Podcast Episodes

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, 9 months ago

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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, 9 months ago

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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, 9 months ago

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Ned Rorem In Memoriam

Season 4 Episode 172

Greetings to all from my former home of Manhattan! Upon landing here a week ago, I was greeted by the news of the death of Ned Rorem, the man previou…

3 years, 10 months ago

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November Birthday Gals

Season 4 Episode 171

Tomorrow morning I leave for three weeks and I’ve been desperately trying to come up with topics that would be a bit easier to produce while I’m away…

3 years, 10 months ago

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Oralia Dominguez

Season 4 Episode 170

Earlier this year, in an episode entitled “Women of Color Sing Mahler,” I provided many of my listeners to their first exposure to the Mexican contra…

3 years, 10 months ago

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Grace Bumbry

Season 4 Episode 169

Though the great diva Grace Bumbry has often been featured on Countermelody, I have not yet done a full episode on this incomparable artist. Today’s …

3 years, 10 months ago

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The Haunted (Opera) House

Season 4 Episode 168

This week’s episode celebrates Halloween while at the same time initiating my new ongoing series on Twentieth Century Opera. From Dvořák’s Rusalka, p…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Denise Duval

Season 4 Episode 167

Denise Duval, whose 101st birthday we posthumously commemorate on October 23, will forever be associated with the music of Francis Poulenc, and speci…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Dan's Picks

Season 4 Episode 166

This week I celebrated my birthday, so today is the second of this month’s birthday celebrations. A number of my listeners have been asking me for a …

3 years, 11 months ago

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