[Dixielandjazz] Castrati

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

There is a counter-tenor whom I have heard perform in the St. Louis area a  
couple of times--outstanding voice.  This NPR site & interview is well  worth a 
listen.  A baritone-speaking voice with four octave  singing range disallowed 
to compete as a soprano by Texas Music Educators  Assoc.  Stay tuned on the 
sound clip for "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".
Ginny 
 
_http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4711549_ 
(http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4711549) 
 
In a message dated 7/13/2006 1:48:45 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
tubaman at tubatoast.com writes:

(BTW,  there was a lot of talk about a "counter-tenor" or "male  
soprano" in  opera/vocal music circles a few years ago - even a story  
on 60  Minutes!)

Dave Richoux