Castrato or countertenor? Anthony Roth Constanzo sets us right

Castrato or countertenor? Anthony Roth Constanzo sets us right

Opera

norman lebrecht

September 13, 2023

The Met singer has signed a contract with Farrar, Straus and Giroux to write a history of the castrato and countertenor.

The working title is the second noun.

Comments

  • drummerman says:

    Besides both being able to sing high notes, exactly what do they have in common?

  • Snip Snip Here, Snip Snip There……. says:

    Is there a “Cut-Off” date for publication?

  • Green Knight says:

    Spherical objects?

    • V.Lind says:

      Who is Spherical, and to what does he object? (With thanks to Sir Humphrey!).

      • Wotan says:

        If you are going to post quotations please get it right. Winston Churchill received a memo on which someone had written “Round objects”. Churchill add “Who is Mr. Round and to what does he object”!

  • ike says:

    or a braying goat in his case

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