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Choral Voice Types
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This voice type is characterized by a higher range and a brighter timbre, often taking the melody line in choral pieces.
Soprano
Rich and resonant, this male voice type has a range lower than tenor but higher than bass.
Baritone
This lower female voice range has a warm and dark timbre and often plays supporting roles in choir and opera.
Alto
The lowest male voice type with a deep, rich, and reverberant sound.
Bass
A male voice type that is higher than a baritone and characterized by its ability to sing in a high tessitura with ease.
Tenor
A very agile and high female voice, capable of fast vocal runs and high leaps.
Coloratura Soprano
A rare and dark female voice that is the lowest female voice type.
Contralto
A male voice type that is even rarer than the countertenor and characterized by an extended upper range.
Castrato
A voice type showcasing a smooth, mellow timbre, and is generally assigned to teenage boys or adult males who sing in the alto range using a falsetto-like technique.
Countertenor
A warm, lyrical male voice type with a sense of vulnerability, often found in romantic opera roles.
Lyric Tenor
This female voice type combines power with warmth, and is suited for a wide array of musical styles, from opera to popular music.
Mezzo-Soprano
A male voice that has the power to sing over a full orchestra, suitable for dramatic and heroic roles.
Dramatic Tenor
Possessing a powerful voice, with a rich and ringing timbre, this female voice type is suited for tragic and dramatic roles.
Dramatic Soprano
A male voice that is characterized by its light, graceful, and fluid quality, well-suited for roles requiring agility over brute strength.
Leggero Tenor
This voice is similar to a lyric soprano but with a lighter sound and tends to have an easier time singing high notes.
Soubrette
The most nimble and lightest subcategory of soprano known for exceptionally high, agile, and light singing.
Lyric Coloratura Soprano
A robust and rich female voice, capable of expressing deep emotions, and singing a demanding repertoire.
Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano
This voice possesses the dark timbre of a contralto but with the range and agility more typical of a mezzo-soprano.
Falcon
The male equivalent of a mezzo-soprano whose voice lies between that of a tenor and a baritone.
Baryton-Martin
The lowest female voice, similar to a contralto, with a quality that can fill an operatic hall or provide a foundation for a choral group.
Profondo
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