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Tenor
The highest natural male voice type, typically playing the hero or romantic lead in operas.
Heldentenor
A heroic tenor voice type particularly associated with Wagnerian roles, combining drama and endurance.
Coloratura Soprano
A specialization of soprano known for agile runs, leaps, and trills, playing virtuosic and often supernatural characters.
Countertenor
A male voice that uses falsetto to achieve the range of a mezzo-soprano or alto, often used to portray young male characters or supernatural beings.
Dramatic Tenor
A powerful tenor voice that can perform demanding roles, often portraying strong, authoritative characters.
Lyric Soprano
A type of soprano with a warm voice conducive to roles depicting young women in love or charming ingenues.
Lyric Tenor
A warm and smooth male voice type often playing young heroes, lovers, or characters requiring emotional expression.
Basso Buffo
A bass voice with comic acting ability, often in roles requiring quick patter songs and a sense of humor.
Soubrette
A light soprano voice often in roles portraying youth, charm, and innocence, usually of a comedic nature.
Spinto Soprano
A soprano voice that combines the lyrical and dramatic elements, suitable for certain Verdi and Puccini heroines.
Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano
A robust mezzo-soprano voice often playing villainesses, mother figures, and other dramatic characters.
Spinto Tenor
A tenor voice with the lyrical qualities capable of cutting through a full orchestra, often found in heroic roles.
Mezzo-Soprano
A female voice type that lies between soprano and contralto, often playing mothers, seductresses, and older women.
Lyric Mezzo-Soprano
A mezzo-soprano voice with a smooth and lyrical quality, often found in trouser roles and young female characters.
Falcon
A rare voice type, named after the French soprano Cornélie Falcon, with a range between a soprano and mezzo-soprano.
Basso Profondo
The lowest bass voice, often associated with roles requiring a profound, resonant vocal quality.
Soprano
The highest female singing voice, often playing the heroine or main female character in operas.
Bass
The lowest male voice type, often playing wise old men, villains, or authoritative figures.
Basso Cantante
A lyrical bass voice that sings with a smoother, more melodic line, often in roles of nobility or poignancy.
Contralto
The lowest female singing voice, often assigned to roles depicting older females, earth-mother figures, or exotic characters.
Dramatic Soprano
A soprano with a powerful voice suitable for playing passionate and intense characters, often in tragic roles.
Lyric Baritone
A baritone voice type that possesses a lighter and smoother tone, suitable for roles requiring graceful phrasing and warmth.
Baritone
A male voice type that lies between tenor and bass, often portraying villains, fathers, or older male characters.
Dramatic Coloratura
A voice type that combines the agility of a coloratura with the breadth and heft of a dramatic voice.
Verdi Baritone
A baritone voice type with a broad range and powerful delivery suited to roles written by Giuseppe Verdi, often of a dramatic and intense nature.
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