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Back to SearchDorothy Maynor (Black History Month 2023)
Season 4 Episode 182
I lead off my new episodes for Black History Month 2023 with one of the most glorious voices ever captured on recordings, Dorothy Maynor (03 Septembe…
3 years, 5 months ago
Nicolai Gedda in Song
Season 4 Episode 181
Today’s episode is a special request from one of my most dedicated listeners, and one with which I am happy to comply. It is already seven years this…
3 years, 5 months ago
Episode 180. Anna Moffo Reappraised
The Italian-American lyric coloratura soprano Anna Moffo (1932-2006) is, for many, one of the great singers of the past century. My first exposure to…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Pop Stylings of Maria Ewing
Season 4 Episode 179
A year ago, as I was preparing my memorial Countermelody episode dedicated to Maria Ewing I was struck anew at just how naturally she had mastered th…
3 years, 5 months ago
Episode 178. Andrzej Hiolski
This week I have been tantalizing my followers with the promise of a tall, dark, handsome singer who was born on January 1. I shall keep you in suspe…
3 years, 6 months ago
Great Singers at Twilight
Season 4 Episode 177
For the last episode of 2022, I begin a series of episodes which was one of the reasons I began Countermelody in the fall of 2019: a celebration of g…
3 years, 6 months ago
Helen Donath
Season 4 Episode 176
Today’s episode is a celebration of the Texas-born, German-assimilated soprano Helen Donath. Very few singers can boast of a career lasting more than…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Young Fritz Wunderlich
Season 4 Episode 175
I’ve heard and enjoyed many a German lyric tenor, but if there was ever a greater one than Fritz Wunderlich (26 September 1930 – 17 September 1966), …
3 years, 6 months ago
Song of Songs
Season 4 Episode 174
This week is a continuation of my memorial tribute to my dear friend and colleague Susan May Schneider, who died last week after a long struggle with…
3 years, 7 months ago
Episode 173. Orchesterlieder I
This week is the first of a series of episodes focusing on songs with orchestral accompaniment. The genre is almost a contradiction in terms: the int…
3 years, 7 months ago