0 a man with a singing voice that is higher than usual for a tenor and similar to a low female voice
The journalist was a natural countertenor, with no lower voice.
There are many good countertenors now, but the colour of the voice makes the proposition of countertenor tyrants challenging.
It has consistent superius and tenor parts, and a varying and clearly non-integral countertenor.
The haute-contre line was sung by high tenors, rather than female altos or countertenors.
Falsetto is not generally counted by classical purists as a part of the vocal range of anyone except countertenors.
The countertenor part is accompanied by flute, harpsichord, cello, and theorbo and features two recitatives and two arias.
There are also male voice versions for baritone, tenor and countertenor.
Men are usually divided into four groups: countertenor, tenor, baritone, and bass.