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Episode 433. Lois Marshall Revisited

January 31, 2026Art Song, Behind the Iron Curtain, Canadian Singers, Comic Relief, Forgotten Divas, French Opera, Full-Figured Baroque, Great Contraltos, Great Tenors, Happy Birthday, Johann Sebastian Bach, Lieder, Listeners' Favorites, Mezzo Madness, Music for a World in Crisis Series, Needle Drop, Orchestral Songs, Richard Strauss, Twentieth Century MusicA Shropshire Lad, A.E. Housman, Anne Wilkinson, Anthony Bernarad, Arthur Gold, Cantiones Mysticae, Chansons de Bilitis, Claude Debussy, Eduard Mörike, Edward Kudlak, Elmer Iseler, Emanuel von Geibel, Ernest MacMillan, Ezio Flagello, Folksong, Francis Poulenc, Gabora String Quartet, George Frideric Handel, Godfrey Ridout, Greta Kraus, Harry Freedman, Healey Willan, Hector Berlioz, Heinrich Schütz, Henry Purcell, Henryk Frydmann, Hugo Wolf, I Never Saw Another Butterfly, James Joyce, Jean Coulthard, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, John Alexander, John Donne, John Dryden, John Ireland, Karl Joseph Simrock, Kleine geistiche Konzerte, La Damnation de Faust, Leopold Stokowski, Lois Marshall, Luís de Camões, Manuel de Falla, Maureen Forrester, Maurice Ravel, Michael Carpenter, Mörike-Lieder, Moses Mendes, Newburgh Hamilton, Ophelia-Lieder, Oskar Morawetz, Pierre Louÿs, Richard Strauss, Robert Burns, Robert Fizdale, Robert Schumann, Robert Verebes, Roger Quilter, Ruben Gurevich, Samuel Barber, Seiji Ozawa, Shéhérazade, Siete canciones populares españolas, Solomon, Spanische Liebeslieder, Srul Anthony Glick, St. Matthew Passion, Stuart Hamilton, Taras Gabora, The Fairy Queen, Thomas Beecham, Tristan Klingsor, Weldon Kilburn, William Shakespeare, Yehudi Wynercountermelody

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Yesterday, January 29th, was the 101st anniversary of the birth of the Canadian soprano (later mezzo) Lois Marshall. Marshall was in so many ways a unique and treasurable artist. Afflicted with polio as a young child, she spent much of her early life hospitalized. It was there that she discovered the expressive power of her singing voice. Following her training at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Marshall won two prestigious vocal competitions, including the Naumburg, she was taken on by such early mentors as Arturo Toscanini and Thomas Beecham and others. Audiences were captivated by both the spontaneity and directness of her artistry. Though she made occasional appearances in opera (and in particular televised opera, where her mobility issues could be more easily managed), she was primarily known as a concert singer. Recommended by the young Glenn Gould, she quickly became a favorite with Russian audiences and created the Canadian premieres of works by Poulenc and Britten, among others. This, the fourth Countermelody episode devoted to this artist, features her in a wide range of material, including in particular work by contemporary Canadian composers including Harry Somers, Oskar Morawetz, Srul Anthony Glick, Godfrey Ridout, Harry Freedman, and Jean Coulthard. The episode also emphasizes the purity and expressiveness of her singing in Baroque music, including Handel, Bach, Purcell, and Schütz as well as her unique way on the concert platform with both art song and folk song arrangements. Collaborating artists include Leopold Stokowski, Maureen Forrester, Glenn Gould, Seiji Ozawa, John Alexander, and Thomas Beecham. Once heard, Lois Marshall will never be forgotten.

Countermelody is the podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel’s lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and author yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody’s core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody’s Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly or yearly support at whatever level you can afford.

Episode 432. Dan Picks YET AGAIN!

January 26, 2026African American Singers, Arie antiche, Art Song, Behind the Iron Curtain, Black History Month, Black History Month 2026, Broadway, Canadian Singers, Countertenors, Forgotten Divas, French Opera, Full-Figured Baroque, Great Contraltos, Great Tenors, Lieder, Listeners' Favorites, Mezzo Madness, Music for a World in Crisis Series, Needle Drop, Operetta, Orchestral Songs, Pop Icons, Queer Pride, Singers in Old Age, Singers of Color, Spirituals, Twentieth Century Music, Twentieth Century OperaAdelaide Hall, Alain Vanzo, Alan Jay Lerner, Alfred de Musset, Alfred Grünwald, Andrea del Sarto, Anton de Ridder, Art Simmons, Arthur Greenslade, Bayard Rustin, Béla Bartók, Bertice Reading, Bill Crow, Brigadoon, Bronislaw Kaper, Charles Kullman, Charles Kullmann, Charles Pothier, Claude Thornhill, Cole Porter, Daniel Lesur, Danny Boy, Das Land des Lächelns, Dave Bailey, David Clayton-Thomas, Die Zirkusprinzessin, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Eartha Kitt, Edith Lang, Emmerich Kálmán, Erik Werba, Eugène Bigot, Faye Robinson, Franz Lehár, Frederick Loewe, Frederick Weatherly, Fritz Löhner-Beda, George Frideric Handel, Georges Thill, Germaine Cernay, Gottfried Hämpel, Gustave Cloëz, Harold Arlen, Hoffmanns Erzählungen, House of Flowers, Hugo Wolf, I Married an Angel, Jacques Offenbach, Janina Gillowa, Jean-Paul Jeannotte, Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur, Jeanne Landry, Jephtha, Jerry Ross, Jimmy Webb, John Ferrante, Johnny Franz, Johnny Mercer, Joseph von Eichendorff, Judith Raskin, Jules Barbier, Julia Hamari, Julius Brammer, Julius Hopp, Keith Mansfield, Larry Weiss, Léopold Dauphin, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Les Saltimbanques, Lorenz Hart, Louis Debruyère, Louis Ganne, Ludwig Herzer, Macolm Sargent, Madeline Bell, Manuel Rosenthal, Mária Basilides, Martin Isepp, Marty Paich, Maxine Sullivan, Michael Tippett, Michel Philippe-Gérard, Ned Rorem, Percy Bysshe Sheeley, Reginald Boardman, Reynaldo Hahn, Richard Hickox, Richard Lewis, Richard Rodgers, Richard Sgodova, Robert Hanell, Roger Quilter, Roland Hayes, Salena Jones, Sammy Davis Jr., Susan Reed, Terry Donahue, Thomas Morell, Tommaso Giordani, Toni Harper, Tony Osborne, Truman Capote, Victor Léon, Walt Whitman, Walter Jurmann, Wiesław Ochman, Zdzisław Górzyńskicountermelody

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One of the things about my podcast that brings me the greatest joy is when I can introduce my listeners to a wide range of singers that need to be better-known. Back when I was preparing birthday episodes in October, I chose literally hundreds of tracks that I wanted to share with my listeners. At the time I made use of only a handful of them, so today I have once again dipped into that vat of gorgeous, expressive voices to bring another foretaste of what’s to come on the podcast. There’s a special section on some amazing tenors (Alain Vanzo, Wiesław Ochman, George Thill, Anton de Ridder, Richard Lewis, Charles Kullman and many others); I also introduce a plethora of singers of color who will be appearing throughout Black History Month (Madeline Bell, Bertice Reading, Maxine Sullivan, the late Iris Williams, Adelaide Hall, Roland Hayes, Faye Robinson, and Toni Harper, along with many others). It’s offered in a spirit of solidarity, communal sharing, and generosity as we face together the tough times ahead.

Episode 299. Rogue Tenors

October 18, 2024African American Singers, Broadway, Crossover, Great Tenors, Listeners' Favorites, Music for a World in Crisis Series, Needle Drop, Operetta, Pop Icons, Singers of Color, Twentieth Century Music, Voiceless WondersAndrew Lloyd Webber, Anton Dermota, Armin Robinson, Arne Dorumsgaard, Arthur Rebner, Arthur William Halifax, Arturo Buzzi-Peccia, Bertolt Brecht, Billy Rose, Billy Strayhorn, Charles Cerné, Charles Mackerras, Consuelo Velázquez; Francis Blanche, Curt Schulz, Damien Sneed, Die Dreigroschenoper, Edward Eliscu, Edward Heyman, Enrico Caruso, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Ernst Dobrindt, Ethelbert Nevin, F. Charles Adler, Fred G. Bowles, Fritz Wunderlich, Geoffrey O’Hara, Gigi Pisano, Giuseppe Cioffi, Giuseppe di Stefano, Günther Schwenn, Hans Adler, Hans Carste, Hans Schleger, Hans Sommer, Hans Totzauer, Harry Parr Davies, Helge Rosvaenge, Herbert Ernst Groh, Hermann Jadlowker, Hermann Krome, Iller Pattacini, Jacob Gade, Jan Kiepura, Jan Peerce, Jerry Hadley, Jimmy Webb, Jochen Rider, John Constable, Jonas Kaufmann, José Carreras, Joseph Maria Lacalle, Joseph Schmidt, Julius Patzak, Jürgen Hermann, Kenneth McKellar, Kurt Weill, Lawrence Brownlee, Luigi Alva, Marcel Wittrisch, Max Schönherr, Melle Weersma, Ned Washington, Nicholas Brodszky, Noah Stewart, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, Patience Strong, Paul Gemignani, Peter Schaeffers, Peter Schreier, Phil Green, Raymond Legrand, Reginald Boardman, Richard Genée, Richard Kerr, Richard Lewis, Richard Tauber, Robert Cameron Rogers, Robert Farnon, Robert Gilbert, Robert Stolz, Roger Quilter, Roland Hayes, Rudolf Friml, Rudolf Sieczyński, Sammy Cahn, Sandor Harmati, Sebastian Knauer, Stuart Burrows, Sylvan Levin, T.S. Eliot, Tino Rossi, Victor Young, Vincent Youmans, Walter Reisch, Walther Ludwig, Werner Richard Heymann, Will Jennings, Willi Stech, William Shakespeare, Winifred Maycountermelody

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Remember the summer of 2020? The good old days of lockdown? That was the first summer that I was producing Countermelody, and during that time I tried to inject a little levity into the podcast by doing a long series on crossover. One such episode was devoted to a century of tenors singing crossover, reaching back further than a century from Hermann Jadlowker and Caruso himself and extending to the present day. There was such a wealth of gorgeous material which led to an additional bonus episode on such “Rogue Tenors,” which includes (among the German-speaking singers) Helge Rosvaenge, Fritz Wunderlich, Peter Schreier, Richard Tauber, Marcel Wittrisch, Jonas Kaufmann, Anton Dermota, Walther Ludwig, Herbert Ernst Groh, Joseph Schmidt, Jan Kiepura, and Julius Patzak; others include Stuart Burrows, Roland Hayes, Richard Lewis, Lawrence Brownlee, Jan Peerce, José Carreras, Kenneth McKellar, Noah Stewart, Tino Rossi, Luigi Alva, Giuseppe di Stefano, and Jerry Hadley in a wide range of repertoire and styles ranging from Neapolitan songs Kurt Weill; from folk songs to Victorian parlor songs; from operettas and Tonfilm Schlager to jazz and rock. It’s a rollicking good ride; hold on tight and enjoy!

Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel’s lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody’s core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody’s Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford.