Supremes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The-Supremes-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The-Supremes-768x775.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The-Supremes.jpg 1586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Supremely and uniquely The Supremes!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Pyotr Il\u2019yich Tchaikovsky: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OHO2Wr9yQeQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"I. Adagio \u2013 Allegro non troppo (Symphony No. 6 \u201cPath\u00e9tique\u201d) (opens in a new tab)\">I. Adagio \u2013 Allegro non troppo (Symphony No. 6 \u201cPath\u00e9tique\u201d)<\/a><\/strong>. Yevgeny Mravinsky, Leningrad Philharmonic (Deutsche Grammophon Records, 138 659 SLPM, 1960) <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tchaikovsky-Young.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tchaikovsky-Young-1024x1013.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tchaikovsky-Young-1024x1013.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tchaikovsky-Young-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tchaikovsky-Young-768x760.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tchaikovsky-Young.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Young hipster Pyotr <strong>(homo alert!)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tiernii.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tiernii.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2082\" style=\"width:205px;height:205px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tiernii.jpg 224w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tiernii-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Tierinii Jackson \u201cYoung Sister Singing Gospel Music\u201d: <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Thank You, Jesus (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-BfXVjsdZV4\" target=\"_blank\">Thank You, Jesus<\/a><\/strong>. Janet remarked how much this young woman on this recording sounds like Rita Jackson, whom she mentions on the podcast. BTW, since the time that recording was made, Tierinii Jackson has developed into quite an artist. With <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/americanahighways.org\/2019\/05\/08\/interview-ori-naftaly-and-tierinii-jackson-of-southern-avenue-band-keep-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"her sister Tikyra and Israeli-born bassist Ori Naftaly (opens in a new tab)\">her sister Tikyra and Israeli-born bassist Ori Naftaly<\/a><\/strong>, she has formed the Memphis-based band, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Southern Avenue (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southernavenuemusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Southern Avenue<\/a><\/strong>. She is definitely worth checking out.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Kiim-Jordan.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Kiim-Jordan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2085\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kim Jordan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Kim Jordan: <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Improvisation (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YfKEe8H6-fk\" target=\"_blank\">Improvisation<\/a><\/strong>. Janet\u2019s friend and co-director of the children\u2019s choir at her church has become a world-renowned jazz pianist. Lots of her work is available on YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lewis Cass Technical High School Harp &amp; Vocal Ensemble, directed by Lydia Cleaver: <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"O Shenandoah (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xtdvvIhs62M&amp;t=1117s\" target=\"_blank\">O Shenandoah<\/a><\/strong> (Traditional, arr. Ruth Eleain). On <em>Metro Arts Detroit<\/em>, Episode 407. Though this episode is from 2015, Janet remembers having sung this same arrangement. On this episode, Lydia Cleaver, the director of \u201cHarp &amp; Vocal\u201d talks about the history of the ensemble, which that year was celebrating its 90th anniversary. Ms. Cleaver mentions Velma Froude, though not by name.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Velma-Froude.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"140\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Velma-Froude.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2077\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Velma Froude<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here is a little more about Velma Froude, which I found in a book entitled <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Horn-Man-Polish-American-Musician-Twentieth-Century\/dp\/0814331939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Horn Man: The Polish-American Musician in Twentieth-Century Detroit  (opens in a new tab)\">Horn Man: The Polish-American Musician in Twentieth-Century Detroit <\/a><\/em><\/strong>by Laurie A Gomulka Palazzolo, published 2003 by The American-Polish Music Society. \u201cThe harp program, which was established at Cass Tech in 1925, began with Clarence Byrne, who, according to Patricia Terry-Ross, the program\u2019s current [in 2003] director, \u2018wanted to teach every instrument known to man or woman.\u2019 Velma Froude, who was a student at the time the program was initiated, later became the principal harp instructor. Music majors at Cass Tech had to learn several different instruments, and those wishing to fulfill a string or wind instrument requirement could substitute harp. Students received, and continue to receive, the same credit for harp as they receive for math and English. Velma Froude was a private instructor of Christa Grix, celebrated jazz harpist in the Detroit area today. In addition. noted jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby, now deceased, began her harp studies at Cass Tech. According to Terry-Ross, approximately 80 percent of the individuals who played harp in the metropolitan area came in contact with Velma Froude at some point. When Froude retired after forth-three years of teaching, she selected Terry-Ross to take over.\u201d (p. 72).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mahalia Jackson: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iinuEJaUF1w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"How I Got Over  (opens in a new tab)\">How I Got Over <\/a><\/strong>(Clara Ward) (from <em>Recorded Live in Europe During Her Last Concert Tour<\/em>, Columbia Records, CL 1726, 1962). <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mahalia.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mahalia-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mahalia-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mahalia-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mahalia-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mahalia.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mahalia: one of my favorite singers of any genre, any time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Diana Ross and The Supremes: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z0YpFuHz278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Happening (opens in a new tab)\">The Happening<\/a><\/strong> (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Frank DeVol). Live from the Concertgebouw, 6 June 1967. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The-Supremes2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The-Supremes2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The-Supremes2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The-Supremes2-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The-Supremes2-768x571.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Top Motown soul pop group Diana Ross and the Supremes, <br>L-R, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross and Cindy Birdsong, 1968.   (Photo by Keystone\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Diana Ross: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VOH6SzDX3l4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Theme from Mahogany [Do You Know Where You\u2019re Going To?]  (opens in a new tab)\">Theme from <\/a><\/strong><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VOH6SzDX3l4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Theme from Mahogany [Do You Know Where You\u2019re Going To?]  (opens in a new tab)\">Mahogany<\/a><\/strong><\/em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VOH6SzDX3l4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Theme from Mahogany [Do You Know Where You\u2019re Going To?]  (opens in a new tab)\"> [Do You Know Where You\u2019re Going To?] <\/a><\/strong>(Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser) (from <em>The Original Soundtrack of <strong>Mahogany<\/strong><\/em>, Motown Records M6-858S1, 1974) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"604\" data-id=\"2088\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Diana-Ross-afro.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Diana-Ross-afro.jpg 500w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Diana-Ross-afro-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"735\" data-id=\"2089\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Diana-Ross-babe.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Diana-Ross-babe.jpg 500w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Diana-Ross-babe-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"520\" data-id=\"2090\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Diana-Ross-breakfast.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Diana-Ross-breakfast.jpg 416w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Diana-Ross-breakfast-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UNITED STATES &#8211; JUNE 13:  Diana Ross backstage after performing at the Palace Theatre.  (Photo by Harry Hamburg\/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"2091\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Diana-Ross-style-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Diana-Ross-style-icon.jpg 480w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Diana-Ross-style-icon-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"781\" data-id=\"2092\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Diana-Ross.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Diana-Ross.jpg 625w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Diana-Ross-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"508\" data-id=\"2093\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Miss-Ross-elegance.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Miss-Ross-elegance.jpg 500w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Miss-Ross-elegance-295x300.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Geri Allen with Marcus Belgrave: <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Nancy Joe (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_OExpApk1zo\" target=\"_blank\">Nancy Joe<\/a><\/strong> (Geri Allen) (From <em>Grand River Crossings: Motown and Motor City Inspirations<\/em>, Mot\u00e9ma Records, MTM-128, 2013). <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Geri-Allen.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Geri-Allen.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Geri-Allen.jpg 636w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Geri-Allen-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Geri Allen, the late, great innovator.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Solange-Michel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Solange-Michel.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2096\" style=\"width:155px;height:248px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Solange-Michel.jpg 200w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Solange-Michel-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Solange Michel, Carmen on the Cluytens recording. One of the best Carmens <em>ever!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Andr\u00e9 Cluytens. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cYBZK7wq5Vg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Mais nous ne voyons pas la Carmencita (opens in a new tab)\">Mais nous ne voyons pas la Carmencita<\/a><\/strong> (<em>Carmen<\/em>; Georges Bizet). Andr\u00e9 Cluytens conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of the Op\u00e9ra Comique, Paris; the cast features Solange Michel, Raoul Jobin, Martha Angelici, and Michel Dens. Originally issued on Columbia 33 FCX 101-103, reissued on Naxos Historical 8.110238-39. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Florence Foster Jenkins: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V6ubiUIxbWE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Queen of the Night Aria (opens in a new tab)\">Queen of the Night Aria<\/a><\/strong>. With Cosme McMoon, pianist. Originally released on the Melotone Recording Studio label, ca. 1941. Most widely collected in <em>The Glory (????) of the Human Voice<\/em>, RCA Victor Records, LM-2597. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/FFJ-1937-photo-by-Margaret-Bourke-White.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/FFJ-1937-photo-by-Margaret-Bourke-White-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/FFJ-1937-photo-by-Margaret-Bourke-White-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/FFJ-1937-photo-by-Margaret-Bourke-White-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/FFJ-1937-photo-by-Margaret-Bourke-White-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/FFJ-1937-photo-by-Margaret-Bourke-White.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Madame Jenkins &#8220;entertaining&#8221; guests in her home, 1937. Photo by Margaret Bourke-White.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Moffo-as-Carmen.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Moffo-as-Carmen.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2098\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Moffo as Carmen. Who<em>ever <\/em>thought this was a good idea??<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lorin Maazel. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1StLtZSKK48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre (opens in a new tab)\">Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre<\/a><\/strong> (<em>Carmen<\/em>; Georges Bizet). Lorin Maazel conducting the Orchester und Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin; the cast includes Anna Moffo, Helen Donath, Franco Corelli, Piero Cappuccilli, Jos\u00e9 van Dam, Barry McDaniel, Jane Berbi\u00e9, and <em><strong>Arleen Aug\u00e9r as Frasquita<\/strong><\/em>! Originally released on Eurodisc Records 300 720-435 (1973; recorded 1970); reissued on CD on RCA Victor 74321 25792 6. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Leontyne Price: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0396RHxDTFw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Pace, pace, mio dio (opens in a new tab)\">Pace, pace, mio dio<\/a><\/strong> (<em>La forza del destino<\/em>; Giuseppe Verdi). Originally released on the complete <em>Forza<\/em> recording on RCA Victor on LSC-6413, 1965. Thomas Schippers conducts the RCA Italiana Orchestra and Chorus; the cast includes Richard Tucker, Robert Merrill, Shirley Verrett, Giorgio Tozzi, and Ezio Flagello. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Leontyne-in-Forza.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Leontyne-in-Forza.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Leontyne-in-Forza.jpg 800w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Leontyne-in-Forza-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Leontyne-in-Forza-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Miss Price as Leonora in <em>La forza del destino<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Leontyne Price: O patria mia (<em>Aida<\/em>; Giuseppe Verdi). Live from the Met, 25 February 1967. Thomas Schippers conducts the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus; the cast includes Carlo Bergonzi, Grace Bumbry, Robert Merrill, and Jerome Hines. The recording has been issued by Sony Classics in its  deluxe limited edition boxes<em>Verdi at The Met<\/em> box (2013) and <em>The Inaugural Season: Extraordinary Met Performances from 1966-67 <\/em>(2016).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped aligncenter wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Leontyne-Afro.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"350\" data-id=\"2101\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Leontyne-Afro.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Leontyne-Afro.jpg 518w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Leontyne-Afro-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Joan Sutherland: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2Wqomzdw2_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Tornami a vagheggiar (opens in a new tab)\">Tornami a vagheggiar<\/a><\/strong> (<em>Alcina<\/em>; George Frideric Handel). Richard Bonynge conducts the London Symphony Orchestra. From <em>Joan Sutherland Sings Handel<\/em>, Decca Records, LXT 6191, 1965).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sutherland-Sills.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sutherland-Sills.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2102\" style=\"width:580px;height:407px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sutherland-Sills.jpg 474w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sutherland-Sills-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Joan Sutherland and Beverly Sills: Together again for the first time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Dennis-Collins.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"920\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Dennis-Collins.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2104\" style=\"width:289px;height:353px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Dennis-Collins.jpg 754w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Dennis-Collins-246x300.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dennis Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dennis Collins: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darryl.deangelo\/videos\/1981060571990129\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Something to Talk About (opens in a new tab)\">Something to Talk About<\/a><\/strong> (Shirley Eikhard). Live performance at Ashford and Simpson\u2019s Sugar Bar, 22 January 2019. Available via his <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Dennis-Collins-Music-175547546937\">Facebook professional page<\/a><\/strong>, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dennis Collins and Roberta Flack: <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Back Together Again (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uVVwrdixkoo\" target=\"_blank\">Back Together Again<\/a><\/strong> (Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway). Dennis Collins is Janet\u2019s friend who has had a long and successful career as a back-up (and solo!) singer. Roberta Flack was a particular mentor of his. Here he joins her in a live performance of this famous duet recorded in Nagoya, Japan for the television program <em>WoWoW<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Janet Williams:\nDer Hirt auf dem Felsen (Franz Schubert). Live recording ca. 1989\nprovided by the artist. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-at-SF-Gala-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-at-SF-Gala-8.jpg 626w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-at-SF-Gala-8-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Maria Callas: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hEhoQ1ZvMBM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Casta diva  (opens in a new tab)\">Casta diva <\/a><\/strong>(<em>Norma<\/em>; Vincenzo Bellini). Live recording from the Op\u00e9ra de Paris, 19 December 1958. Included on Warner Classics DVD\/BluRay <em>Maria Callas Toujours<\/em>, 4 92502 9. Georges S\u00e9bastian conducts the Orchestre et [notoriously wayward] Ch\u0153ur du Th\u00e8\u00e2tre National de l&#8217;Op\u00e9ra de Par\u00eds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"741\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Callas-Paris-debut-with-Chorus-741x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Callas-Paris-debut-with-Chorus-741x1024.jpg 741w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Callas-Paris-debut-with-Chorus-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Callas-Paris-debut-with-Chorus.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The look on Maria&#8217;s face when she hears that the chorus has fucked up&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Beverly Sills: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L34Bspbex3E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"N\u2019est-ce plus ma main (opens in a new tab)\">N\u2019est-ce plus ma main<\/a><\/strong> (<em>Manon<\/em>; Jules Massenet). Originally released on the complete <em>Manon<\/em> recording on ABC\/Audio Treasury Records, ATS-20007\/4, 1970. Julius Rudel conducts the New Philharmonia Orchestra and the Ambrosian Opera Chorus; the cast also includes Nicolai Gedda, G\u00e9rard Souzay, and Gabriel Bacquier. The recording has been rereleased countless times, most recently on Deutsche Grammophon 474 950-2. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beverly-Manon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beverly-Manon.jpg 518w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Beverly-Manon-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beverly Sills as Manon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Camilla Williams: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iuyLIkCxiFo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Ritorna vincitor (opens in a new tab)\">Ritorna vincitor<\/a><\/strong> (<em>Aida<\/em>; Giuseppe Verdi). Recording of excerpts from <em>Aida <\/em>, MGM Records MGM E554, ca. 1951. Laszlo Halasz conducts the New York City Opera Orchestra; the cast also includes Lydia Ibarrondo, Giulio Gari, and Lawrence Winters. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Van-Vechten.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Van-Vechten.jpg 440w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Van-Vechten-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Camilla Williams photographed by Carl Van Vechten.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Camilla Williams: <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Star-Spangled Banner (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fbc34YyhHTw\" target=\"_blank\">The Star-Spangled Banner<\/a><\/strong> (Francis Scott Key, John Stafford Smith). Live performance from the March on Washington, 28 August 1963.  George Malloy is her accompanist.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-and-Husband.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-and-Husband.jpg 595w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-and-Husband-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Camilla Williams and her husband, the distinguished civil rights attorney,  Charles T. Beavers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Porgy-Columbia-original.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Porgy-Columbia-original.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1765\" style=\"width:217px;height:218px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Porgy-Columbia-original.jpg 498w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Porgy-Columbia-original-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Porgy-Columbia-original-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The legendary 1951 Goddard Lieberson-produced <em>Porgy<\/em> recording on Columbia Records<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Camilla Williams: <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"What You Want with Bess (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Eg5sHkf2Jg8\" target=\"_blank\">What You Want with Bess<\/a><\/strong>; and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iOxR5zOmvWE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Summertime (opens in a new tab)\">Summertime<\/a> <\/strong>(<em>Porgy and Bess<\/em>; George Gershwin) From the complete <em>Porgy <\/em>recording on Columbia Records, OSL-162, 1951. Lehman Engel conducts a cast which also includes Lawrence Winters, Inez Matthews, Avon Long, June McMechen, Warren Coleman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:68px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"341\" height=\"442\" data-id=\"2112\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-and-Lawrence-Winters-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-and-Lawrence-Winters-2.jpg 341w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-and-Lawrence-Winters-2-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Camilla Williams and Lawrence Winters<br>recording <em>Porgy and Bess<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"389\" data-id=\"2113\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-and-Lawrence-Winters.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-and-Lawrence-Winters.jpg 366w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-and-Lawrence-Winters-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Williams and Winters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Janet Williams: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YKYrvW4rm6I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Myself I Shall Adore (opens in a new tab)\">Myself I Shall Adore<\/a><\/strong> (<em>Semele<\/em>; George Frideric Handel). Live 1993 performance from the Staatsoper Berlin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An unnamed mezzo: <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"O don fatale (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AhYSeU0q-Js\" target=\"_blank\">O don fatale<\/a><\/strong> (<em>Don Carlo<\/em>; Giuseppe Verdi). To preserve your health and my integrity, I will reveal nothing more about this artist. Hold on to your hats.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Horrible-Screamer.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Horrible-Screamer.jpg 400w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Horrible-Screamer-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Janet Williams: Alleluia (<em>Exsultate, jubilate<\/em>; Wolfgang\nAmadeus Mozart). Live recording ca. 1989 provided by the artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Camilla Williams: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-AM3MLsDZnE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Beau soir (opens in a new tab)\">Beau soir<\/a><\/strong> (Claude Debussy). Boris Bazala, pianist. From <em>A Camilla Williams Recital<\/em>, MGM Records, E140, 1952. <\/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=\"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=\"2118\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Recital-Back-Cover-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Recital-Back-Cover-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-Recital-Back-Cover-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Camilla Williams: Oh, What a Beautiful City (Traditional Spiritual). Boris Bazala, pianist. From <em>Camilla Williams Sings Spirituals<\/em>, MGM Records E156, ca. 1953. Can be heard on the background in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JHEM5-tTPE0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"this 2009 tribute to Camilla Williams (opens in a new tab)\">this 2009 tribute to Camilla Williams<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\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<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Janet Williams: Mein Herr Marquis (<em>Die Fledermaus<\/em>;\nJohann Strauss II). Live performance, December 1995. Hermann Michael conducting\nthe Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Recording provided by the artist.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-Natural.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-Natural.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-Natural-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Janet-Natural-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Janet Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Moffo-as-Nanetta.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Moffo-as-Nanetta.jpg 480w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Moffo-as-Nanetta-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anna Moffo (pre-nosejob) as Nanetta in <em>Falstaff<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Anna Moffo: <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sul fil d\u2019un soffio etesio (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tfva3TI9G5E\" target=\"_blank\">Sul fil d\u2019un soffio etesio<\/a><\/strong> (<em>Falstaff<\/em>, Giuseppe Verdi). From the complete <em>Falstaff<\/em> recording originally released on Angel Records S-3552, 1956. Herbert von Karajan conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra; the cast also includes Tito Gobbi, the recently deceased Rolando Panerai, Fedora Barbieri, Nan Merriman, and Luigi Alva.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Angel-Blue.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2110\" style=\"width:336px;height:482px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Angel-Blue.jpg 558w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Angel-Blue-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The superb Angel Blue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Angel Blue: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W6x39IL3G1k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Al pensar en el dueno del mis amores (opens in a new tab)\">Al pensar en el dueno del mis amores<\/a><\/strong> (<em>Las hijas del Zebedeo<\/em>; Ruperto Chap\u00ed y Lorente) Karel Mark Chichon conducting the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie. Live recording from the Congresshalle Saarbr\u00fccken, 9 December 2016. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Janet Williams: Quando m\u2019en vo (<em>La Boh\u00e8me<\/em>; Giacomo Puccini). As heard in the film <em>I<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"n the Shadow of the Stars (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0102114\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\" target=\"_blank\">n the Shadow of the Stars<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, directed by Allie Light and Irving Saraf, 1991.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-and-Janet.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-and-Janet.jpg 624w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Camilla-and-Janet-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Camilla Williams and Janet Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 7. 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href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/african-american-opera-singers\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">African American Opera Singers<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">African American Opera Singers<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/african-american-opera-singers\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Angel Blue<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/african-american-opera-singers\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Anna Moffo<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/african-american-opera-singers\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Beverly Sills<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/african-american-opera-singers\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Boris Bazala<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/african-american-opera-singers\/\" 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