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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, 7 months ago

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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, 7 months ago

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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, 7 months ago

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Dorothy 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, 7 months ago

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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, 8 months ago

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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, 8 months ago

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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, 8 months ago

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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, 8 months ago

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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, 8 months ago

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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, 9 months ago

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