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Tenor

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The highest natural male voice type, typically playing the hero or romantic lead in operas.

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Heldentenor

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A heroic tenor voice type particularly associated with Wagnerian roles, combining drama and endurance.

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Coloratura Soprano

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A specialization of soprano known for agile runs, leaps, and trills, playing virtuosic and often supernatural characters.

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Countertenor

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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.

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Dramatic Tenor

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A powerful tenor voice that can perform demanding roles, often portraying strong, authoritative characters.

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Lyric Soprano

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A type of soprano with a warm voice conducive to roles depicting young women in love or charming ingenues.

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Lyric Tenor

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A warm and smooth male voice type often playing young heroes, lovers, or characters requiring emotional expression.

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Basso Buffo

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A bass voice with comic acting ability, often in roles requiring quick patter songs and a sense of humor.

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Soubrette

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A light soprano voice often in roles portraying youth, charm, and innocence, usually of a comedic nature.

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Spinto Soprano

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A soprano voice that combines the lyrical and dramatic elements, suitable for certain Verdi and Puccini heroines.

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Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano

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A robust mezzo-soprano voice often playing villainesses, mother figures, and other dramatic characters.

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Spinto Tenor

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A tenor voice with the lyrical qualities capable of cutting through a full orchestra, often found in heroic roles.

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Mezzo-Soprano

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A female voice type that lies between soprano and contralto, often playing mothers, seductresses, and older women.

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Lyric Mezzo-Soprano

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A mezzo-soprano voice with a smooth and lyrical quality, often found in trouser roles and young female characters.

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Falcon

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A rare voice type, named after the French soprano Cornélie Falcon, with a range between a soprano and mezzo-soprano.

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Basso Profondo

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The lowest bass voice, often associated with roles requiring a profound, resonant vocal quality.

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Soprano

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The highest female singing voice, often playing the heroine or main female character in operas.

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Bass

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The lowest male voice type, often playing wise old men, villains, or authoritative figures.

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Basso Cantante

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A lyrical bass voice that sings with a smoother, more melodic line, often in roles of nobility or poignancy.

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Contralto

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The lowest female singing voice, often assigned to roles depicting older females, earth-mother figures, or exotic characters.

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Dramatic Soprano

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A soprano with a powerful voice suitable for playing passionate and intense characters, often in tragic roles.

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Lyric Baritone

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A baritone voice type that possesses a lighter and smoother tone, suitable for roles requiring graceful phrasing and warmth.

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Baritone

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A male voice type that lies between tenor and bass, often portraying villains, fathers, or older male characters.

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Dramatic Coloratura

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A voice type that combines the agility of a coloratura with the breadth and heft of a dramatic voice.

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Verdi Baritone

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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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