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Sylvia Sass Revisited
Season 5 Episode 262
Several summers ago I published my first episode celebrating the artistry of Sylvia Sass which primarily featured her 1984 album of pop songs sung in…
2 years, 1 month ago
Episode 261. Thom Baker Introduces Rosanna Carteri (Listeners’ Favorites)
Today’s episode is one of my Listeners’ Favorites episodes, this one introduced by my wonderful friend Thom Baker. He had just written me about his e…
2 years, 2 months ago
Episode 260. Robert McFerrin Revisited
In the very first season of Countermelody I presented an episode which featured both Lawrence Winters and Robert McFerrin, two of the most significan…
2 years, 2 months ago
Episode 259. Lawrence Winters Revisited
During the first season of Countermelody I presented the great African American baritone Lawrence Winters in an episode which paired him with his con…
2 years, 2 months ago
Episode 258. (Frank) Lopardopalooza
Today I present to you the American lyric tenor Frank Lopardo, who from 1984 through 2014 appeared in all the major opera houses of the world, celebr…
2 years, 2 months ago
Episode 257. The Marvelous Marvis Martin
I have been juggling a number of brand new episode ideas for the coming weeks, but when I discovered that Sunday April 7 was the birthday of Marvis M…
2 years, 3 months ago
Episode 256. Mari Lyn’s Golden Treasury of Chutzpah (Alternate Universe Bel Canto III)
Many of my listeners look forward with eager anticipation to my annual April Fool’s episodes, and today’s packs a particularly powerful punch! A few …
2 years, 3 months ago
Episode 255. Art Songs for Holy Week
I return to you with one final episode for the month of March, again focusing on Holy Week. In this case, I present to you art songs on contemplative…
2 years, 3 months ago
Episode 254. Holy Week with the Romantics
Once again we have reached the climax of the penitential season of Lent, the most theologically significant week in the Christian calendar, namely Ho…
2 years, 3 months ago
Episode 253. Randall Scarlata Introduces Gérard Souzay (Listeners’ Favorites)
The French baritone Gérard Souzay was born Gérard Tisserand on 8 December 1918 and died in Antibes on 17 August 2004. This episode was one of my firs…
2 years, 3 months ago