Countermelody

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Episode 295. Requiescat

Posted October 6, 2024 • 01:33:32

Today on Countermelody is the first of two memorial episodes paying tribute to singers that we’ve lost just in the past few months. Applying...

Episode 294. Dusty Springfield Revisited

Posted October 1, 2024 • 01:03:46

Armed with happy memories of our sojourn to London, which just ended yesterday, I decided to pay tribute today to another favorite British singer of...

Episode 293. The Mysterious Mara Coleva

Posted September 27, 2024 • 01:03:15

The Bulgarian soprano Mara Coleva (12 March 1922 – 22 October 2014) was a vital and versatile singer, the majority of whose career took place in Italy...

Episode 292. Ian Partridge Revisited

Posted September 24, 2024 • 01:29:46

David and I leave tomorrow on a short jaunt to London, my first visit there in absolute ages. As a result, I have had my favorite British singers very...

Episode 291. A Bevy of Bachian Contraltos

Posted September 22, 2024 • 01:31:00

This week I pull out all the Baroque stops (appropriately enough), to present you with an episode chock full of contraltos, all singing the music of...