Opera star Anthony Roth Costanzo takes us through a day in the life of a countertenor as he prepares for an evening performance at the Met. The Grammy-winning vocalist, starring in Philip Glass’s ...

NEW YORK -- Jordan Rutter-Covatto is professional countertenor based in New York City. People hearing him perform for the first time are sometimes taken by surprise, because his singing voice sounds ...

There is one voice — and one opera star — soaring particularly high this season. Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo is leading music in new and thrilling directions as he brings his incredible voice ...

I clearly remember when you could count the working countertenors on the fingers of one hand. Now you can hear nearly as many in a single Baroque opera production. Against all odds, the challenge for ...

When John Holiday sings Vivaldi’s aria “Ah, ch'infelice sempre” (Ah, how unhappy always), as he did with the Academy of Ancient Music in a 12th century church in London, he’s singing about loneliness, ...

There are few voices in early music that command both the intimacy of prayer and the theatrical precision of architecture.

Countertenors get no respect, according to Thomas Mark Fallon, who says it has been hard to get the musical establishment to accept his voice, which is an octave higher than the tenor range. Fallon, ...

The Candlelight Concert in Wilton on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 20, has been specially planned to celebrate the 65th year of this remarkable concert series. The audience will hear two much acclaimed but ...

This story was published more than 1 year ago. Both of these performances bring the same artistry, the same complete investment of soul and self, the same devastating power of authentic expression ...