Inspired by my holiday in Denmark last week, today I inaugurate a new series on Countermelody called Nordic Tracks, featured music from Scandinavia and the Nordic countries. There has always been a

From a very young age I was interested in todays birthday celebrant, the great Gundula Janowitz, at least partially because of a similarity between her first name and my last name! But even more than

Todays episode is first and foremost a tribute to a forgotten African American trailblazer, the pop singer Henry Wright, born in 1933, who, in the late fifties, claimed Italy as his adoptive country

Jerry Hadley (16 June 1952 18 July 2007) is regarded by many as the most gifted American lyric tenor of the late 20th century. Last month he would have celebrated his 71st birthday. And today is the

Eileen Farrell (13 February 1920 23 March 2002) was one of the finest and most versatile singers that the United States has ever produced. She began her career as a radio singer, the star of her own

Posting a few days early in celebration of the Fourth of July and in further recognition of the beloved American soprano Roberta Alexander, whose birthday we celebrated on Countermelody last March. Ms

Todays Pride 2023 episode focuses on two pathbreaking pop artists from the 1960s and 1970s, who were undervalued or even reviled at the time in which they were active, but whose contribution, importa

Todays episode celebrates the life and legacy of lyric baritone William Parker (05 August 1943 29 March 1993), the finest American recitalist of the late twentieth century and one of the most beaut

Todays episode explores the lives and loves of two of the most significant figures in twentieth century music: Benjamin Britten, the dean of British composers and the tenor Peter Pears, his partner,

Today we observe a significant event in the history of Countermelody, namely, our 200th episode! I decided that there was no better way to celebrate than to devote a full episode to the great Lotte Le