On Sat, 13 May 2000 salparron@a... wrote:
> I am a singer based in Barcelona. I have been asked to write some > articles about voice categories. Could someone give me any ideas > where to find information about the Helden Baritone voice, if such > categorie really exists!. Thanks.
The German Heldenbariton seems to equate pretty directly to the Italian Dramatic Baritone. He sings roles like Balstrode in PETER GRIMES, Tonio in I PAGLIACCI, Boris Godunov, Scarpia in TOSCA, Oreste in ELEKTRA, Jochanaan in SALOME, Macbeth, Nabucco, Amonasro, Philip II in DON CARLO, Simon Boccanegra, (and, one would expect, Iago - though it's not on the list of examples), and in Wagner the Hollaender, Telramund in LOHENGRIN, Kurwenal in TRISTAN, Sachs in DIE MEISTERSINGER, Wotan/Wanderer, and Amfortas in PARSIFAL. Interestingly, Giulio Cesare, when sung by a baritone rather than a mezzosoprano, is listed as a Heldenbariton role.
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