countertenor
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And then in the mid-1950s came what has been dubbed the early-music movement and, with it, the rise of the countertenor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
It features a startling performance by Anthony Roth Costanzo that significantly elevates the American countertenor to the small ranks of one of the world’s most important singers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
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
Mr. Daniels rose to fame as a countertenor, singing high parts that were once sung by castratos or mezzo-sopranos.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
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