Podcast Episodes

Episode 479. Get to Know Alain Vanzo

Season 7 Episode 479

I return to Countermelody‘s Salut à la France miniseries with a tribute to the Monaco-born French-naturalized tenor, Alain Vanzo (1923-2002). There w…

14 hours ago

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Episode 478. Martial Singher: Un recueil de mélodies

Season 7 Episode 478

Today is the first in a series of episodes honoring our Gallic friends, who this month also celebrate their independence day, call it what you will, …

4 days, 15 hours ago

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Episode 477. American Orchestral Song [Queer Edition]

I know, I know, I said that we were done with Pride for 2026. But honestly, given the tenor of the times (no pun intended), we have to continue foreg…

1 week ago

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Episode 476. Getting a Handle on Henriëtte Bosmans

Season 7 Episode 476

The final official #Pride2026 episode on Countermelody introduces the Dutch composer, pianist, and critic Henriëtte Bosmans (1895 – 1952), a fascinat…

1 week, 4 days ago

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Episode 475. A Queer Boy’s Favorite Pop Divas

Season 8 Episode 475

We are still in the midst of our summer holiday. And oh, what a sweltering summer it is turning out to be! Because of this, rather than producing a b…

2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Episode 474. Brigitte Fassbaender Sings Brahms

Season 7 Episode 474

Pride 2026 at Countermelody continues with an episode devoted to the towering German mezzo-soprano Brigitte Fassbaender, not only one of the great op…

2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Episode 473. Renata Scotto and the Opera Queens

We are quickly approaching the third anniversary of the death of Renata Scotto, and that sad commemoration, combined with my desire to produce an epi…

3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Episode 472. Ben Bagley Revisited: Lies Come True

Season 7 Episode 472

A year ago I published an episode entitled “Gay Eccentrics,” which featured a number of the most delightfully peculiar personalities sprinkled across…

3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Episode 471. Joan Caplan In Recital

Season 7 Episode 471

Today we visit the rare recorded output my beloved teacher, Joan Caplan (15 October 1932 – 19 April 2025), live performances made during her active y…

4 weeks, 1 day ago

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Episode 470. Peter Pears Plays Around

Season 7 Episode 470

A year ago, I published as my final Pride 2025 episode, Pears Sings Not-Britten, which explored the voice and artistry of British tenor Peter Pears i…

1 month ago

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