Countermelody

Recent Episodes

Episode 201. Britten – Pears (Pride 2023)

Posted June 16, 2023 • 01:48:03

Today’s episode explores the lives and loves of two of the most significant figures in twentieth century music: Benjamin Britten, the dean of British...

Episode 200. Whole Lotta Lotte (Lehmann!)

Posted June 9, 2023 • 01:40:29

Today we observe a significant event in the history of Countermelody, namely, our 200th episode! I decided that there was no better way to...

Episode 199. Tina and the Expats

Posted June 2, 2023 • 01:36:11

If you’re like me (and I hope that, at least in this way, you are!) you have adored Tina Turner since you first became aware of her. In my case, it...

Episode 198. Cesare Valletti

Posted May 26, 2023 • 01:37:01

Today’s episode celebrates the Italian tenore di grazia Cesare Valletti (18 December 1923 – 13 May 2000), perhaps the last in a lineage...

Episode 197. Theatre Dreams

Posted May 19, 2023 • 02:00:00

I’ve been plotting an episode on the subject of Dreams for a while. Given the profusion of music that references that altered state of consciousness,...