Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In music, a high tenor or an alto voice; the part sung by such a voice.
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- noun an
adult malevoice or voice part higher than thetenor - noun music a singer with such a
voice
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Examples
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My distinguished colleagues include the legendary tenor Plácido Domingo, as well as counter-tenor David Daniels, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni, soprano Lisette Oropesa, and counter-tenor Anthony Roth Costanzo.
Danielle de Niese: Inspired to Inspire Danielle de Niese 2011
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Here, her wide-ranging output is reflected in a programme that includes the UK premiere of Five Daily Miniatures, settings of Gertrude Stein for counter-tenor and four instruments, and the ensemble version of her trumpet concerto, Miramondo Multiplo.
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My distinguished colleagues include the legendary tenor Plácido Domingo, as well as counter-tenor David Daniels, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni, soprano Lisette Oropesa, and counter-tenor Anthony Roth Costanzo.
Danielle de Niese: Inspired to Inspire Danielle de Niese 2011
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My distinguished colleagues include the legendary tenor Plácido Domingo, as well as counter-tenor David Daniels, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni, soprano Lisette Oropesa, and counter-tenor Anthony Roth Costanzo.
Danielle de Niese: Inspired to Inspire Danielle de Niese 2011
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My distinguished colleagues include the legendary tenor Plácido Domingo, as well as counter-tenor David Daniels, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni, soprano Lisette Oropesa, and counter-tenor Anthony Roth Costanzo.
Danielle de Niese: Inspired to Inspire Danielle de Niese 2011
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That opera was written for a counter-tenor whereas Tut also features a lead performer the committed Curtis Wiley with a distinctive voice.
Michael Giltz: NYMF #4: Jazz, Kiddies, Camp, Tap, Tut and Vamps Michael Giltz 2011
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Mezzo Pamela Helen Stephen takes the title role, with Sarah Tynan as the seductive Cleopatra and the counter-tenor James Laing as her brother Tolomeo.
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Yet there is genuine dramatic frisson delivered by the ice-cold counter-tenor of Christopher Robson as Edward Kelley, the psychic or "scryer" who became Dee's ultimate undoing.
Dr Dee, Palace Theatre, Manchester | First night review 2011
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That opera was written for a counter-tenor whereas Tut also features a lead performer the committed Curtis Wiley with a distinctive voice.
Michael Giltz: NYMF #4: Jazz, Kiddies, Camp, Tap, Tut and Vamps Michael Giltz 2011
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My distinguished colleagues include the legendary tenor Plácido Domingo, as well as counter-tenor David Daniels, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni, soprano Lisette Oropesa, and counter-tenor Anthony Roth Costanzo.
Danielle de Niese: Inspired to Inspire Danielle de Niese 2011
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