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The highest natural male voice, as opposed to the falsetto of the male alto. It was favoured by the Elizabethans for its heroic brilliance of tone.
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El Nino, with soprano Dawn Upshaw, mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, bass-baritone Sir Willard White and countertenors Daniel Bubeck, Brian Cummings and Paul Flight, Disney Hall, through Dec.
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