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 ...
Lately you may have noticed the omnipresence of a new opera star, a handsome young man with a rakish beard, gazing out from the covers of opera magazines and CD jewel cases. His name is David Daniels, ...
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 ...
At an age when most American boys were hitting a baseball, Bejun Mehta was hitting high notes. A child prodigy, Bejun was singing his heart out and gaining fame. But fame was fleeting. His voice ...
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 ...
In 1999, during the run-up to the premiere of John Corigliano's "Dylan Thomas Trilogy," the featured boy soprano experienced an unfortunate physiological event: his voice had changed. So 16-year-old ...
Classic FM’s Catherine Bott has joined a chorus of musicians in tribute to the singer who – through acclaimed recordings and the sheer beauty of his singing – helped revolutionise his voice type, and ...
The pioneering countertenor James Bowman died aged 81 on Monday, Convivium Records has confirmed. Bowman’s musical life began as a boy chorister at Ely Cathedral, and he later went on to sing ...