Countermelody
Countermelody is a new podcast devoted to the glories of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great classical and opera singers of the past and present with the help of guests from the classical music field: singers, conductors, composers, coaches, agents, and voice teachers. 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 interaction between singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. Please also visit the Countermelody website for updates, additional content, and to pledge your support. www.countermelodypodcast.com
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 91 minutes
- Episodes
- 323
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Episode 254. Holy Week with the Romantics
Once again we have reached the climax of the penitential season of Lent, the most theologically significant week in the Christian calendar, namely Holy Week. Even for those who are not observant Chri…
01:25:43 |
Wed 27 Mar 2024
Episode 253. Randall Scarlata Introduces Gérard Souzay (Listeners’ Favorites)
The French baritone Gérard Souzay was born Gérard Tisserand on 8 December 1918 and died in Antibes on 17 August 2004. This episode was one of my first episodes, originally posted in honor of his then…
01:32:46 |
Mon 25 Mar 2024
Episode 252. Zsolt Bognár Introduces A Baritonal Schubertiade (Listeners’ Favorites)
I was thrilled to discover a while back that the pianist, interviewer, and journalist Zsolt Bognár, who produces the video series Living the Classical Life, is a devoted fan of Countermelody. We rece…
01:58:09 |
Wed 20 Mar 2024
Episode 251. Jeremy Osborne Introduces Igor Gorin (Listeners’ Favorites)
Today’s segment in the Great Baritones division of my Listeners’ Favorites series is introduced by my friend, baritone Jeremy Osborne, like me an American expat in Berlin. In the nearly ten years tha…
01:20:02 |
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Episode 250. Julian Long Introduces Jorma Hynninen (Listeners’ Favorites)
(Leavin’ on a jet plane this afternoon, so posting a day or so early!)
It is a wonderful thing when friends share a favorite singer. Such is the case with my friend of long-standing, Julian Long (on…
It is a wonderful thing when friends share a favorite singer. Such is the case with my friend of long-standing, Julian Long (on…
01:45:32 |
Wed 13 Mar 2024
Episode 249. Gavin Carr Introduces Heinrich Rehkemper (Listeners’ Favorites)
This month’s series of Listeners’ Favorites continues with the baritone Heinrich Rehkemper (1894-1949), presented to you today by my dear friend, the esteemed conductor Gavin Carr, who is the very pe…
01:52:51 |
Mon 11 Mar 2024
Episode 248. Thomas Bagwell Introduces Bernard Kruysen (Listeners’ Favorites)
One of my best and truest friends in the business is the phenomenal pianist, coach, and conductor Thomas Bagwell. Our friendship really developed back in the days when we curated a series of recitals…
01:44:54 |
Fri 08 Mar 2024
Episode 247. Sarah Pillow Introduces Eileen Farrell (Listeners’ Favorites)
My dear friend and colleague soprano Sarah Pillow introduces one of her favorite Countermelody programs, which I repost as the first of this month’s Listeners’ Favorites episodes. Since Sarah is hers…
01:33:36 |
Tue 05 Mar 2024
Episode 246. Previn Moore Introduces Camilla Williams and Janet Williams (Listeners’ Favorites)
As the final entry in this year’s Black History Month episodes, my dear friend Previn Moore introduces his Listeners' Favorites choice, an episode I published in the early months of Countermelody bac…
01:32:32 |
Wed 28 Feb 2024
Episode 245. Tell It to the World – Germany
Here is the second of a two part series in celebration of David Savran’s new book, Tell It to the World: The Broadway Musical Abroad, a monumental study on transnationalism and the Broadway-style mus…
01:18:12 |
Tue 27 Feb 2024
Episode 244. Veronica Tyler (BHM 2024)
This Countermelody episode is the last in my miniseries featuring artists from Baltimore. It is also the last in my new episodes for Black History Month 2024 featuring “Forgotten Divas.” Today I offe…
00:59:58 |
Fri 23 Feb 2024
Episode 243. Ethel Ennis (BHM 2024)
Today’s “Forgotten Diva” takes us outside of the realm of opera and into the rich musical field of jazz. I have been in musical heaven the past few days as I’ve been savoring the output of the great …
01:09:44 |
Wed 21 Feb 2024
Episode 242. Damon Evans Introduces George Shirley (Listeners’ Favorites IX)
This week I present a Countermelody mini-series paying tribute to three great African American artists who were born in Baltimore. First up is the eclectic, versatile, and prodigiously talented Damon…
01:43:23 |
Mon 19 Feb 2024
Episode 241. Tell It to the World: Korea
Last month Oxford University Press published my dear friend David Savran’s Tell It to the World, a monumental study on transnationalism and the Broadway-style musical. The book focuses on two specifi…
01:03:10 |
Fri 16 Feb 2024
Episode 240. Annabelle Bernard (BHM 2024)
Last week we celebrated the 97th birthday of our Ur-Diva, Leontyne Price. And today, continuing my Black History Month 2024 theme of “Forgotten Divas,” I present to you a Verdi soprano of similar rep…
01:02:30 |
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Episode 239. Gwendolyn Killebrew (BHM 2024)
This week’s “Forgotten Diva” is the mezzo-soprano / contralto Gwendolyn Killebrew (26 August 1941 – 24 December 2021), who made an indelible contribution to opera in particular during the active year…
01:19:56 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
Episode 238. Delcina Stevenson (BHM2024)
I am so grateful to all the listeners who did introductions to their favorite episodes last month. It provided me with a little bit of needed breathing space and now I am back raring to go with my fi…
01:12:02 |
Fri 02 Feb 2024
Episode 237. Paul Kirby Introduces Charles Ives (Listeners’ Favorites VIII)
My friend Paul Kirby is a musical polymath: a tenor of excellence who performs throughout the world as both a soloist and as a valued member in small vocal ensembles; he is also a killer banjo player…
01:26:45 |
Sat 27 Jan 2024
Episode 236. Howard Hart Introduces Christa Ludwig (Listeners’ Favorites VII)
My friend and fellow opera podcaster Howard Hart introduces the first of this week’s Listeners’ Favorites episodes, my 2021 tribute to the superb zwischenfach singer Christa Ludwig, who died nearly t…
01:47:22 |
Tue 23 Jan 2024
Episode 235. Anna Tonna Introduces Teresa Berganza (Listeners’ Favorites VI)
Today’s Listeners’ Favorites episode of Countermelody is introduced by my good friend (and Countermelody fan) the marvelous mezzo-soprano Anna Tonna. In her introduction Anna tells about her first ex…
01:13:56 |
Wed 17 Jan 2024
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