What are the different tenor voices?

Within the tenor voice type category are seven generally recognized subcategories: leggero tenor, lyric tenor, spinto tenor, dramatic tenor, heldentenor, Mozart tenor, and tenor buffo or spieltenor.

What are the three male voices used in opera?

The male voices are divided between countertenors, tenors, baritones, bass-baritones, and basses. Just like contraltos, true countertenors are very rare. Tenors are typically the highest voice type, followed by baritones, bass-baritones, and basses.

What is the most comfortable singing range?

The Mezzo Soprano Tessitura or most comfortable vocal range lies somewhere between the Soprano Tessitura and the Contralto Tessitura. The Mezzo would probably transition out of chest voice around the E note just above middle C (E4) and shift into head voice around the E note one octave above the middle C octave (E5).

Who is considered the greatest tenor of all time?

The 20 Greatest Tenors of all Time

• Jon Vickers (1926-2015)
• Beniamino Gigli (1890-1957)
• Lauritz Melchior (1890-1973)
• Jussi Björling (1911-1960)
• Fritz Wunderlich (1930-1966)
• Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007)
• Enrico Caruso (1873-1921)
• Plácido Domingo (b1941)

What are the different types of tenors?

Alfredo Kraus – Je crois entendre encore (video clip not extracted from Audio CD) Tenor –the highest of the male voices, the tenor has as many sub-categories as the soprano. Light-lyric tenor –depending on the repertoire, these voices are often called leggiero tenors or “Rossini” tenors.

What are the different types of sopranos?

The female voices are divided between sopranos, mezzo-sopranos, and contraltos. Sopranos are generally the highest voice type, followed by mezzo-sopranos and contraltos. The male voices are divided between countertenors, tenors, baritones, bass-baritones, and basses. Just like contraltos, true countertenors are very rare.

What is the difference between dramatic tenors and spinto tenors?

Spinto Tenors – Luciano Pavarotti, Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo, Giovanni Martinelli, Georges Thill, and Jussi Björling A dramatic tenor has a larger, more powerful, and darker voice than lyric and spinto tenors. Some have a quality similar to a baritone, but with the ability to sing higher pitches.

What is another name for a leggero tenor?

Another name for the leggero tenor is tenore di grazia, the first word meaning light and the second word meaning graceful in Italian. The repertoire for leggeros is not nearly as diverse as for coloraturas; most of their repertoire is baroque and early Italian composers, such as: Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti.