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Episode 161. Janet Baker: Subject of the Queen

Posted September 9, 202201:05:53

The world changed yesterday with the death of Queen Elizabeth II, whose subjects in the United Kingdom just this summer celebrated the 70th year of...

Episode 160. Donald Gramm

Posted September 2, 202201:11:53

Dear ones, I present to you today the extraordinarily versatile bass-baritone and my fellow native Milwaukeean Donald Gramm (1927-1983), one of the...

Episode 159. Forgotten Broadway II

Posted August 26, 202201:31:37

The follow-up episode to my previous Forgotten Broadway episode is an epic one, chock full of fascinating composers, lyricists, performers and shows....

Episode 158. Russell Oberlin

Posted August 19, 202201:15:28

Hearing the voice of countertenor Russell Oberlin (1928 – 2016) as a soloist with the Robert Shaw Chorale was one of the formative experiences of...

Episode 157. Forgotten Broadway I

Posted August 12, 202201:14:36

Today I begin Forgotten Broadway, a new miniseries within my summer series “Musical Life in New York City 1950-1975.” This wildly eclectic (some...