Grammy Award-winning countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo traces the history of the countertenor voice and his career in conversation with Cherri Gregg.
Anthony Roth Costanzo will be at Parkway Central Library on Tuesday, October 27, for a conversation about his life and the history of the countertenor voice. He'll be joined by Cherri Gregg, co-host of WHYY's Studio 2 and executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning Good Souls Project. The evening is part of the Free Library of Philadelphia's Author Events series.
Costanzo is a Grammy Award-winning countertenor who started performing professionally at eleven. Since then, he's appeared in operas, concerts, recitals, films, and on Broadway at some of the world's leading opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera and the Opéra national de Paris, as well as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Versailles, the Hollywood Bowl, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In June 2024, he took on a new role as general director and president of Opera Philadelphia, and he also serves as the artistic director of SongStudio at Carnegie Hall. He holds a bachelor's degree from Princeton University, and a master's degree and an honorary doctorate from the Manhattan School of Music.
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During the conversation, Costanzo will trace the history of the countertenor voice type and talk through his own career. It's a chance to hear from someone who's spent his life working within a specific vocal tradition and now leads one of the city's major opera companies. The event is free and takes place at 7 PM at Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street, between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway.
