What are the 4 opera voices?
Operatic voices are divided into 4 categories: soprano (high female), alto (low female), tenor (high male) and bass (low male).
What are the 6 main voice types in opera?
Common Opera voice types
- Soprano. For females, the highest voice type is the soprano.
- Mezzo-soprano. The mezzo-soprano has a lower range than the soprano.
- Contralto or Alto. The contralto or alto is the lowest female voice and the darkest in timbre.
- Tenor.
- Countertenor.
- Baritone.
- Bass.
What is a lyric mezzo-soprano?
The lyric mezzo-soprano has a range from approximately the G below middle C (G3, 196 Hz) to the A two octaves above middle C (A5, 880 Hz). This voice has a very smooth, sensitive and at times lachrymose quality.
What is my vocal timbre?
Vocal Timbre, or as it is described as the quality of that tone utilizing complex overtones, or sound waves, is that unique “something” that gives color and personality to your voice, and how it is recognized. Every voice has its own distinguished timbre.
How are opera singers classified by their voice?
Operatic voices can be classified by a variety of means. At base we define singers by the vocal range of their voice (basically what notes they can sing), but opera has developed a range of conventions for grouping singers with particular vocal styles as well. The German Fach system is the predominant one and the one we cover here.
What kind of voice is a dramatic voice?
Dramatic tenor – A powerful, rich, heroic tenor. Heldentenor – A rich, powerful, and dramatic voice. Lyric baritone – High tessitura and lighter voice, quite often a comic character. Dramatic baritone – Lower tessitura than a lyric, rich and full voice.
What makes a voice special to a singer?
Singers, voice teachers, and other vocal scholars like to fall back on sight, touch, and taste when discussing specific voices. Vocal professionals will often “borrow” words associated with these senses so they can expand the vocabulary used to define the qualities that make a voice special and unique.
What are the different types of voice types?
A selection of singers share their skills from the lowest voice type to the highest, demonstrating the power of the bass, baritone, tenor, mezzo-soprano, countertenor and soprano voices. Welcome to the vocal women’s league.