haute-contre

haute-contre is a tenor or countertenor.

Overview

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In detail

rare type of high tenor voice, predominant in French Baroque and Classical opera until the latter part of the eighteenth century

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Haute-contre”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1873389: haute-contre
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