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Back to SearchEpisode 381. I Got a Name (Pride Edition)
At first blush, this episode may look a bit slapdash, but it actually reflects very much where I am at this moment. It’s got a bit more of a narrativ…
11 months, 1 week ago
Episode 380. Hermann Prey Sings Bach
The esteemed, indeed beloved, German baritone Hermann Prey died seventeen years ago already on July 22, 1998. I want to remember him today by celebra…
11 months, 1 week ago
Episode 379. Stuart Burrows In Duet
So many great singing artists lost to the world of late! Almost a month ago now, the great Welsh tenor Stuart Burrows (07 February 1933 – 29 June 202…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 378. Rescue Mission III (Friends Edition)
Even after I publish a Countermelody episode on a favorite singer, I continue to collect material on them, which I then occasionally fold into a potp…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 377. Joan Caplan Memorial Tribute
This past April, my former voice teacher and treasured friend Joan Caplan died at the age of 92. A few weeks ago, family and friends organized a memo…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 376. Bacquier en Récital (Bastille Day 2025)
Today in honor of Bastille Day, I present an episode featuring the late Gabriel Bacquier, who considered himself an “acting singer” rather than a “si…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 375. Gilda Cruz-Romo In Memoriam
Back in December I published my first episode honoring the superb soprano Gilda Cruz-Romo, as part of my series honoring Mexican opera singers. In my…
1 year ago
Episode 374. Maureen Lehane Sings Bach
Today’s episode offers music of consolation, divinely sung. On a Sunday morning back in December, freshly arrived back in New York from a challenging…
1 year ago
Episode 373. Carol Neblett: Girl of the Golden West
Today is the day that the United States formerly celebrated its independence. But the events of recent months have not made me feel much like celebra…
1 year ago
Episode 372. Pears Sings Not-Britten (Pride 2025)
Today may be my final episode for Pride Month 2025, but it is most certainly not my final episode celebrating and affirming Pride and all our gloriou…
1 year ago