[PAR] [TLE] Sopranist [SEP] A sopranist (also, sopranista or male soprano) is a male singer who is able to sing in the vocal tessitura of a soprano usually through the use of falsetto vocal production.  This voice type is a specific kind of countertenor.  In rare cases an adult man may be able to sing in the soprano range using his normal or modal voice and not falsetto due to endocrinological reasons, like Radu Marian, or as a result of a larynx that has not completely developed as in the case of Michael Maniaci. [PAR] [TLE] Michael Maniaci [SEP] Michael Maniaci (born in 1976 May 3) is an American opera singer.  Possessing a male soprano voice, Maniaci is noted for his claim to be able to sing into the upper soprano register without using falsetto, an otherwise common phonation for men who sing in high registers, such as countertenors. Although this was possible for castrati, because of the hormonal imbalance following castration, Maniaci claims that, for some unknown reason, his larynx did not develop and lengthen completely, causing his voice not to "break" in the usual manner.  Maniaci claims that this physical particularity has given him the ability to sing in the soprano register without sounding like a typical countertenor or a female singer.  There are, however, critics who claim that Maniaci actually sings in falsetto.
[PAR] [TLE] Sopranist [ SEP ] A sopranist ( also , sopranista or male soprano ) is a male singer who is able to sing in the vocal tessitura of a soprano usually through the use of falsetto vocal production . This voice type is a specific kind of countertenor . In rare cases an adult man may be able to sing in the soprano range using his normal or modal voice and not falsetto due to endocrinological reasons , like Radu Marian , or as a result of a larynx that has not completely developed as in the case of Michael Maniaci . [PAR] [TLE] Michael Maniaci [ SEP ] Michael Maniaci ( born in 1976 May 3 ) is an American opera singer . Possessing a male soprano voice , Maniaci is noted for his claim to be able to sing into the upper soprano register without using falsetto , an otherwise common phonation for men who sing in high registers , such as countertenors . Although this was possible for castrati , because of the hormonal imbalance following castration , Maniaci claims that , for some unknown reason , his larynx did not develop and lengthen completely , causing his voice not to " break " in the usual manner . Maniaci claims that this physical particularity has given him the ability to sing in the soprano register without sounding like a typical countertenor or a female singer . There are , however , critics who claim that Maniaci actually sings in falsetto .
Michael Maniaci is the type of voice that is a specific type of what?
Michael Maniaci is the type of voice that is a specific type of what ?
countertenor
countertenor