#countertenors

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

anthony roth costanzo is writing a book!!!

[tfblovesmusic]

Countertenor Core! On Spotify!

First - there was HARDCORE.

Then, there was Cottagecore.

And then - PATOOIE - Balletcore.

Let's add another word that deserves the "-core" suffix. How 'bout -

COUNTERTENOR CORE?

I crafted this playlist for the aficionados of male alto voices - falsetto and modal. It's a potpourri of various vocalists - from Alfred Deller to Alex Chance! I included a variety of excerpts from most eras of classical music.

But the tracks aren't limited to Renaissance and Baroque music. Paul Esswood singing a Robert Schumann romantic lied? It's in here. How about Jochen Kowalski crooning "Bei Mir Bistu Shein" with a big band? I included it.

But be forewarned. If you have kids under 18 and aren't listening to the playlist through earbuds, I STRONGLY advise you to skip over "Gravity" from Donna McKevitt's Translucence. Seriously - even if Michael Chance happens to be one of your favorite countertenors. (Read the lyrics in the CD booklet via the Internet Archive, and you'll see why.)

Anyways - if you have a Spotify account, give it a listen!

[justmwahstruly]

I FINALLY FINISHED IT ASCIDBCH

blehp i kinda died on the patterns and the glasses

ofc the beautiful Will Wayward belongs to @kandavers

is jus molly an will vibin

[akathecentimetre]

heyyyyy CR fandom, need some Orym inspo?

[dance-world]

Countertenor/Breakdancer Jakub Józef Orliński performing in the Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony

[widevibratobitch]

tumblr recommending me a thousand severance posts now... the price i pay for committing to my mutualship with quintus

[derring-do]

(Thinking here of roles written for countertenors specifically.)

[lesser-known-composers]

David Pohle (1624-1695): Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe

Reginald Mobley, countertenor with Agave Baroque

[countesspetofi]

The song that got me into Baroque music 🎶

One of my favorite English Baroque pieces. I used to sing it many years ago, but I think this is my new favorite performance. The lutenist weaves a while new realization of Purcell’s figured bass that’s super fresh, and the countertenot’s voice is smooth as glass, with ornamentation that kept me on my toes until the final resolution. And check out the text painting on “eas’d” and “drop;” cool stuff!! I think jazz fans would like this version as much as classical. 

Music for a while Shall all your cares beguile. Wond'ring how your pains were eas'd And disdaining to be pleas'd Till Alecto free the dead From their eternal bands, Till the snakes drop from her head, And the whip from out her hands. Music for a while Shall all your cares beguile.

--Music by Henry Purcell (1659-1695) text by John Dryden (1631-1700)

,countertenor,alecto,the furies,greek mythology

[mythweaverarts]

Forever thanking Anaïs Mitchell for making some of Orpheus's parts countertenor so my contralto transmasc self can get some gender Euphoria from singing his part

[myoclonus-aro]

[me after almost a year of taking the Voice Deep medication] Woah my voice is so deep

[tfblovesmusic]

Love this semi-staged version of John Blow’s masque-tragedy!

And let’s take a couple of moments to savor Alexander Chance in WINGS:

[slaygentford]

idk if you know this but Anthony Roth Constanzo is doing every role in the marriage of figaro at little island in nyc for three weeks in September and tickets are $25

ty for reminding me I saw the ad and was like Is He Crazy? (he is). I will of course be going

[akathecentimetre]

A 110% Shameless Iestyn Davies Appreciation Post

Feat. Glyndebourne's Saul (2015) and Bayerische Staatsoper's Agrippina (2019)

BONUS to prove he's actually very chill and can smile:

[dance-world]

Jakub Józef Orliński - Vivaldi‘s L’Olimpiade - Opera de Nice