{"product_id":"anthony-roth-costanzo-countertenor","title":"Anthony Roth Costanzo - Countertenor","description":"\u003cp\u003eNonesuch Records releases the label debut from acclaimed singer \u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Roth Costanzo\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCountertenor\u003c\/em\u003e. It is a companion to a book of the same name written by Costanzo, out October 27, from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the album's 10 tracks, which feature an ensemble conducted by \u003cstrong\u003eDan Schlosberg\u003c\/strong\u003e, Costanzo delves into a wide-ranging survey of falsetto. The record comprises a world premiere recording of a new song by \u003cstrong\u003eOsvaldo Golijov\u003c\/strong\u003e; arias by \u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Glass\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eW. A. Mozart\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAntonio Vivaldi\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eClaudio Monteverdi\u003c\/strong\u003e; a traditional Hawaiian song; an early Baroque song by \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Dowland\u003c\/strong\u003e; a Renaissance song by \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Morley\u003c\/strong\u003e; a \u003cstrong\u003eKlaus Nomi\u003c\/strong\u003e-inspired interpretation of \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Madara\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDavid White\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003cem\u003eYou Don't Own Me\u003c\/em\u003e; and the classic \u003cstrong\u003eFrankie Valli and the Four Seasons\u003c\/strong\u003e tune \u003cem\u003eWalk Like a Man\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This album, along with the book, is a history and a personal history. You'll hear the register I speak in, my chest voice, juxtaposed with the register I sing in, my head voice, sometimes in rapid succession as in the frenzied duet with myself from \u003cem\u003eThe Marriage of Figaro\u003c\/em\u003e,\" Costanzo says in the album's liner notes. \"When I slide between the two sounds, like the steel guitar in a Hawaiian song I love, you can hear a yodel pop forth as I bridge the divide. That voice crack is the gateway to the tessitura that has transformed my life and career and shaped the way I think about creating art and inhabiting my authentic self.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"For me, being a countertenor means having access to a remarkable instrument that's unique – not just for the sounds it makes and for what it allows me to express, but also for what it comes to represent to the listener and how it can permeate realms of the conscious and the subconscious,\" he continues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCostanzo's book, \u003cem\u003eCountertenor\u003c\/em\u003e, is an exploration of the history of the countertenor by \"one of opera's biggest stars\" (\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e). Costanzo takes readers on a journey through his life, his education in art, and the history of his extraordinary voice type. Countertenors, he tells us, have helped define contemporary opera for more than half a century, having inherited a repertoire originally written for castrated men in the Baroque period. Part oddity, part divinity, the castrati were surgically altered before puberty. They are key to understanding the development of opera as a form, from its very origins to its expansion in the public sphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe striking beauty and sheer otherness of the high male voice provide fertile ground for creative invention and innovation, evocatively challenging conventional notions of gender, sexuality, and identity. With wit, humour, and irrepressible energy, Costanzo offers insights into the contours of the countertenor and his own artistic career as both an opera singer and a producer and curator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Vocally brilliant and dramatically fearless.’ – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A bona-fide star.’ – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A perfect musician.’ – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Otherworldly.’ – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘One of the world’s most important singers.’ – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nonesuch","offers":[{"title":"CD Softpak","offer_id":58713344246105,"sku":"SDZ-49447","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/WMG_20260728_1405_130731_985_p_Countertenor_001.jpg?v=1785245216","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/anthony-roth-costanzo-countertenor","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}