Boy Sopranos and Early Onset of Puberty
Choristers of St Paul’s Cathedral practice in the choir stalls at St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London (Photo: Reuters/Toby Melville)
A new study finds that boys’ voices are breaking at age 12, two years younger than in 1960. That’s bad news for boy sopranos and the choirs they sing in.
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