Countermelody devoted to the glories of the human voice raised in song.
Today’s episode, the second in my Black History Month series, is a tribute to the extraordinary African American tenor Charles Holland (1909-1987)...
This week kicks off my series of Black History Month episodes, in which I pay homage to some less well-remembered African American singers who nonetheless...
This week kicks off my series of Black History Month episodes, in which I pay homage to some less well-remembered African American singers who nonetheless...
The wondrous Russian-French mezzo-soprano Jennie Tourel (1900-1973) had a storied career that lasted more than four decades and encompassed both opera...
Elisabeth Söderström, the elegant, vibrant, vulnerable, musically scrupulous, dramatically committed, Swedish soprano (7 May 1927 – 20 November...