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Episode 12. Gérard Souzay @ 101: A modern-day troubadour

Posted December 8, 2019 • 01:14:20

The French baritone Gérard Souzay was born Gérard Tisserand on 8 December 1918 and died in Antibes on 17 August 2004. This episode celebrates his...

Episode 11: Janet Williams Interview III. Der ganze Unterschied

Posted December 1, 2019 • 00:51:00

In the third and final part of our interview, recorded in July 2019, Janet Williams and I discuss how we reunited in 2004 (several years after our Merola...

Episode 10: Régine Crespin. Un doux privilège

Posted November 24, 2019 • 00:59:41

Régine Crespin, whose Metropolitan Opera debut as the Marschallin in Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier occurred exactly 57 years ago this week,...

Episode 9: Janet Williams Interview Part II: Serendipity @ Merola

Posted November 18, 2019 • 00:59:00

Episode 9: Janet Williams Interview Part II: Serendipity @ Merola. In this episode, Janet relives her early career experiences, including time that...

Episode 8: Williams and Williams

Posted November 10, 2019 • 01:07:40

Episode 8: Williams and Williams. As a supplement to the first part of my interview last week with Janet Williams, I offer a cache of rare studio...