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Back to SearchEpisode 352. Faboo Young Singers, Part II
This is the second part of an episode begun last week featuring the cream of the crop of today’s young artists. As with the performers heard last wee…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 351. Schubert in Not-German
I have been fascinated for years by operas performed in the vernacular, a phenomenon which was common in Germany until quite recently. Even more inte…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 350. Young Singers I Admire
Today we celebrate 350 episodes of Countermelody since the inception of the podcast in the fall of 2019. Given that this is a momentous occasion (pro…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 349. Lenten Melody
I’ve already done a Lententide episode devoted to contraltos singing the music of Bach, but it seemed to me that in the upheaval of today’s vengeful …
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 348. Rescue Mission II
After I post a Countermelody episode on a cherished singer, my relationship with these artists continues: one of those manifestataions is that I neve…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 347. Will the Real Eleanor Steber Please St/And Up?
Because there is no such thing as too much Eleanor Steber, today’s episode once again features the prodigiously gifted singer, in my opinion the grea…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 346. Olive Middleton and La Puma (Alternate Universe Bel Canto)
Hello, Campers! Once again it is April Fool’s Day, which means that here at Countermelody, we’re doing another in my “Alternate Universe Bel Canto” s…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 345. A Lenten Litany of Bach Contraltos
Over the course of the past year, I have done a number of episodes on contraltos singing a wide range of material. Toward the end of last year, I did…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 344. Mady Mesplé Revisited
This past March 7 would have been the 94th birthday of the great French coloratura soprano Mady Mesplé. This episode begins a new series of episodes …
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 343. Over-the-Top Sopranos, French Edition
As a follow-up to my Mezzos on the Verge series, which seemed to resonate with so many of you, today I present the first in a new ongoing series, Ove…
1 year, 3 months ago