How To Use Countertenor In A Sentence
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The Oberon was the great local countertenor Brian Asawa, Tytania was the British soprano Sylvia McNair, and the dozen fairies were San Francisco Boys Chorus members.
Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
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But a countertenor voice is built through a different muscular procedure and the result is like the difference between a flute and an oboe.
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Countertenor Lawrence Zazzo headed the fine cast, with Sophie Bevan, Christine Rice and Ailish Tynan, whose loveliness was cruelly hidden, somewhat unnecessarily and in the one false move, by a buffa fat-suit, goatee beard, specs and fez hat.
Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra of Venezuela; Benjamin Grosvenor, LSO; Promised End; Radamisto
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David Daniels, the well-regarded countertenor, receives enthusiastic ovations wherever he performs.
Sexy Beast
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Stout and scruffy, the 36-year-old Daniels looks more suited to a football field than La Fenice, but as a countertenor, the highest male voice in opera, he sings in a falsetto.
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A clear-voiced countertenor sings the nostalgic melody, offset by the bullfroggy bom, bom, bom bell sounds of the bassi profundi.
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The mezzo-soprano, Hilary Summers, has a dark, smoky voice - at times she almost sounds like a countertenor - and she sings René Char's surreal text with both passion and clenched-jaw control.
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For this recording, taped in 1978, Raymond Leppard gave the castrato role to mezzo-soprano Dame Janet Baker, and the alto role to countertenor James Bowman.
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It was published in Select Songs as a countertenor solo, and it is invariably performed as one.
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He's also a countertenor, a violinist and a conductor.
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The all-male line-up is two countertenors, one tenor, two baritones, and one bass.
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His countertenor is a firm instrument, and he uses it remarkably well.
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How wonderful to welcome countertenors into this elite vocal pantheon, and especially Taylor, who is definitely among the very best.
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The countertenor, or male alto, is a rare musical creature.
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The world of the countertenor is a weird, high-pitched place, where the possibilities of the male voice are pushed to Bee Gees extremities.
The Guardian World News
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There are many special people that deserve to be recognised for their efforts and achievements in the community," said Greg whose voice - known as a countertenor - is similar in range to that of a female mezzo-soprano such as the award-winning singer Katherine Jenkins.
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But a countertenor voice is built through a different muscular procedure and the result is like the difference between a flute and an oboe.
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The countertenor, or male alto, is a rare musical creature.
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Daniels remains the gold standard of our time for a pure-toned countertenor.
Rodney Punt: Griselda in Peter Sellars Production at Santa Fe Opera
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The chorus of thirteen (four sopranos, and three countertenors, tenors, and basses each) scores points again and again with the dramatic aptness of their singing.
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But a countertenor voice is built through a different muscular procedure and the result is like the difference between a flute and an oboe.
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The following decade saw a marked increase in productions of Handel operas in mainstream U.S. houses, Mr. Daniels became a superstar here and abroad, and "countertenor" became a desirable voice type for young singers pursuing operatic careers.
Daniels and Domingo
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Jason Abrams, replacing Mr. Daniels as Roberto, has a high, bright countertenor voice; though understandably tentative, he acquitted himself well.
The Tests of Patience
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The all-male line-up is two countertenors, one tenor, two baritones, and one bass.
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Playing to a largely theatre audience will also be an opportunity to expose the repertoire and countertenor voice to new ears.
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In spring," she notes, "the basso profundo of a great horned owl is exchanged for the coloratura soprano of a winter wren, which is itself replaced by countertenor voices of tree frogs.
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In contrast, the countertenors of the past sang in full voice, resorting to falsetto only at the high range.
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In contrast, the countertenors of the past sang in full voice, resorting to falsetto only at the high range.
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Put simply, a countertenor is an adult male alto.
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Playing to a largely theatre audience will also be an opportunity to expose the repertoire and countertenor voice to new ears.
Times, Sunday Times
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But a countertenor voice is built through a different muscular procedure and the result is like the difference between a flute and an oboe.
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