countertenor
Example Sentences
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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
Last year, director Barrie Kosky created a sensation with his staging at Komische Oper Berlin, which starred American countertenor John Holiday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
It’s a good time to be a countertenor.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 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
