countertenor

Example Sentences

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Two sopranos and a countertenor depict a paradisiacal dream world of “fairies in the forest,” accompanied by an improvising violin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Both that darkness and light are embraced in the choreographer Mark Morris’s 2007 production, which is being revived at the Metropolitan Opera starring the countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo.

From New York Times • May 24, 2024

Instead, he’s publicly approved the more poisonous voices expressing their displeasure with López’s season, some of whom have a real incel countertenor in their tone.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2024

Schultz was an aspiring opera singer and a graduate student at Houston’s Rice University when they met David Daniels, a famous countertenor, and Scott Walters, a conductor, through the city’s music circles.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Kahlo’s resistant return is eased when she encounters Leonardo, played by countertenor Key’mon W. Murrah, who practices a lively impersonation of Greta Garbo.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023