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Apart from the loud volume and the special technique required for opera singing, singers are also divided into different categories according to their vocal range. For a glimpse of the science behind the different vocal ranges you may look at physics, and more specifically the theory of sound waves and audio frequencies.
From arias to vibrato, our glossary of opera terms will bring you up to speed. A piece for one voice in an opera, ie a song for a solo singer. It derives from the Greek and Latin ‘aer’, meaning ‘air’. The middle male singing voice, situated between the bass and tenor ranges.
The tenor is the highest common adult male singing voice (not counting the countertenor). Tenors tend to play the romantic interest or hero of the opera, though not always. As with sopranos, there are a few different types of tenor voices that tend to suit specific roles.
Singing in a range from the A one and a half octaves below middle C to the A just above it, the lyric baritone is a light, fruity, deep male voice. These tend towards comic parts, but they’re not without depth in some cases.
The reality of being a male dancer. George believes that there is still a misconception that male ballet dancers are “just there to lift the female-presenting dancer, just there for support to ...
Aria definition: An aria is a solo song for a singer in an opera. Typically, the famous and familiar songs we know from operas are arias. Example: A great example of an aria is this moment from Norma by Vincenzo Bellini in which singer Sondra Radvanovsky performs one of opera’s most demanding and stunning roles.
A smooth, connected style of singing and playing; Leitmotiv ‘Light motif’; a short thematic musical passage representing a character or situation in a musical drama. Wagner used this tool often in his operas: the fire motive in The Valkyries, and the glance motive in Tristan and Isolde, for example. Libretto. The sung text of an opera ...
