Diamond Bass-Baritone José van Dam!

About this episode

The episode discusses the Hall of Fame induction of José Van Dam and features a report from the Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition.

[@ 2 min] Alright, this week…it’s a very important Hall of Fame induction for the late, great Jose Van Dam! The legendary Belgian bass-baritone finally breaks our streak of inductees that are either sopranos, tenors, or Georg Solti… [@ 44 min] And then…Oliver Camacho’s in the Big Apple to give us a field report from the Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition! Who won, who lost, and who’s clamoring to be the next guest here on the OBS? Stay tuned to find out the answer to at least two of thes...

Topics covered

• Hall of Fame
• Jose Van Dam
• Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition

Keywords

• bass-baritone
• competition
• induction

Mentioned in this episode

Places: the Big Apple

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