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Episode 156. Barely Sang at the Met II

Posted August 5, 202201:30:52

This week is the conclusion of my presentation on world-class singers who made a minimal number of appearances at the Metropolitan Opera. My arbitrary...

Episode 155. Barely Sang at the Met I

Posted July 28, 202201:19:51

Today’s brain teaser: What do world-class singers Irmgard Seefried, Virginia Zeani, Piero Cappuccilli, birthday girl Gundula Janowitz, Galina Vishnevskaya,...

Episode 154. Adele Addison @ 97

Posted July 22, 202201:05:55

This Sunday, 24 July 2022, the great African American lyric soprano Adele Addison observes her 97th birthday. This Countermelody tribute presents...

Episode 153. Eleanor Steber I

Posted July 15, 202201:13:26

July 17 is the 108th birthday of Eleanor Steber, surely one of the all-time greatest singers that the United States has ever produced (as well as one...

Episode 152. Patricia Neway

Posted July 8, 202201:16:07

Today begins a new summer series on Countermelody, celebrating mid-century music-making in New York City between the years 1950 and 1975. We...