# Event Details - **Event Name**: Countertenor: Anthony Roth Costanzo on the voice that helped define opera - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 04 Nov, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 04 Nov, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: Opera star Anthony Roth Costanzo discusses his new book and performs select arias during the conversation.About this EventOne of the world’s most acclaimed opera singers, Anthony Roth Costanzo takes us on a journey through his life, his education in art and the history of his extraordinary voice in his new book, “Countertenor.” He will join former Boston Globe classical music critic and Tufts University music professor Jeremy Eichler to explore the evolution of the countertenor voice — from its roots in the Baroque era to its role in shaping opera today — and the ways this remarkable sound changes our understanding of music, identity and artistic expression. Costanzo will also perform select arias during the event.Copies of the book will be available to purchase from our bookstore partner Brookline Booksmith, and Costanzo will sign following the conversation.  About “Countertenor”The sound of a countertenor ― often described as ethereal and otherworldly ― is both familiar and foreign. It is a high voice close to what we might expect from a female opera singer. Though we recognize the range from contemporary pop music and cartoons, from Michael Jackson to Mickey Mouse, experiencing its penetrating power unamplified in an opera house can be surprising, elemental and profoundly moving.In “Countertenor,” Anthony Roth Costanzo, one of the world’s leading opera singers, takes us on a journey through his life, his education in art and the history of his extraordinary voice type. Countertenors, he tells us, have helped define contemporary opera for more than half a century, having inherited a repertoire originally written for castrated men in the baroque period. Part oddity, part divinity, the castrati were surgically altered before puberty. They are key to understanding the development of opera as a form, from its very origins to its expansion in the public sphere. The striking beauty and sheer otherness of the high male voice provide fertile ground for creative invention and innovation, evocatively challenging conventional notions of gender, sexuality and identity.With wit, humor and an irrepressible, irresistible energy, Anthony Roth Costanzo offers fascinating insights into the contours of the countertenor and his own extraordinary artistic career as both an opera singer and a savvy producer and curator. The result is a lively and stirring account of an art form in flux, in constant reinvention, of the excitement of new, boundary-pushing work and of the development and triumph of a remarkable, uninhibited voice. Ways To SaveWBUR’s Legacy Circle, Murrow Society, Sustainers and Members save $5.00 on tickets to this event. To apply the discount to your ticket purchase online, you’ll need to enter a promo code. You can get your code by emailing membership@wbur.org.Registrants may be contacted by CitySpace about this or future events. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/boston/countertenor-anthony-roth-costanzo-on-the-voice-that-helped-define-opera/100001994913211116 - **Event Categories**: music, art, entertainment, pop - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: under_16_with_guardian - door_time: 2026-11-04T22:30:00Z - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: WBUR CitySpace - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 33.77, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Boston - **state**: MA - **country**: United States - **location**: WBUR CitySpace - **lat**: 42.3508575 - **long**: -71.11565709999999 - **full address**: WBUR CitySpace, 890 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Countertenor: Anthony Roth Costanzo on the voice that helped define opera - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/408eba617f133af59ab06f5fff74bbc1aa33764c38425ce1f35c87141d9035e2-rimg-w1080-h720-dce8b838-gmir.jpg?v=1786408509 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Countertenor: Anthony Roth Costanzo on the voice that helped define opera being held? - **A:** Countertenor: Anthony Roth Costanzo on the voice that helped define opera takes place on Wed, 04 Nov, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 04 Nov, 2026 at 08:00 pm at WBUR CitySpace, 890 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Countertenor: Anthony Roth Costanzo on the voice that helped define opera? - **A:** Countertenor: Anthony Roth Costanzo on the voice that helped define opera is organized by WBUR CitySpace. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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