Meanings of counter-tenor in English

The counter-tenor parts in European church-music were originally written for boys' voices.

No counter-tenor at the Italian Opera ever sang as I shall!

It is sung in the heart-breakingly beautiful voice of German counter-tenor Andreas Scholl.

He is a counter-tenor, and performs the parts of a lover.

The world famous German counter-tenor performs with Auckland's 'Musica Sacra' at the Auckland Town Hall tomorrow night.

These soprano singers, too, would prefer singing counter-tenor; for they can no longer take the high notes.

His counter-tenor is pure and strong, his singing secure and highly accomplished; his acting committed and his diction impeccable.

The vibrant colours of the building's interior were a rich counterpoint to the sonorities of counter-tenor, two tenors and baritone.

The priest jumped up on the corpse-wain and began to belt out a new melody in a comely, glass-shattering counter-tenor.

I made the mistake this week of bringing my teenage daughter to a classical music concert that featured, among other things, a counter-tenor.

My sedillas and canzonettas were much admired; and eventually no serenade was considered as effective, without the assistance of the counter-tenor of Anselmo.

We have ascertained in the meantime that the prison choir is looking for a counter-tenor in case Pistorius ends up having to do time.

Steve Wallace, a counter-tenor from Liverpool, had a gleam in his eye as he described his character, the Emperor Nero, as "a bit mad".

This collaboration accounts for the change of the contralto parts to counter-tenors.

David Squire reviews last week's Musica Sacra concert featuring one of the world's leading counter-tenors.

Counter-tenor Tim Mead, at his most beautiful in Es Ist Vollbracht, led the distinguished lineup of soloists in the arias.