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 bass. 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 March 12, 1966) is an American countertenor. He was one of the most prominent classical stars to face criminal charges during the MeToo...

and the City of London Festival. The King's Singers consist of two countertenors, a tenor, a bass and two baritones. Their latest album is titled "The...

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...

determining singers' vocal ranges. There are exceptions, as in opera, where countertenors employ falsetto and coloratura sopranos use the whistle register; notes...

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...

mezzo-soprano, and contralto. Men are usually divided into four groups: countertenor, tenor, baritone, and bass. With regard to voices of pre-pubescent children...

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...

tenor is a type of male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. Composers...

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)...

Daniel Moody is an American countertenor who has performed leading roles at opera houses and festivals in North America, performing both Baroque and contemporary...

has contained two sopranos, two countertenors, two tenors, a baritone and a bass. By 2018, one of the countertenors had been replaced by a female alto...

Daniel Sullivan (died 1764) was an Irish countertenor, best known for his association with composer Georg Frideric Handel. He began his career in the early...

Andrew Watts (born 29 December 1967) is a British classical countertenor. Andrew Watts was born in Hammersmith, Middlesex. He moved to Iver in Berkshire...

[ˈjakup ˈjuzɛf ɔrˈlij̃skʲi]; born 8 December 1990) is a Polish operatic countertenor singer and breakdancer. He has performed leading roles with many opera...

Max Riebl (26 June 1991 – 30 April 2022) was an Australian countertenor. Riebl was born in Melbourne, the younger brother of Felix Riebl. He attended Melbourne...

Voice type Female Soprano Mezzo-soprano Contralto Male Countertenor Tenor Baritone Bass v t e...

famous singers. Usually men singing within the female range are called countertenors since there is a lighter more breathy tonal (falsetto) quality difference...

the countertenor voice in Renaissance and Baroque music during the 20th century. He is sometimes referred to as the "godfather of the countertenor". His...

David Hurley (born August 1962) is a British countertenor who sang with The King's Singers from 1990 to 2016. Hurley was a chorister at Winchester Cathedral...

III and Mary II. Growing interest in Baroque music and the rise of the countertenor contributed to the work's re-entry into the repertoire. The opera received...

Anthony Roth Costanzo (born 8 May 1982) is an American countertenor. He began his career in musical theatre at the age of 11. Costanzo is a graduate of...

Peter Giles (born 1939) is a British countertenor and writer of scientific books about countertenors. Giles began his career as a boy chorister in a traditional...

Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer, and actor. The recipient...

countertenors (three altos and three sopranos). The original members included Jim Armington (tenor), Ted Bakkila (baritone), Rob Bell (countertenor)...

Matthew White (born 1973) is a Canadian countertenor. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, White began singing as a treble with St Matthew's Men and Boys Choir in...

(French pronunciation: [filip ʒaʁuski]; born 13 February 1978) is a French countertenor. He began his musical career with the violin, winning an award at the...