On May 26th, John Alexander Blyth wrote :
<< I think that the meaning of the term "countertenor" has changed quite a
bit since its first use, and it wouldn't surprise me if it parallels many
divergent practices across the Atlantic. To be crude - in England it means
a big ole choirboy, in France a high tenor (where 'tenor' means something
softer than in the US or Italy), and in the US a richer more vibrant kind
of voice.>>
The French version you refer to is actually called "haute-contre", not
"contre-ténor", which has the same meaning as elsewhere.
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