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Back to SearchEpisode 421. Elly Sings Schubert [Jane’s Divas III]
Today, December 19, would have been my late mother’s 90th birthday. These past three months since her death have been so emotionally draining for me,…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 420. Art Song Gal Pals Celebrate Mary
Today I was torn between bringing you an episode with trashy secular holiday songs or taking the high road with the Christmas portion of Paul Hindemi…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 419. Wunderlich in Duet
Anytime I do an episode on Fritz Wunderlich, the sun breaks through the clouds, emotionally speaking. Possessor of a bright-timbred voice of such exq…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 418. Christmas Art Songs with Bär and Schreier
This episode celebrates the artistic accomplishments of two of the finest twentieth century singers to come from the environs of Dresden, Peter Schre…
7 months ago
Episode 417. Hail, Queens!
Okay, I confess that the title of this week’s episode is intentionally misleading, but if I told you what it actually was outright, you might not lis…
7 months ago
Episode 416. Larry Kert (World AIDS Day 2015)
Today is World AIDS Day, if anyone needed to be reminded. Though I considered doing a compendium episode of broad scope commemorating a handful of th…
7 months, 1 week ago
Episode 415. Our Feathered Friends (Stage Edition)
As I sat yesterday pondering all my friends, family, and compatriots celebrating Thanksgiving, my thoughts turned to the turkey, the traditional sacr…
7 months, 1 week ago
Episode 414. Sass Returns!
Every hundred or so episodes, I feel compelled to pay a return visit to beloved Hungarian diva Sylvia Sass, for there’s always something new and deli…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 413. Get to Know Geraint Evans
This past September 19th, we observed the anniversary of the death in 1992 of the great Welsh bass-baritone Geraint Evans at the age of 70. A vivid a…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 412. Luciano and Mirella Go Home Again
Today some real meat and potatoes Italian opera. Oh, wait, perhaps we should call it spaghetti alla bolognese rather than meat and potatoes. So often…
7 months, 3 weeks ago