A heldentenor (German: [ˈhɛl.dn̩.teˌnoːɐ̯] ; English: heroic tenor), earlier called tenorbariton, is an operatic tenor voice, most often associated with...
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Tenor (redirect from Heldentenors)
include the leggero tenor, lyric tenor, spinto tenor, dramatic tenor, heldentenor, and tenor buffo or spieltenor. The name "tenor" derives from the Latin...
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Lauritz Melchior (category Heldentenors)
was a Danish-American opera singer. He was the preeminent Wagnerian heldentenor of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s and has come to be considered the quintessence...
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Stephen Gould (tenor) (category Heldentenors)
Grady Gould (January 24, 1962 – September 19, 2023) was an American heldentenor and leading interpreter of Richard Wagner's stage works. He performed...
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Fach (section Jugendlicher Heldentenor)
The German Fach system (German pronunciation: [fax]; literally "compartment" or "subject of study", here in the sense of "vocal specialization") is a method...
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Thomas Rolf Truhitte (category Heldentenors)
Thomas Rolf Truhitte is an American heldentenor who has become noted in recent years for his roles in Wagnerian operas. The son of actor Daniel Truhitte...
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Wolfgang Windgassen (category Heldentenors)
Wolfgang Windgassen (26 June 1914 – 8 September 1974) was a German heldentenor internationally known for his performances in Wagner operas. Born in Annemasse...
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Welles said that a voice specialist once told him he was born to be a heldentenor, a heroic tenor, but that when he was young and working at the Gate Theatre...
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Stuart Skelton (category Heldentenors)
Stuart Skelton (born 1968 in Sydney) is an Australian operatic heldentenor. In 2016 he opened the Metropolitan Opera season with Nina Stemme in Wagner's...
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the primo passaggio and secondo passaggio with the Dramatic Tenor and Heldentenor (C4 and F4 respectively), and hence could be trained as a tenor. Baryton-Martin...
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