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Episode 176. Helen Donath

Posted December 23, 2022 • 01:26:31

Today’s episode is a celebration of the Texas-born, German-assimilated soprano Helen Donath. Very few singers can boast of a career lasting more than...

Episode 175. The Young Fritz Wunderlich

Posted December 15, 2022 • 01:17:12

I’ve heard and enjoyed many a German lyric tenor, but if there was ever a greater one than Fritz Wunderlich (26 September 1930 – 17 September 1966),...

Episode 174. Song of Songs

Posted December 7, 2022 • 01:21:39

This week is a continuation of my memorial tribute to my dear friend and colleague Susan May Schneider, who died last week after a long struggle with...

Episode 173. Orchesterlieder I

Posted December 2, 2022 • 01:33:23

This week is the first of a series of episodes focusing on songs with orchestral accompaniment. The genre is almost a contradiction in terms: the intimacy...

Episode 172. Ned Rorem In Memoriam

Posted November 25, 2022 • 01:21:52

Greetings to all from my former home of Manhattan! Upon landing here a week ago, I was greeted by the news of the death of Ned Rorem, the man previously...