[Albert7]

My favorite countertenor has to be David Daniels... too bad he hasn't gotten any solo discs out lately .

Any other favs here?

 

[Pugg]

None whatsoever .:lol:
I like dark female voices but not that high male voices, gives me the creeps.

 

[Itullian]

None whatsoever .:lol:
I like dark female voices but not that high male voices, gives me the creeps.

I'm with you totally.
I don't want to hear a guy trying to sound like a girl.
It sounds creepy.

 

[dgee]

Bejun Mehta for the overall awesomeness and Philippe Jaroussky for lovely tone. Daniels is an astonishing sound but I'm not always so confident about his musicianship

Btw - I completely didn't know until fairly recently that Rene Jacobs started out as a countertenor!

 

[Balthazar]

I second Philippe Jaroussky. It is a revelation to hear him sing old warhorses like "lascia ch'io pianga", effortlessly hitting all the high notes with a masculine power and timbre that the mezzos can't match. I also appreciate that he explores much-neglected repertoire and roots out little known gems.

What I don't understand is how he could have begun his career training as a baritone...

I have enjoyed recordings of Bejun Mehta and Christophe Dumeaux as well.

 

[Ingélou]

Definitely Andreas Scholl; though I like Philippe Jaroussky too.

 

[BalalaikaBoy]

None whatsoever .:lol:
I like dark female voices but not that high male voices, gives me the creeps.

seconded. most of the countertenors I've come across sound more like dying cats than people.

 

[SixFootScowl]

I don't like counter tenors. It just seems wrong, not morally, but just out of place. Also it is creepy to me. Don't even start a thread on male sopranos.

 

[Morimur]

I don't like counter tenors. It just seems wrong, not morally, but just out of place. Also it is creepy to me. Don't even start a thread on male sopranos.

I am only partly with you, as I do appreciate the talent of Bejun Mehta.

 

[MoonlightSonata]

I don't like counter tenors. It just seems wrong, not morally, but just out of place. Also it is creepy to me. Don't even start a thread on male sopranos.

I quite like countertenors. Am I the only one?

 

[Albert7]

Also I forgot to mention that I really dig Andreas Scholl quite a bit. I really like his academic looking CD's quite a bit... some of it is better than Daniels for sure.

 

[SixFootScowl]

I am only partly with you, as I do appreciate the talent of Bejun Mehta.

I cannot deny that some counter tenors have great voices. I also confess to listening to counter tenors some since I am not aware of any recordings of Handel's Chandos Anthems that do not include counter tenors. Besides that is authentic for those performances if I recall correctly.

 

[Seattleoperafan]

I think David Hansen and David Daniels have 2 of the most beautiful voices in the world tonday. David Hansen is one of the few opera stars out there who could have a career in p*rn;-)

 

[Pugg]

I'm with you totally.
I don't want to hear a guy trying to sound like a girl.
It sounds creepy.

Itullian, check this one out!
Hilarious:lol:!

 

[Dim7]

Matt Bellamy

 

[hpowders]

I'm with you totally.
I don't want to hear a guy trying to sound like a girl.
It sounds creepy.

Stay away from Neil Sedaka. He paved the way!!

 

[MoonlightSonata]

Itullian, check this one out!
Hilarious:lol:!

The performance does leave a lot to be desired, but I don't quite see what is 'hilarious' about it. It's really not that bad for someone who has apparently had no teaching.

 

[Jobis]

Iestyn Davies
Andreas Scholl
Bejun Mehta
Paul Esswood
Franco Fagioli
Alfred Deller
Max Emanuel Cencic

 

[Pugg]

The performance does leave a lot to be desired, but I don't quite see what is 'hilarious' about it. It's really not that bad for someone who has apparently had no teaching.

A boy age 16 singing "Queen of the night" is a bit provoking for bully's .

 

[mamascarlatti]

Valer Sabadus for sheer beauty of voice
Philippe Jaroussky for great artistry
Franco Fagioli for Baroque pyrotechnics
Max Emanuel Cencic for encouraging interesting stage projects (Vinci's Artaserse, Hasse's Siroe)
Andreas Scholl for making me fall in love with the countertenor voice
Dominique Visse for all those comic ladies
Christophe Dumaux for being the snakiest Tolomeo in the history of Giulio Cesare productions
Also: Iestyn Davies, Bejun Mehta, David Daniels, Martin Oro, Tim Mead, Robin Blaze, Xavier Sabata

I'll leave you with the pyrotechics in the best staging ever of a long da capo Baroque aria: