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Season 1 Episode 42
On the weekend that my benighted nation celebrates its birthday, I turn for real leadership to Renata Scotto, specifically her portrayal of the Druid…
6 years ago
Ira Siff: La Gran Scena and Beyond
Season 1 Episode 41
Today’s episode is an interview I did with Ira Siff, artistic director of La Gran Scena Opera Company di New York, alter ego of the beloved “traumati…
6 years ago
Episode 40. Sisters in Sapho (Queer Pride I)
Season 1 Episode 40
The first of my two Queer Pride episodes is devoted to a group of pioneering lesbians in the 1970s and beyond, in both classical and pop music. Two i…
6 years ago
Pathos à la Cotrubas
Season 1 Episode 39
Several weeks ago I began a series on particular vocal and artistic qualities that I find most important in a singer’s artistic profile. I had alread…
6 years ago
Something in the Air
Season 1 Episode 38
This week I continue our exploration of the movement for social justice as expressed in song. This constitutes not just the fight in the United State…
6 years, 1 month ago
No More Slavery Chains
Season 1 Episode 37
I woke up this morning intending to produce an episode on French Glamour. Because I had been keeping my head in the sand over the past several days, …
6 years, 1 month ago
Glamour I
Season 1 Episode 36
The Oxford English Dictionary defines “glamour” as “magic; enchantment; spell” and “a magical or fictitious beauty attaching to any person or object;…
6 years, 1 month ago
Charm: A Second Helping
Season 1 Episode 35
Last week we had such an overflowing of vocal, artistic, and personal charm that I was compelled to produce a second episode on the subject with a fr…
6 years, 1 month ago
Charm (Artistic Heartbeat I)
Season 1 Episode 34
I have planned a series on five different artistic traits that guide a singer through their artistic journey. The designations are my own, and as suc…
6 years, 2 months ago
Episode 33. Florence Quivar (Mezzo Madness IV)
Today I am thrilled and proud to present the superlative American mezzo-soprano Florence Quivar in a selection from her 1990 recording of spirituals.…
6 years, 2 months ago