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Originally Posted by zlya
I disagree with your preference, Amy, but for the same reason. What you call "purity" I tend to hear as lack of depth. I think a female alto has a lot more richness and potential for expressiveness than a countertenor. But then, my idea of the ultimate alto sound is the sexy late romantic alto, though I also prefer Purcell sung by ladies.
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I completely agree with you, I much prefer Altos and I think the poor old castrati and later the Counter Tenors were used because Females were not accepted in the church so the vocal tradition carries on, I also much prefer Sopranos to boy trebles in choral works they have maturity and feeling.