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Back to SearchEpisode 391. Ben Bagley’s Three-Dollar Bills [Porter and Hart Edition]
Two months ago I posted an episode on Gay Eccentrics, which included a profile of Ben Bagley, the theatrical and record producer who most certainly f…
10 months ago
Episode 390. Donath Sings Strauss
Beloved Countermelody favorite Helen Donath celebrated her 85th birthday on 10 July. In honor of that milestone, I once again celebrate her (which I’…
10 months, 1 week ago
Episode 389. Rescue Mission (Operatic Duet Edition)
I have spent the past week planning forthcoming episodes and last night I realized I had to “throw together” something for this weekend’s episode. Wh…
10 months, 1 week ago
Episode 388. Sopranos en détresse, Part Deux
A few months ago I published the first of a series of episodes honoring “Over the Top Sopranos,” which presented French repertoire performed by a bat…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 387. Zauberwelt der Oper [Black Diva Edition]
I’m on holiday this week, but it would be most unGundlachian of me not to provide an episode to sustain my listeners in my absence. I recently purcha…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 386. David Rendall in Memoriam
On 21 July, the opera world lost one of its finest tenors, David Rendall, at the age of 76. Rendall began his career in the mid-seventies as a lyric …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 385. Classical Singer-Songwriters
You’re all going to laugh at me, but that’s okay, cuz I’m I’m the one laughing hardest! I had planned an easy-peasy episode for yesterday, one which …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 384. Vera Little Revisited
On June 3, 2024, the Berlin Senate’s Department of Culture installed a memorial plaque in honor of African American contralto and Deutsche Oper star …
11 months ago
Episode 383. Get to Know Carol Smith
If the exceptional Illinois-born contralto Carol Smith (20 February 1926 – 06 June 2021) has previously escaped your notice, now is the perfect oppor…
11 months ago
Episode 382. Eine Janowitzische Geburtstagfeier
If you “get” Gundula Janowitz, then you really get her, and this birthday tribute will be a delectable treat. If, however, you don’t get her, or don’…
11 months, 1 week ago