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...voices came from the same person. Within days he realized his true identity as a singer; just five years later, he won the coveted Richard Tucker Award, given to highly promising young opera singers (Renee Fleming is a laureate), and made a spectacular New York City Opera debut in Handel's Xerxes...
Though Daniels' vibrant voice has made him the first contemporary countertenor with the potential to become an international operatic superstar, many others have had major careers. In the 18th century, falsettists regularly alternated with castrati on the operatic stage, singing the virtuoso coloratura roles of Handel and Gluck. But once the castration of boys was banned, and unaltered male singers started belting out high notes in the manner of the modern tenor, the demand for countertenors began to decline. By the end of the 19th century the voice type had all but vanished; on the rare occasions when baroque operas...
...Handel's Acis and Galatea. 4 p.m. See Thursday for details...
...into the clubbing scene. You can still say you want to get down at "Acis" instead of "Axis." The Harvard Early Music Society presents Handel's Acis and Galatea. Lowell Hall...
...Handel and Haydn Society debut a new work, "JFK: The Voice of Peace," celebrating the founding of the Peace Corps. Symphony Hall, Boston. 3 p.m. Tickets call...