Category: Voice Classification
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Cast Change for Upcoming Wagner Operas at the Met
The Metropolitan Opera’s new “Ring” cycle has lost its Siegfried. Ben Heppner, one of the best Wagnerian tenors around, withdrew from performances of the last two installments of the cycle, “Siegfried” and “Gotterdammerung,” next season. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/ben-heppner-drops-out-of-the-mets-ring/ Heppner is a Heldentenor (heroic tenor) – as termed by the German Theatre Fach System – and has the ability to…
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Sopranos, Mezzos, Tenors, Baritones, and Basses – Oh My!
An opera neophyte is most likely curious about voice classification. What distinguishes a soprano from a mezzo-soprano, for example? This is significant in the world of opera because operas are typically cast using voice type as a basis. After a singer first meets the vocal qualifications though, he must look and act the part, catching…
Stephanie Adrian 