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- A countertenor (also contra tenor) is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto or mezzo-soprano...
- categories, such as tenor and b****. Countertenor range: The countertenor is the highest male voice. Many countertenor singers perform roles originally written...
- James Thomas Bowman CBE (6 November 1941 – 27 March 2023) was an English countertenor. His career spanned opera, oratorio, contemporary music and solo recitals...
- vocal classification these are usually called contralto and male alto or countertenor. In choral music for mixed voices, "alto" describes the lowest part commonly...
- David Daniels (born 12 March 1966) is an American countertenor. He was one of the most prominent classical stars to face criminal charges during the MeToo...
- David Hansen (born 6 October 1981) is an Australian countertenor. Hansen was born in Sydney, Australia, and attended St Andrew's Cathedral School and Newington...
- rare; similar to the mezzo-soprano, and almost identical to that of a countertenor, typically between the F below middle C (F3 in scientific pitch notation)...
- Iestyn Davies MBE FRAM (born 16 September 1979) is a British classical countertenor. Davies was born in York, England and first studied piano and recorder...
- but it can also be applied to men; "sopranist" is the term for a male countertenor able to sing in the soprano vocal range, while a castrato is the term...
- Andrew Watts (born 29 December 1967) is a British classical countertenor. Andrew Watts was born in Hammersmith, Middle****. He moved to Iver in Berkshire...