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Giulio Cesare at the Lyric Opera of ChicagoThe New York Times, November 6, 2007
Perhaps I will blog this style point myself, but "David Daniels, a countertenor" struck me as a very odd way to refer to a famous singer. "The countertenor David Daniels" or "David Daniels, the countertenor" is what I'd expect.
When another famous singer got married, the Times put it this way: "Lindsey Larsen, a soprano, and Samuel Ramey, the bass..."
Posted by: Lisa Hirsch | November 06, 2007 at 05:14 PM
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Perhaps I will blog this style point myself, but "David Daniels, a countertenor" struck me as a very odd way to refer to a famous singer. "The countertenor David Daniels" or "David Daniels, the countertenor" is what I'd expect.
When another famous singer got married, the Times put it this way: "Lindsey Larsen, a soprano, and Samuel Ramey, the bass..."
Posted by: Lisa Hirsch | November 06, 2007 at 05:14 PM