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Interview: Countertenor Anthony Ross Costanzo

In this week’s interview on TheClassicalStation.org, Grammy-nominated countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo explains why his voice type is most-often heard in music written before 1750 and after 1950, linking his work in Akhnaten to his Handel performances. Mr. Costanzo notes that this specific range of repertoire, from the castrati to contemporary composers, defines much of his career path. This interview offers an example to young singers into the advantages of mastering their unique vocal niche within the vast musical landscape.

Anthony Roth Constanzo
Countertenor

Bob Chapman
Host @WCPE

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Symphony No. 1 in B flat, Op. 38 "Spring"

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Nezet-Seguin

Label

DG

Catalog Number

479

Today's Playlist

8:48pm Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Schiff/Chamber Orchestra of Europe

9:00pm Flute Concerto No. 1 in G, K. 313

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Galway/Chamber Orchestra of Europe

9:27pm Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 97 "Rhenish"

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Nezet-Seguin

10:00pm Metteya Oriental Suite

Composed by

Anthony Sidney (b. 1952)

Performed by

Cover/Bonachea/Savage

10:10pm Musical Moments, D. 780

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Clifford Curzon

10:39pm Flute Concerto in D

Composed by

Michael Haydn (1737-1806)

Performed by

Nagy/Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra/Fischer

10:59pm Suite No. 1 in E minor from Tafelmusik, Vol. 1

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Camerata Romana/Duvier

11:42pm 13 Pieces for Piano, Op. 76 No. 3 Carillon

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Harvard Gimse

11:45pm Music selected by the announcer