Anthony Roth Costanzo Sings in the Stratosphere

Aspen Public Radio | By Chris Mohr

Published July 20, 2026 at 4:41 PM MDT

We are used to countertenor voices in the world of pop music, like Michael Jackson, Prince and Freddie Mercury in their highest registers. Classically trained countertenors singing with powerful falsettos are popular now, and Anthony Roth Costanzo is one of the greatest. He talks with APR's Chris Mohr about his voice, and his role in Britten's Opera A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Classical music reporter Chris Mohr has loved classical music since he was twelve. “And I owe it all to radio,” Chris explains. “I grew up in a farm town east of Cleveland. One day I turned on the local classical radio station. They were playing Vivaldi, and it was like the gates of heaven opened up to me!" Chris is also a composer, and is working on a 53-note-to-the-octave oratorio, "Melodies of the Shoreless Sea." This is his 11th summer working for Aspen Public Radio.

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