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Episode 86. Cathy Berberian’s Second Hand Songs

Posted April 25, 2021 • 01:29:10

I return to Cathy Berberian, Prima Donna of the Avant Garde (or “The Divine Miss B” as she was sometimes called in the mid-seventies) for a further...

Episode 85. George Shirley @ 87

Posted April 18, 2021 • 01:22:20

Today I finally get to pay tribute to one of the singers who was a formative influence on me as a budding opera and vocal aficionado. George Shirley,...

Episode 84. Cathy Berberian, Part I: MagnifiCathy

Posted April 11, 2021 • 01:25:13

This episode is the first part of a tribute I have been wanting to create for quite some time. It honors the extraordinary artist and musician Cathy...

Episode 83: Frühlingslieder [Spring Songs]

Posted April 4, 2021 • 01:34:22

Dear listeners, it is Easter Sunday. While we are strictly non-sectarian at Countermelody, I did want to offer a program of spring favorites to welcome...

Episode 82. Magda Olivero: La Verissima

Posted March 28, 2021 • 01:33:20

This week we celebrate the recent 111th birthday of the great Italian verista Magda Olivero. An extraordinary artist whose unusual career saw her taking...