countertenor

Example Sentences

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Onstage, Shamir glowed as he set his distinct countertenor voice ablaze against the cool stage lights.

From Washington Post

The teachers were trying to treat me as a countertenor.

From New York Times

The young countertenor Hugh Cutting was on less sure footing in similar passages, in which his intonation was unreliable compared with smoother legato melodies.

From New York Times

Following tradition and available repertoire, most countertenors focus on early music, with occasional forays into contemporary repertoire.

From New York Times

So Costanzo — who, as the orchestra’s artist in residence, has organized these two weeks under the rubric “Authentic Selves: The Beauty Within” — is the rare countertenor to take it on.

From New York Times