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Peter Giles (born 1939) is a British countertenor and writer of scientific books about countertenors. Giles began his career as a boy chorister in a traditional all-male choir in London . In the years from 1961 to 1966 his teacher was the celebrated countertenor John Whitworth . [ 1 ]
James Thomas Bowman CBE (6 November 1941 – 27 March 2023) was an English countertenor.His career spanned opera, oratorio, contemporary music and solo recitals. Arguably, he was, after Alfred Deller, the most important countertenor in the 20th century revival of the voice part.
A countertenor (also contra tenor) is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto or mezzo-soprano voice types, generally extending from around G 3 to D 5 or E 5, [1] although a sopranist (a specific kind of countertenor) may match the soprano's range of around C 4 to C 6. [2]
Rewind TV is a British free-to-air television channel specialised in vintage television series and programmes, mainly from the ITV network. It launched on Sky on 23 May 2024 and on Freeview on 18 September 2024. Its competitors are Talking Pictures TV from Hertfordshire and That's TV's network of local channels. The channel is presided over by ...
David Hurley (born August 1962) [2] is a British countertenor who sang with The King's Singers [3] from 1990 to 2016. Hurley was a chorister at Winchester Cathedral, and a choral scholar at Winchester College and New College, Oxford. [4] He became a mainstay in the British countertenor scene shortly after becoming a King's Singer. [citation needed]
Esswood was born in West Bridgford, England.He studied at the Royal College of Music in London from 1961 to 1964 after which he sang in the choir of Westminster Abbey.His professional debut was in a performance of Handel's Messiah for Angel Records, conducted by Charles Mackerras (1967).
Davies was born in York, England and first studied piano and recorder, mentored in his early years by his father Ioan, the founding cellist of the Fitzwilliam Quartet. [1] [2] From the age of eight he sang as a boy treble in the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge.
British operatic tenors (4 C, 1 P) Pages in category "British tenors" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent ...