bass-baritone
Low-range male singer
A bass-baritone is a male singing voice that falls between bass and baritone ranges, combining the depth of bass with the higher flexibility of baritone.
The term also describes a singer with this voice type.
Many operatic roles exploit this middle ground: The role of Wotan is typically sung by a bass-baritone.
Operatic barber-valet
- Don GiovanniMozart opera libertine
- MephistophelesSoul-bargaining demon
- DutchmanMale Netherlands national
- RigolettoOpera about vengeful entertainer
Iago · Falstaff · Pizarro · Verdi · Wagner · Puccini · Mozart · aria
Figaro
Operatic barber-valet
- Don GiovanniMozart opera libertine
- MephistophelesSoul-bargaining demon
- DutchmanMale Netherlands national
Iago · Rigoletto · Falstaff · Pizarro · Verdi · Wagner · Puccini · Mozart · aria · recitative
tenor
Essential meaning or import
- tessituraPredominant pitch range
- passaggioVocal register transition zone
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
timbre · extension · falsetto · chest voice · head voice · octave · pitch · resonance
warmth
Heat you feel
depth · roundness · weight · color · velvet · sonorous · burnished · robust · mellow · powerful
bass-baritonecountertenor
High-voiced male singer
soprano · tenor · mezzo-soprano · lyric tenor · treble
bass-baritonesoprano
Highest female voice range
mezzo-soprano · contralto · countertenor · treble · castrato