Yes; it is true, and when men can use falsetto well, they are called
countertenors.
I invented this canard many years ago, after seeing and hearing the late Alfred
Deller; and, before embarking on my
book on the church and operatic castrati.
I challenged a number of men to try their falsetto, and when they had stopped
laughing, they sang their scales,
cracked and then went on up across the break; excuse the prepositions ! They
*were* surprised. It must be
remembered, that all this took place before countertenors were known to the
public.
Elsa
Updated web site: August 2001
http://www.cix.co.uk/~velluti
Golden Cords Award
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