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Back to SearchEpisode 192. Virginia Zeani: The Soul of the Voice
A number of significant classical and opera singers have died in this calendar year, and this episode pays tribute to three of them. First, James Bow…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 191. Music for Holy Week
Welcome to all listeners both old and new to the podcast! This week I am focusing on music related to the Christian observation of Holy Week: oratori…
3 years, 3 months ago
Make Your Own Kind of Music: Verdi Edition
Season 4 Episode 190
It’s time for my fourth annual April Fools Day episode! The first one that I published exactly four years ago, entitled Alternate Universe Bel Canto,…
3 years, 3 months ago
Marni Nixon
Season 4 Episode 189
Today, in another of my Women’s History Month episodes, I present to you the extraordinarily versatile, even chameleon-like singer and actor Marni Ni…
3 years, 3 months ago
Sarah Reese
Season 4 Episode 188
Greatness expresses itself in different ways. Sometimes in indisputable artistic talents, and other times in profound displays of humanity. And somet…
3 years, 3 months ago
Elly Ameling Sings Bach
Season 4 Episode 187
An artist whose singing has been with me throughout my entire life journey is Dutch soprano Elly Ameling, who on February 8 celebrated her 90th birth…
3 years, 4 months ago
Roberta Alexander in Opera
Season 4 Episode 186
Today it is with the utmost excitement that I bring you an episode devoted to one of my favorite singers of all time, soprano Roberta Alexander, who …
3 years, 4 months ago
Black Pop Icons auf Deutsch
Season 4 Episode 185
There are advantages to being one’s own boss, and one of those is that when Frau Corona (AKA Madame Covid) comes to visit, one can reshuffle and reca…
3 years, 4 months ago
Eugene Holmes (Black History Month 2023)
Season 4 Episode 184
Eugene Holmes (1932 – 2007), baritone supreme, should be remembered as one of the most significant voices of the Twentieth Century and a Black singer…
3 years, 4 months ago
Martina Arroyo (Black History Month 2023)
Season 4 Episode 183
Last week on Feburary 2, the beloved African American soprano Martina Arroyo turned 86 years old. Although the Countermelody birthday tribute to Ms. …
3 years, 5 months ago