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Session 3 presentation - Wolf Trap Opera

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FACH – BARITONE<br />

First male voice type introduced: in early Baroque<br />

Primarily choral designation from Baroque until late 18th C, Mozart<br />

Romantic school: baritone as foil/rival for tenor<br />

Light Lyric<br />

Flexible, with versatile top: Mozart, bel canto repertoire<br />

(Almaviva, Guglielmo, Leporello, Dandini, Malatesta, Silvio)<br />

Lyric<br />

Supple, with a bit more heft & maturity<br />

(Marcello, Mercutio, Valentin, Germont)<br />

Dramatic (Verdi baritone )<br />

Powerful, ringing top to Gb<br />

(Rigoletto, Scarpia, Tonio, Germont, Iago, Falstaff, Onegin)<br />

Heldenbaritone (Helden=hero)<br />

Strong midvoice, heft and metal<br />

(Wotan, Dutchman, Macbeth, Boris)

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