Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nigel Perrin, left, with his former King's Singers colleagues at their 50th-anniversary reunion in 2018 Nigel Perrin, who has died ...

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, ...

Despite being one of the first and oldest forms of popular music, opera sometimes struggles to connect with 21st century audiences. However, Anthony Roth Costanzo is breaking down the genre's stodgy ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jay White is listed as a soprano in his artist's bio, which can be cause for a double take. Similarly surprising is hearing a recording by the choral ensemble he is in, Chanticleer, with a casual ...

While castrati were the rockstars of their day, enjoying the adoration of women and the admiration of men across Europe, today’s countertenors occupy a rather quieter place in the worlds of opera and ...

Both of these performances bring the same artistry, the same complete investment of soul and self, the same devastating power of authentic expression that activates our own emotions, our memories of ...

The resourceful singer is unafraid to bring opera — and his high-flying top notes — to unlikely places, from sixth-grade classrooms to the... Anthony Roth Costanzo: A Countertenor For The 21st Century ...