Greetings opera-lovers! I am back from my holiday in Singapore. I saw a fantastic performance of The Lion King at the Marina Sands Theater. It was wonderful to see a world-class performance in person, a rare treat in this part of the world.
Over the next couple of weeks, or perhaps months, I would like to compile a cross-reference guide that will focus on singers and their particular voices. This time, in addition to posting the same aria for comparative purposes, I will also be posting arias that these singers are famous for, thus, presenting to you a variety of voices that will span the complete operatic repertoire, with attention to the historical period in which these pieces of music were composed. The larger goal (within a couple of years) will eventually lead to the creation of a website and a home page.
As Rome or even opera houses are not built in a day, I will continue the discipline of setting "smart goals" for myself and working on a particular group of singers each day, Thus, you will continue to see postings announced either through Facebook or e-mails titled "Soprano Sunday, etc." I have rearranged the days on what voices I am working on. Feel free to wander through my blogsite at will: a lot of it will still be under construction, so I advise you put on a hard hat. Safety first!. Here is an outline of my blog for the next couple of weeks. Everything will be cross-referenced. Page titles are in bold print. I will only create a direct link once the "page" is more or less finished.:
1. SOPRANO SUNDAYS
(1.1) Coloratura Soprano
(1.1.1) Lyric Coloratura Soprano (OLYMPIA - "The Doll Song" Offenbach, Tales of Hoffman)
(1.1.2) Soprano Leggiero, Var. Lyric Coloratura (NORINA - "Cavatina" Donizetti, Don Pasquale)
(1.1.3) Dramatic Coloratura Soprano (NORMA "Casta Diva"- Bellini, Norma)
(1.2) Soubrette (BLONDCHEN - Mozart, The Abduction from the Seraglio)
(1.3) Lyric Soprano
(1.3.1) Light Lyric Soprano (MUSETTA, Puccini, La Bohème)
(1.3.2) Full Lyric Soprano (MIMI, Puccini, La Bohème)
(1.4) Spinto Soprano (AIDA- Verdi, Aida)
(1.5) Dramatic Soprano
(1.5.1) Soprano Robusta or Dramatic Soprano (NORMA - Bellini, Norma)
(1.5.2) Wagnerian Soprano (BRUNNHILDE- Wagner, Die Gotterdammerung)
(1.6) Intermediate Range between Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano
(1.6.1) Dugazon or Darker-colored soubrette (JENNY - Boieldieu, La Dame Blanche)
(1.6.2) Falcon or Darker-colored soprano drammatico. (RACHEL - Halevy, La Juive)
2. MEZZO-SOPRANO MONDAYS
(2.1) Coloratura Mezzo-Soprano (SERSE - Handel, Serse)
(2.2) Lyric Mezzo-Soprano (CARMEN - Bizet, Carmen)
(2.3) Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano (DALILA - Saint-Saens, Samson et Dalila)
3. CONTRALTO TUESDAYS
(3.1) Coloratura Contralto (ROSINA- Rossini, Barber of Seville)
(3.2) Lyric Contralto (CORNELIA - Handel, Julius Caesar)
(3.3) Dramatic Contralto (ERDA - Wagner, Das Rheingold)
4. COUNTERTENOR WEDNESDAYS
(4.1) Treble or Pre-Pubescent Male Voice (ORPHANS - Bizet, Carmen)
(4.2) Falsetto (SWAN - Orff, Carmina Burana)
(4.3) Countertenor -Coloratura (RINALDO, Handel, Rinaldo)
(4.4) Countertenor -Lyrical (CHERUBINO, Mozart, Marriage of Figaro)
(4.5) Countertenor -Dramatic (CAESAR - Handel, Julius Caesar)
5. TENOR THURSDAYS
(5.1) Lirico-Leggiero Tenor or Coloratura Tenor (COUNT ALMAVIVA - Rossini, Barber of Seville)
(5.2) Lyric Tenor (RODOLFO - Puccini, La Bohème )
(5.3) Spinto Tenor or Lyric-Dramatic Tenor (CANIO - Leoncavallo, I Pagliacci)
(5.4) Dramatic Tenor (CALAF - Puccini, Turandot)
(5.5) Heldentenor or Heroic Tenor (SIEGFRIED - Wagner, Siegfried)
(5.6) Tenor Buffo or Spieltenor (MIME - Wagner, Siegfried)
6. BARITONE FRIDAYS
(6.1) Bariton or Baryton-Martin (PELLEAS - Debussy, Pelleas et Melisande)
(6.2) Lyric Baritone (PAPAGENO - Mozart, The Magic Flute)
(6.3) Kavalierbaritone (DON GIOVANNI - Mozart, Don Giovanni)
(6.4) Verdi Baritone (GERMONT - Verdi, La Traviata)
(6.5) Dramatic Baritone (SCARPIA - Puccini, Tosca)
(6.6) Lyric Low-Baritone or Lyric Bass-Baritone (FIGARO - Mozart, Marriage of Figaro)
(6.7) Dramatic Low-Baritone or Dramatic Bass-Bar. (HANS SACHS -Wagner, Die Meistersinger)
(6.8) Baryton Noble (WOTAN - Wagner, Die Walkure)
7. BASS SATURDAYS
(7.1) Basso-Cantante or Lyric High Bass or Lyric Bass-Bar.(MEPHISTOPHELES - Gounod, Faust)
(7.2) Hoher Bass or Dramatic High Bass or Dram. Bass-Bar. (BORIS - Mussorgsky, Boris Godonov.)
(7.3) Jugendlicher Bass (COLLINE - Puccini, La Bohème)
(7.4) Basso Buffo or B. Bel Canto or B. Lyric Buffo (DON BARTOLO - Rossini, Barber of Seville)
(7.5) Schwerer Spielbass or Dramatic Buffo Bass (DALAND - Wagner, The Flying Dutchman)
(7.6) Lyric Basso Profundo (OSMIN - Mozart, The Abduction from the Seraglio)
(7.7) Dramatic Basso Profundo (HAGEN - Wagner, Die Gotterdammerung)
Ten sopranos, three mezzo-sopranos, three contraltos. five counter-tenors, six tenors, eight baritones, and seven basses make forty-two examples of voice ranges, plus roles, in opera.
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