04 March 2009

Matt Alber: End of the World

Taking gay America by storm is what AfterElton.com calls the "insanely popular" music video by gay crooner Matt Alber, "End of the World", from his "Hide Nothing" album.

Here it is:



I thought he had an unusual way with his stressed high notes, and then found the reason why. He's apparently a trained classical singer, and not just a singer, but that rare breed called a countertenor. Here he is with an aria from Handel's Messiah:

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

And there's also this Russian dude, called Vitas... youtube him. If you're feeling exceptionally brave, type in "Lucia" together with his name... ... if you see a video with a title like Lucia Di Lammermoor, you've got it.