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Episode 261. Thom Baker Introduces Rosanna Carteri (Listeners’ Favorites)
Todays episode is one of my Listeners Favorites episodes, this one introduced by my wonderful friend Thom Baker. He had just written me about his enthusiasm for the Rosanna Carteri episode I posted
Episode 260. Robert McFerrin Revisited
In the very first season of Countermelody I presented an episode which featured both Lawrence Winters and Robert McFerrin, two of the most significant baritones of the twentieth century, and both trai
Episode 259. Lawrence Winters Revisited
During the first season of Countermelody I presented the great African American baritone Lawrence Winters in an episode which paired him with his contemporary Robert McFerrin. Today Winters (born Lawr
Episode 258. (Frank) Lopardopalooza
Today I present to you the American lyric tenor Frank Lopardo, who from 1984 through 2014 appeared in all the major opera houses of the world, celebrated particularly for his Mozart and Rossini roles.
Episode 257. The Marvelous Marvis Martin
I have been juggling a number of brand new episode ideas for the coming weeks, but when I discovered that Sunday April 7 was the birthday of Marvis Martin, one of my favorite sopranos, I put all those
Episode 256. Mari Lyn’s Golden Treasury of Chutzpah (Alternate Universe Bel Canto III)
Many of my listeners look forward with eager anticipation to my annual April Fools episodes, and todays packs a particularly powerful punch! A few months back my friend Thomas Bagwell, a perpetual f
Episode 255. Art Songs for Holy Week
I return to you with one final episode for the month of March, again focusing on Holy Week. In this case, I present to you art songs on contemplative, Biblical, even Lenten themes. Composers represent
Episode 254. Holy Week with the Romantics
Once again we have reached the climax of the penitential season of Lent, the most theologically significant week in the Christian calendar, namely Holy Week. Even for those who are not observant Chris
Episode 253. Randall Scarlata Introduces Gérard Souzay (Listeners’ Favorites)
The French baritone Grard Souzay was born Grard Tisserand on 8 December 1918 and died in Antibes on 17 August 2004. This episode was one of my first episodes, originally posted in honor of his then
Episode 252. Zsolt Bognár Introduces A Baritonal Schubertiade (Listeners’ Favorites)
I was thrilled to discover a while back that the pianist, interviewer, and journalist Zsolt Bognr, who produces the video series Living the Classical Life, is a devoted fan of Countermelody. We recen