This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. A voice type is a particular kind of human Singing voice perceived as having certain identifying qualities or characteristics

The tenor is the highest male voice within the modal register, just above the baritone voice. A voice type is a particular kind of human Singing voice perceived as having certain identifying qualities or characteristics Human voices may be classified according to their vocal range &mdash the highest and lowest pitches that they can produce This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Coloratura has several meanings The word derives from the Italian colorare (to Colour; to heighten to enliven or colorazione (colouring coloration Chest voice is a term used within vocal music The use of this term varies widely within vocal pedagogical circles and there is currently no one consistent opinion among vocal music professionals Head voice is a term used within vocal music The use of this term varies widely within vocal pedagogical circles and there is currently no one consistent opinion among vocal music professionals Sprechgesang and Sprechstimme ( German for spoken-song and spoken-voice) are musical terms used to refer to an expressionist vocal A vocal register in the human voice is a particular series of tones produced in the same vibratory pattern of the Vocal folds and possessing the same quality Vocal resonation is the process by which the basic product of Phonation is enhanced in timbre and/or intensity by the air-filled cavities through which it passes on its way to See also Voice (phonetics, Vocal register Modal voice is the Vocal register used most frequently in speech and singing in most languages This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. The typical tenor voice lies between the C one octave below middle C (C3) to the C one octave above middle C (C5). C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note The low extreme for tenors is roughly B♭2 (two B♭s below middle C). C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note At the highest extreme, some tenors can sing up to two Fs above middle C (F5). C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note David Phelps an American Tenor belts E5's and F5's. For the American politician please see David D Phelps. David Phelps is an American Christian vocalist songwriter and vocal arranger who is most known

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Within opera, the lowest note in the standard tenor repertoire is A2 (Mime, Herod), but few roles fall below C3 (one octave below middle C). Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Der Ring des Nibelungen ( The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic Music dramas by the German composer Salome is an Opera in one act by Richard Strauss to a German Libretto by the composer based on Hedwig Lachmann ’s German C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note The high extreme: many tenor roles in the standard repertoire call for a "tenor C" (C5, one octave above middle C). C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note While some operatic roles for tenor require a darker timbre and fewer high notes, it is generally accepted that any tenor should be able to sing with a full timbre up to an A4. In the leggiero repertoire the highest note is an F5 (Arturo in I puritani), therefore, very few tenors can have this role in their repertoire. Tenore di grazia, also called tenore leggero, is a lightweight flexible Tenor type of voice I puritani ( The Puritans) is an Opera in three acts by Vincenzo Bellini. ^[2]

Origin of the term

The name "tenor" derives from the Latin word tenere, which means "to hold". Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. In medieval and Renaissance polyphony between about 1250 and 1500, the tenor was the structurally fundamental (or ‘holding’) voice, vocal or instrumental. The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere In Music, polyphony is a texture consisting of two or more independent Melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice ( Monophony All other voices were normally calculated in relation to the tenor, which often proceeded in longer note values and carried a borrowed Cantus firmus melody. In Music, a cantus firmus ("fixed song" is a pre-existing Melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition. Until the late 15th century introduction of the contratenor bassus, the tenor was usually the lowest voice, assuming the role of providing a harmonic foundation. In Acoustics and Telecommunication, the harmonic of a Wave is a component Frequency of the signal that is an Integer It was also in the 15th century that "tenor" came to signify the male voice that sang such parts. Thus, for earlier repertoire, a line marked 'tenor' indicated the part's role, and not the required voice type. Indeed, even as late as the seventeenth century, partbooks labelled 'tenor' might contain parts for a range of voice types. ^[3]

Tenor in choral music

In four-part choral music, the tenor is the second lowest voice, above the bass and below the soprano and alto. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Alto is a musical term derived from the Latin word altus, meaning "high" that has several possible interpretations While certain choral music does require the first tenors to ascend the full tenor range, the majority of choral music places the tenors in the range from approximately B2 up to A4. The requirements of the tenor voice in choral music are also tied to the style of music most often performed by a given choir. Orchestra choruses require tenors with fully resonant voices, but chamber or a cappella choral music (sung with no instrumental accompaniment) can quite successfully rely on light baritones singing in falsetto. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. The term falsetto (Italian diminutive of falso, false refers to the Vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the Modal voice register and ^[4]

Even so, one nearly ubiquitous facet of choral singing is the shortage of tenor voices. Most men tend to have baritone voices and for this reason the majority of men tend to prefer singing in the bass section of a choir (however true basses are even more rare then tenors). This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Some men are asked to sing tenor even if they lack the full range, and sometimes low altos are asked to sing the tenor part. ^[4]

Other uses

In the Barbershop harmony musical style, the name "tenor" is used for the highest part. Barbershop Vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era (1940s-present is a style of A cappella, or unaccompanied Vocal music characterized The four parts are known (lowest to highest) as bass, baritone, lead, and tenor. The tenor generally sings in falsetto voice (thus the term tenor used in barbershop terminology most closely corresponds to the term countertenor as used in classical music), and harmonizes above the lead, who sings the melody. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. The barbershop tenor range is, as notated, B♭-below-middle C to D-above-high C (and sung an octave lower). C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note The "lead" in barbershop music is equivalent to the normal tenor range. ^[5]

In bluegrass music, the melody line is called the lead. Tenor is sung an interval of a third above the lead. Baritone is the fifth of the scale that has the lead as a tonic, and may be sung below the lead, or even above the lead (and the tenor), in which case it is called "high baritone. "^[6]

In rock and hair metal, there is a style of singing (that most of them use) that requires a tenor to use a head voice/falsetto scream to sing most of the melodies. Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States. This allows then to stay on high treble notes (many close to or on tenor C) for extended amounts of time. Singers of this style include Axl Rose from Guns N' Roses, Joe Elliot of Def Leppard, Brian Johnson and Bon Scott of AC/DC, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, and Kevin DuBrow of Quiet Riot. W Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose Jr; February 6 1962 frequently called Axl Rose, is an American Musician, best known as the Frontman Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Joseph Thomas Elliott (born 1 August, 1959, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, and educated at King Edward VII School) is the Brian Johnson (born October 5 1947) is an English Singer and Songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the Australian Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980 was an Australian rock musician most well-known for being the lead singer and Lyricist AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. Daniel Dee Snider (born March 15 1955) is an American Musician, radio personality, and Actor. Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City. Kevin DuBrow ( October 29, 1955 &ndash c November 19, 2007) was an American rock singer best known as the lead vocalist Quiet Riot was an American heavy metal band whose 1983 & 1984 success contributed to launching the 1980s Glam

It term tenor is also applied to instruments to indicate their range in relation to other instruments of the same group. For instance the tenor saxophone. The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the Saxophone family a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s

Tenor voice classification

Within Choral and pop music, singers are classified into voice parts based almost solely on range with little consideration for other qualities in the voice. For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Human voices may be classified according to their vocal range &mdash the highest and lowest pitches that they can produce Within classical solo singing, however, a person is classified as a tenor through the identification of several vocal traits, including vocal range (the lowest and highest notes that the singer can reach), vocal timbre, vocal weight, vocal tessitura, vocal resonance, and vocal transition points (lifts or "passaggio") within the singer's voice. Human voices may be classified according to their vocal range &mdash the highest and lowest pitches that they can produce In Music, timbre (ˈtæm-bər' like timber, or, from Fr timbre tɛ̃bʁ is the quality of a Musical note or sound that distinguishes different Vocal weight refers to the perceived "lightness" or "heaviness" of a singing voice In Music, the term tessitura ( Italian for texture) generally describes the most musically acceptable and comfortable Timbre for a given Vocal resonation is the process by which the basic product of Phonation is enhanced in timbre and/or intensity by the air-filled cavities through which it passes on its way to Passaggio is a term used in classical singing to describe the pitch ranges in which Vocal registration events occur These different traits are used to identify different sub-types within the tenor voice sometimes reffered to as fächer (sg. fach, from German Fach or Stimmfach, "vocal category"). The German Fach (pl Fächer, literally "compartment" (ˈfax) system is a method of classifying Singers primarily Opera singers Within opera, particular roles are written with specific kinds of tenor voices in mind, causing certain roles to be associated with certain kinds of voices. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto ^[7]

Following are the operatic tenor fächer, with their standard repertory roles:

Leggiero tenor

The male equivalent of a lyric coloratura, this voice is light and very agile and is able to perform dextrous coloratura passages. A coloratura soprano is a type of operatic Soprano who specializes in music that is distinguished by agile runs and leaps Coloratura has several meanings The word derives from the Italian colorare (to Colour; to heighten to enliven or colorazione (colouring coloration The Leggiero tenor has a range of approximately the C one octave below middle C (C3) to the E♭ above tenor C (E♭ 5) with some leggiero tenors being able to sing up to the F or even G♭. C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note This voice is the highest tenor voice and is sometimes referred to as "tenore di grazia". Tenore di grazia, also called tenore leggero, is a lightweight flexible Tenor type of voice This voice is utilized frequently in the operas of Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti and Bellini, and the highest Baroque repertoire for tenors. Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini ( November 3, 1801 &ndash September 23, 1835) was a Sicilian Opera Composer Baroque music describes an era and a set of styles of European classical music which were in widespread use between approximately 1600 and 1750. Leggiero tenors also frequently perform roles in the light-lyric tenor repetoire. ^[2]

To hear an example of a Leggiero tenor (Juan Diego Florez in the role of Tonio from Donizetti's La fille du régiment) click on this link: Watch Here

Leggiero tenor roles in opera and operettas^[2]

Leggiero tenor singers

• John Aler
• Luigi Alva
• Rockwell Blake
• Juan Diego Flórez
• William Matteuzzi
• Chris Merritt
• David Miller
• David Phelps
• Tito Schipa
• Ferruccio Tagliavini
• Fritz Wunderlich
• Alfredo Kraus

Lyric tenor

A warm graceful voice with a bright, full timbre that is strong but not heavy and can be heard over an orchestra. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Juan Diego Flórez (born January 13, 1973 in Lima, Peru Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. La fille du régiment ( The Daughter of the Regiment) is an Opéra comique in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Barber of Seville or The Useless Precaution ( Il barbiere di Siviglia ossia L'inutile precauzione) is an Opera buffa in two acts by I puritani ( The Puritans) is an Opera in three acts by Vincenzo Bellini. Die Entführung aus dem Serail ( K 384; The Abduction from the Seraglio; also known as Il Seraglio) is an Opera Singspiel La sonnambula ( The Sleepwalker) is an Opera semiseria in two acts music by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian Libretto by Felice Don Pasquale is an Opera buffa, or comic Opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. Così fan tutte ossia La scuola degli amanti ( Thus Do They All or The School For Lovers) K Il pirata ( The Pirate) is an Opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani from L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers is an Operatic Dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioachino Rossini L'elisir d'amore ( The Elixir of Love) is a Melodramma giocoso in two acts by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. Don Giovanni ( K527; complete title Il dissoluto punito ossia il Don Giovanni, literally "The Rake Punish'd or Don Giovanni La Cenerentola ossia La bontà in trionfo ( Cinderella or Goodness Triumphant) is an Operatic Dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioacchino La fille du régiment ( The Daughter of the Regiment) is an Opéra comique in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. John Aler (born October 4, 1949, Baltimore, Maryland) is a contemporary American Lyric tenor known for his light clear and appealing WikipediaWikiProject_Opera#Infoboxes --> Luigi Alva ( 10 April 1927) was the foremost tenore leggiero WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Rockwell Blake (born January 10, 1951 in Plattsburgh, New WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Juan Diego Flórez (born January 13, 1973 in Lima, Peru William Matteuzzi is an Italian operatic Tenor renowned for his impressive vocal range and prominent upper register reaching a high F (above the tenor high C in full voice Chris Merritt is the name of Chris Merritt (songwriter (born 1982 songwriter pianist and singer Chris Merritt (opera singer (born David Miller, born April 14 1973, is an American Tenor and member of the Operatic pop musical quartet Il Divo. For the American politician please see David D Phelps. David Phelps is an American Christian vocalist songwriter and vocal arranger who is most known WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Tito Schipa ( 27 December 1888 &ndash 16 December 1965 Ferruccio Tagliavini ( Reggio Emilia, 14 August 1913 - Reggio Emilia, 29 January 1995) was an Italian operatic Tenor Fritz Wunderlich ( September 26, 1930 &ndash September 17, 1966) was a German Tenor, born in Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Alfredo Kraus Trujillo (24 September 1927 – 10 September 1999 was a distinguished In Music, timbre (ˈtæm-bər' like timber, or, from Fr timbre tɛ̃bʁ is the quality of a Musical note or sound that distinguishes different Lyric tenors have a range from approximately the C one octave below middle C (C3) to the D one octave above middle C (D5). C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note There is a tendency to divide lyric tenors into two groups^[2]:

• Light lyric tenor- A light-lyric tenor has a slighty warmer sound than the Leggiero tenor and some coloratura facility but does not have quite as high of an upper extension as the leggiero tenor. This voice is used frequently within French comic operas. Opéra comique (plural opéras comiques is a French genre of Opera that contains spoken dialogue ^[2]

• Full lyric tenor- A full-lyric tenor that has a more mature sound than a light-lyric tenor and can be heard over a bigger orchestra. ^[2]

To hear an example of a Full lyric tenor (José Carreras in the role of Rodolfo from Puccini's La bohème) click on this link: Watch Here

Light-lyric tenor roles in opera and operettas^[2]

Full-lyric tenor roles in opera and operettas^[2]

Lyric tenor singers

• Roberto Alagna
• Marcelo Álvarez
• Giacomo Aragall
• Jussi Björling
• Joseph Calleja
• José Carreras
• Giuseppe Di Stefano
• Salvatore Fisichella
• Nicolai Gedda
• Luciano Pavarotti
• Ion Piso
• Valentin Teodorian
• Joseph Schmidt
• Rolando Villazón

Spinto tenor

This voice has the brightness and height of a lyric tenor, but with a heavier vocal weight enabeling the voice to be "pushed" to dramatic climaxes without strain. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Josep Carreras i Coll (born December 5, 1946, Barcelona WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini ( December 22, 1858 Le postillon de Lonjumeau ( The Coachman of Lonjumeau) is an Opéra-comique in three acts by Adolphe Adam to a French libretto by WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Adolphe Charles Adam ( July 24, 1803 &ndash May 3, La dame blanche (The White Lady is an Opera in three acts by the French composer François-Adrien Boïeldieu (1775-1834 François-Adrien Boieldieu ( December 16, 1775 in Rouen &ndash October 8, 1834 in Varennes-Jarcy, Essonne Lakmé is an Opera in three acts by Léo Delibes to a French Libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille, based on the Delibes may refer to People with surname Delibes: Léo Delibes - A French composer of Romantic Music Les pêcheurs de perles ( The Pearl Fishers) is an Opera in three acts by Georges Bizet, to a Libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michel Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875 was a French Composer and Pianist of the Romantic era Mireille is an Opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Michel Carré after Frédéric Mistral 's poem Biography Gounod was born in Paris, the son of a pianist mother and a draftsman father La traviata is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg) is an Opera in three acts written and composed by Richard Wagner Rigoletto is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian Libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico (tragic Opera) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. La sonnambula ( The Sleepwalker) is an Opera semiseria in two acts music by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian Libretto by Felice Faust is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré from Carré's play Biography Gounod was born in Paris, the son of a pianist mother and a draftsman father Idomeneo re di Creta ossia Ilia e Idamante ( Italian: Idomeneo King of Crete or Ilia and Idamante; usually referred to simply as Idomeneo WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini ( December 22, 1858 Roméo et Juliette ( Romeo and Juliet) is an Opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Biography Gounod was born in Paris, the son of a pianist mother and a draftsman father The Magic Flute (German Die Zauberflöte, K 620 is an Opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Werther is an Opera in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French Libretto by Édouard Blau, Jules (Émile Frédéric Massenet ( May 12, 1842 – August 13, 1912) was a French composer best known for his Operas Mignon is an Opera in three acts by Ambroise Thomas to a French Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on (Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas ( Metz August 5, 1811 - Paris, February 12, 1896) was a French Opera WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Roberto Alagna (born June 7, 1963) is an French Operatic Marcelo Raúl Álvarez, born February 27, 1962 in Córdoba Argentina, is an Argentine lyric tenor who achieved Jaume Aragall i Garriga better known as Giacomo Aragall is a Spanish / Catalan Tenor, born in Barcelona, Spain on 6 WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Johan Jonatan (sometimes spelled as "Bjoerling" in English-language sources ( 5 Joseph Calleja, (born 22 January 1978) is a Maltese Tenor. He began singing at the age of 16 and being discovered by Paul Asciak continued his studies WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Josep Carreras i Coll (born December 5, 1946, Barcelona Giuseppe Di Stefano ( 24 July 1921 &ndash 3 March 2008) was an Italian Operatic Tenor whose career lasted from the late The Swedish Tenor Nicolai Gedda (born July 11, 1925) is a famous Opera singer and recitalist WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes. Thank you--> Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( October 12, Josef Schmidt ( March 4, 1904 – November 16, 1942) was a tenor and actor Emilio Rolando Villazón Mauleón (born February 22, 1972, in Mexico City) is a Mexican Tenor. Spinto (from Italian "pushed" is a vocal term used to characterize a Soprano or Tenor voice of a weight between lyric and dramatic Vocal weight refers to the perceived "lightness" or "heaviness" of a singing voice Some spinto tenors may have a somewhat darker timbre than a lyric tenor as well, without being as dark as a dramatic tenor. Spinto tenors have a range from approximately the C one octave below middle C (C3) to the D one octave above middle C (D5). C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note ^[2]

To hear an example of a Spinto tenor (Mario Lanza in the role of Canio from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci), click on this link: Watch Here

Spinto tenor roles in opera and operettas^[2]

Spinto tenor singers

• Carlo Bergonzi
• Enrico Caruso
• Mario Lanza
• Aureliano Pertile
• Ludovic Spiess
• Giovanni Martinelli
• Richard Tucker

Dramatic tenor

Also "tenore di forza" or "robusto" – a ringing and very powerful, rich, heroic tenor. WikipediaWikiProject_Opera#Infoboxes --> Mario Lanza ( January 31, 1921 &ndash October 7 1959 Ruggero (Ruggiero Leoncavallo (23 April 1857- 9 August 1919 was an Italian Opera Composer. Pagliacci ( Players, or Clowns) is an Opera consisting of a prologue and two acts written and composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo. La forza del destino ( The Force of Destiny) is an Italian Opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Andrea Chénier is an Opera in four acts by the Verismo composer Umberto Giordano, set to an Italian Libretto by Luigi Illica Umberto Menotti Maria Giordano ( August 28, 1867 &ndash November 12, 1948) was an Italian composer mainly of Opera. Pagliacci ( Players, or Clowns) is an Opera consisting of a prologue and two acts written and composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo. Ruggero (Ruggiero Leoncavallo (23 April 1857- 9 August 1919 was an Italian Opera Composer. This article refers to the opera Don Carlos ( Don Carlo when performed in Italian translation by Giuseppe Verdi Carmen is a French Opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The Libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875 was a French Composer and Pianist of the Romantic era Der fliegende Holländer ( The Flying Dutchman) is an Opera, with Music and Libretto by Richard Wagner. Ernani is an Operatic dramma lirico in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based Il trovatore ( The Troubadour) is an Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto by Leone Emanuele Bardare Tosca is an Opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini ( December 22, 1858 Adriana Lecouvreur is an Opera in four acts by Francesco Cilea to an Italian Libretto by Arturo Colautti, based on the play Francesco Cilea (also Cilèa ( July 23, 1866 &ndash November 20, 1950) was an Italian Composer. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini ( December 22, 1858 Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball, is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi with text by Antonio Somma. Cavalleria rusticana ( Rustic Chivalry) is an Opera in one act by Pietro Mascagni to an Italian Libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Pietro Mascagni ( December 7, 1863 &ndash August 2, Carlo Bergonzi (born 13 July 1924) is an Italian operatic Tenor. Enrico Caruso (born Errico Caruso; February 25 1873 &ndash August 2 1921) was an Italian Opera singer WikipediaWikiProject_Opera#Infoboxes --> Mario Lanza ( January 31, 1921 &ndash October 7 1959 Aureliano Pertile ( November 9, 1885, Montagnana - January 11, 1952, Milan) was an Italian Tenor, one of the finest WikipediaWikiProject_Opera#Infoboxes --> Giovanni Martinelli ( 22 October, 1885, Montagnana – Richard Tucker ( August 28, 1913 &ndash January 8, 1975) was an American operatic Tenor. The dramatic tenor has an approximate range from the C one octave below middle C (C3) to the C one octave above middle C (C5). C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note ^[2]

To hear an example of a Dramatic tenor (Franco Corelli in the role of Radames from Verdi's Aida) click on this link: Watch Here

Dramatic tenor roles in opera and operettas^[2]

Dramatic tenor singers

• Franco Bonisolli
• Franco Corelli
• José Cura
• Mario del Monaco
• Plácido Domingo
• Zurab Andzhaparidze
• Vladimir Atlantov

Heldentenor

A rich, powerful, and dramatic voice. Franco Corelli (8 April 1921 – 29 October 2003 was an Italian Tenor active in Opera from 1951 to 1976 This article is about the marketing term AIDA For other uses of the term see Aida (disambiguation. Turandot is an Opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, set to a Libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini ( December 22, 1858 Otello is an Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare 's play This article is about the marketing term AIDA For other uses of the term see Aida (disambiguation. Luisa Miller is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, based on the play Samson et Dalila ( English: Samson and Delilah) is a grand opera in three acts by Camille Saint-Saëns to a French Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (/ʃaʁl kamij sɛ̃sɑ̃s/ (9 October 1835 &ndash 16 December 1921 was a French Composer, Organist, conductor, and Franco Bonisolli ( May 25, 1938, Rovereto, Italy - October 30, 2003, Vienna, Austria) was an Italian Franco Corelli (8 April 1921 – 29 October 2003 was an Italian Tenor active in Opera from 1951 to 1976 WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> José Cura (born December 5, 1962 in Rosario, Mario Del Monaco ( Florence July 27, 1915 - October 16, 1982 in Mestre) was an Italian Tenor and WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> José Plácido Domingo Embil KBE (born January 21, 1941) better As its name implies, the Heldentenor (English: heroic tenor) vocal fach features in the German romantic operatic repertoire. Romantische Oper (literally German romantic opera) was a genre of early nineteenth-century German Opera, developed not from the German Singspiel The Heldentenor is the German equivalent of the tenore drammatico, however with a more baritonal quality: the typical Wagnerian protagonist. The keystone of any heldentenor's repertoire is arguably Wagner's Siegfried, an extremely demanding role requiring a wide vocal range, great stamina, and extended dramatic suspension. Siegfried is the third of the four Operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen ( The Ring of the Nibelung) by Richard Wagner The Heldentenor has an approximate range from the C one octave below middle C (C3) to the C one octave above middle C (C5). C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note ^[2]

To hear an example of a Heldentenor (Lauritz Melchior in the title role of Wagner's Lohengrin) click on this link: Watch Here

Heldentenor roles in opera and operettas^[2]

Heldentenor singers

• Bernd Aldenhoff
• Ben Heppner
• James King
• Ernst Kraus
• Lauritz Melchior
• Josef Tichatschek
• Jon Vickers
• Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld
• Wolfgang Windgassen

Tenor buffo or Spieltenor

A tenor with good acting ability, and the ability to create distinct voices for his characters. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Lauritz Melchior ( March 20, 1890 – March 18, 1973 Lohengrin is a romantic Opera (or music drama in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner. Fidelio (Op 72 is an Opera in two acts by Ludwig van Beethoven. Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. Tannhäuser (full title Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf der Wartburg / Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg) is an Opera Das Rheingold ("The Rhine Gold" is the first of the four operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen ( The Ring of the Nibelung) by Richard Wagner Lohengrin is a romantic Opera (or music drama in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner. Parsifal is an Opera, or Music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner. ("Twilight of the Gods" – see Notes) is the last of the four Operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen ( The Ring of the Nibelung Siegfried is the third of the four Operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen ( The Ring of the Nibelung) by Richard Wagner Die Walküre ( The Valkyrie) is the second of the four Operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen ( The Ring of the Nibelung Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg) is an Opera in three acts written and composed by Richard Wagner Tristan und Isolde ( Tristan and Isolde, or Tristan and Isolda) is an Opera, or Music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner Bernd Aldenhoff ( June 14 1908 in Duisburg &ndash October 08 1959 in München) was a German Heldentenor. Ben Heppner OC (born January 14, 1956) is a Canadian Tenor, specializing in opera and classical James King may refer to Government James G King (1791-1853 American businessman and New Jersey congressman James King King (1806-1881 Ernst Kraus ( June 8 1863 &ndash September 5, 1941) was a German dramatic tenor. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Lauritz Melchior ( March 20, 1890 – March 18, 1973 Josef Aloys Tichatschek (born 11 July 1807 d 18 January 1886 originally Tichaček, was a Bohemian Tenor Opera singer highly regarded See also John Vickers, a British economist Jon S Vickers CC, D Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld (July 2 1836 &ndash July 21 1865 was a German Heldentenor and the first singer of the role of Tristan This voice specializes in smaller comic roles. The range of the tenor buffo is from the C one octave below middle C (C3) to the C one octave above middle C (C5). C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note The tessitura of these parts lies lower than the other tenor roles. These parts are often played by younger tenors who have not yet reached their full vocal potential or older tenors who are beyond their prime singing years. Only rarely will a singer specialize in these roles for an entire career. ^[2] To hear an example of a Tenor buffo (Norbert Orth in the role of Monostatos from Mozart's The Magic Flute) click on this link: Watch Here

Tenor buffo roles in opera and operettas^[2]

• Don Basilio, The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart)
• Mime, Siegfried (Wagner)
• Monostatos, The Magic Flute (Mozart)
• Pedrillo, The Abduction from the Seraglio (Mozart)

Tenor roles in operettas

All of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas have at least one lead lyric tenor character; other notable roles are:

• Candide (Candide)
• Eisenstein (Die Fledermaus)
• Camille, Count de Rosillon (The Merry Widow)
• Prince Karl (The Student Prince)
• Captain Dick (Naughty Marietta)

References

1. ^ McKinney, James (1994). The Magic Flute (German Die Zauberflöte, K 620 is an Opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Le nozze di Figaro ossia la folle giornata (Trans The Marriage of Figaro or the Day of Madness) K The Magic Flute (German Die Zauberflöte, K 620 is an Opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Die Entführung aus dem Serail ( K 384; The Abduction from the Seraglio; also known as Il Seraglio) is an Opera Singspiel Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian era partnership of Librettist W Comic opera, or light opera, denotes a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature usually with a happy ending Candide (1956 is an Operetta with music composed by Leonard Bernstein, based on the Novella of the same name by Voltaire Die Fledermaus ( The Bat; in French La chauve-souris) is an Operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German Libretto The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe is an Operetta by the Austro-Hungarian Composer Franz Lehár. The Student Prince is an Operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly. Naughty Marietta is an Operetta in two acts with Libretto by Rida Johnson Young and music by Victor Herbert. The Diagnosis and Correction of Vocal Faults. Genovex Music Group. ISBN 978-1565939400.  
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p} Boldrey, Richard (1994). Guide to Operatic Roles and Arias. Caldwell Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1877761645.  
3. ^ Stark, James (2003). Bel Canto: A History of Vocal Pedagogy. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0802086143.  
4. ^ ^{a b} Smith, Brenda (2005). Choral Pedagogy. Plural Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-1597560436.  
5. ^ Averill, Gage (2003). Four Parts, No Waiting: A Social History of American Barbershop Harmony. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195116724.  
6. ^ Cantwell, Robert (2002). Bluegrass Breakdown: The Making of the Old Southern Sound. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0252071171.  
7. ^ Appelman, D. Ralph (1986). The Science of Vocal Pedagogy: Theory and Application. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0253203786.  

Sources

David Fallows, Owen Jander. Tenor, Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy, grovemusic. com (subscription access).

See also

• Countertenor
• Fach the German system for classifying voices
• Opera
• Singing
• Sopranist
• Vocal weight
• Voice type

External links

• Tenor voices in Opera with video examples