Against end of recital being given to singer (9)
I believe the answer is:
contralto
'singer' is the definition.
(contralto is a kind of singer)
'against end of recital being given to' is the wordplay.
'against' becomes 'contra' (I've seen this before**).
'end of' suggests the final letters.
'being given' says to put letters next to each other.
The final letter of 'recital' is 'l'.
'contra'+'l'+'to'='CONTRALTO'
(Other definitions for contralto that I've seen before include "Total corn! (anag)" , "deep, for women" , "Singer - not car lot (anag)" , "Low female voice" , "Lowest female singer" .)