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Russell Keys Oberlin (October 11, 1928 – November 25, 2016) [1] [2] was an American singer and founding member of the New York Pro Musica Antiqua ensemble who became the first, and for years the only, countertenor in the United States to attain general recognition—in The New Yorker ' s words, "America's first star countertenor."
A countertenor (also contra tenor) is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto or mezzo-soprano voice types, generally extending from around G 3 to D 5 or E 5, [1] although a sopranist (a specific kind of countertenor) may match the soprano's range of around C 4 to C 6. [2]
Daniels was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the son of two singing teachers.He began to sing as a boy soprano, moving to tenor as his voice matured. His father, baritone Perry Daniels, was one of the pre-eminent members of the performing faculty during each summer at Brevard Music Center, linked to the School of Music at Converse College in Spartanburg; his mother was an operatic soprano.
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The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C 3 (C one octave below middle C), to the high C (C 5). The low extreme for tenors is roughly A 2 (two octaves below middle C). At the highest extreme, some tenors can sing up to F one octave above middle C (F ...
Christopher Lowrey is an American operatic countertenor who has performed internationally and made many recordings. He took part in the world premiere of Brett Dean's Hamlet at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2017, and moved with the production to places including Australia and the Metropolitan Opera.
Tim Mead was born in Chelmsford, Essex and began singing as a treble in the choir of Chelmsford Cathedral. [1] He was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford and the Junior Department of Trinity College of Music where he studied cello and piano.
In 2011, Kim took the Internet by storm when he posted a video on YouTube in which - as his alter-ego Kimchilia Bartoli - he did a parody of legendary mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli, receiving praise for his spot-on imitation of the famous diva as well for his performance of the difficult coloratura of the aria "Agitata da due venti" from Griselda.