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
Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir of the Valley" CDs and a DVD: "Voices of the Valley—Live". Since 2009 the choir has been conducted by Leigh Mason. Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir The Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir (), also known as the Fron Choir (), is an award-winning amateur male voice choir based in the village of Froncysyllte (pronounced roughly "vron-cuss-ulth/ tay"), near Llangollen in Denbighshire, Wales. The village is famous as the site of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. The village's choir became notable when the Universal Music Group album "Voices of the Valley" was released in November 2006, reaching number 9 on the UK album chart.