Having studied with one and been friends with the other, both of these artists considered themselves baritones. Artists are rarely responsible for how they are billed; ask any mezzo how many times she's been billed as a soprano.
Someone earlier mentioned Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as a bass-baritone: I have never seen him billed as such either.
Mark
"Sing on the interest, not on the principal" - Florence Page Kimball, to her student Leontyne Price "The voice is not a fist." - Fritz Wunderlich "I sing with a slim voice." - Birgit Nilsson
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On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, Tako Oda wrote:
> Max van Egmond and William Parker are examples of this "cantate" type > of bass voice. I've actually seen Parker billed as a bass-baritone > before, if I'm not imagining things.
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