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Back to SearchEpisode 315. Gilda Cruz-Romo
While I was growing up, Gilda Cruz-Romo was a fixture on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera. At the time, I did not fully appreciate her, as I thoug…
1 year, 9 months ago
Episode 314. Yi-Kwei Sze Revisited
One of the great personal revelations for me in the early years of producing Countermelody was discovering the great Chinese American bass Yi-Kwei Sz…
1 year, 9 months ago
Episode 313. Get to Know Gilbert Price
If you have never heard of Gilbert Price, this episode will remedy that situation. With a voice that was easily produced, full-ranged, tonally refulg…
1 year, 9 months ago
Episode 312. John Reardon Revisited (World AIDS Day 2024)
Yesterday was World AIDS Day and many of the people I admire and follow on various social media platforms made beautiful and heartfelt posts in comme…
1 year, 9 months ago
Episode 311. Ina Souez
Because we American expats in Germany often celebrate Thanksgiving on the weekend after our compatriots in the US, I offer you today a second Thanksg…
1 year, 9 months ago
Episode 310. Giving Thanks with Roberta Alexander
If you, like many of us, are struggling to find things to be grateful for this Thanksgiving, I have put together an episode featuring a national (and…
1 year, 9 months ago
Episode 309. Get to Know Věra Soukupová
As a supplement to my ongoing series on great contraltos, and as a contrast to another outstanding Czech singer, soprano Hana Janků, recently feature…
1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 308. Mezzos on the Verge
I am taking a short break before posting the final in my Mexican Opera Singers miniseries to bring you a compilation episode that is sure to get your…
1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 307. Francisco Araiza in Song
In the first year of Countermelody I posted a tribute to to the Mexican tenor Francisco Araiza on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Four years later…
1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 306. Oralia Domínguez Revisited
Today (for what I hope are obvious reasons) begins a short Countermelody series on a few of the greatest singers that Mexico, our neighbor to the sou…
1 year, 10 months ago