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Back to SearchEpisode 481. The Young Eleanor Steber
Season 7 Episode 481
Today, July 17, 2026, is the one-hundred-and-twelfth birthday of Eleanor Steber, in the opinion of many, the finest American soprano that ever lived.…
2 months ago
Episode 480. Bacquier Encore
Allons, enfants de la patrie! Let’s celeberate Bastille Day in style! And what better exemplar of the power and élan of French music than the great G…
2 months ago
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…
2 months, 1 week ago
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, …
2 months, 1 week ago
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…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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 months, 3 weeks ago
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 months, 3 weeks ago
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 months ago
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 months ago