Podcast Episodes

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, 5 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, 5 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, 6 months ago

Episode 252. Zsolt Bognár Introduces A Baritonal Schubertiade (Listeners’ Favorites)

I was thrilled to discover a while back that the pianist, interviewer, and journalist Zsolt Bognár, who produces the video series Living the Classica…

2 years, 6 months ago

Episode 251. Jeremy Osborne Introduces Igor Gorin (Listeners’ Favorites)

Today’s segment in the Great Baritones division of my Listeners’ Favorites series is introduced by my friend, baritone Jeremy Osborne, like me an Ame…

2 years, 6 months ago

Episode 250. Julian Long Introduces Jorma Hynninen (Listeners’ Favorites)

(Leavin’ on a jet plane this afternoon, so posting a day or so early!)

It is a wonderful thing when friends share a favorite singer. Such is the case…

2 years, 6 months ago

Episode 249. Gavin Carr Introduces Heinrich Rehkemper (Listeners’ Favorites)

This month’s series of Listeners’ Favorites continues with the baritone Heinrich Rehkemper (1894-1949), presented to you today by my dear friend, the…

2 years, 6 months ago

Episode 248. Thomas Bagwell Introduces Bernard Kruysen (Listeners’ Favorites)

One of my best and truest friends in the business is the phenomenal pianist, coach, and conductor Thomas Bagwell. Our friendship really developed bac…

2 years, 6 months ago

Episode 247. Sarah Pillow Introduces Eileen Farrell (Listeners’ Favorites)

My dear friend and colleague soprano Sarah Pillow introduces one of her favorite Countermelody programs, which I repost as the first of this month’s …

2 years, 6 months ago

Episode 246. Previn Moore Introduces Camilla Williams and Janet Williams (Listeners’ Favorites)

As the final entry in this year’s Black History Month episodes, my dear friend Previn Moore introduces his Listeners’ Favorites choice, an episode I …

2 years, 6 months ago