On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, John Link wrote:
> >David Daniels and Brian Asawa are listed as "male
> >altos" and Daniel Taylor as a "countertenor" at the Met. Their choice
> >apparently.
>
> Based on what you wrote in your previous post, how would YOU classify
> David Daniels?
To my ears, both Asawa and Daniels sound much more like mezzos, or even
true sopranos, than altos. The countertenor who sounds like a true alto
to me is Andreas Scholl.
KL
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