Voice type in baroque operas. Except for a few very rare voices (such as the American male soprano Michael Maniaci or singers with a disorder such as Kallmann syndrome), singers called countertenors generally sing in the falsetto register, sometimes using their modal voice for the lowest notes. Historically, there is much evidence that the countertenor, in England at least, also designated a very high tenor voice, the equivalent of the French "haute-contre". Until about 1830, all male voices used some falsetto-type voice production in their upper range. Countertenor voices span a broad range, covering E3 to E5. Countertenor subtypes: Countertenors are often
Leeds Male Voice Choir Leeds Cathedral where it has continued to be performed annually. In December 2018 Leeds Male Voice Choir will perform The Spirit of Christmas at Dewsbury Town Hall. The choir's divergence from the traditional male voice repertoire resulted in a more internationally themed musical programme, further highlighted in a new recordings in 2015 and 2018. Leeds Male Voice Choir celebrated one hundred years of singing in Leeds in Leeds Town Hall with Rothwell Temperance Band and The White Rosettes in September 2016, compered by Simon Lindley. Leeds City Museum presented an exhibition of the choirs history between November 2016 and March