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1961:Heldentenor
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1428:roles are:
1379:Die Walküre
1376:Waltraute,
1318:La Gioconda
1272:Humperdinck
1258:Die Walküre
1227:Dorabella,
1217:Les Troyens
1209:Saint-Saëns
1196:Tchaikovsky
1061:Sorceress,
939:Thomas Adès
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607:Ariodante,
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1859:Voice type
1565:References
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1469:Iolanthe,
1366:Tannhäuser
1336:Mussorgsky
1323:Ponchielli
1284:Herodias,
1243:Don Carlos
1179:Brangäne,
1166:Adelaide,
1070:Stephano,
996:Orlofsky,
983:Octavian,
913:Mark Adamo
887:Mark Adamo
790:Birtwistle
769:Adalgisa,
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714:(Rossini)*
699:Ruggiero,
661:(Rossini)*
652:(Rossini)*
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633:Griselda,
628:Stravinsky
573:Monteverdi
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529:tessituras
333:Charles VI
278:Cinderella
256:coloratura
30:Voice type
2067:Tessitura
2052:Passaggio
2042:Extension
1968:Baritenor
1934:Sopranist
1914:Contralto
1882:Soubrette
1849:Vocal fry
1487:Melissa,
1481:Ruddigore
1344:Lohengrin
1264:Gertrud,
1157:Amneris,
1144:Azucena,
1102:(Rossini)
1067:(Purcell)
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782:Ariadne,
723:(Handel)*
705:(Handel)*
681:Donizetti
670:(Handel)*
655:Isolier,
610:Ariodante
506:contralto
410:soubrette
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159:English:
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2011:Sub-bass
1973:Baritone
1924:Castrato
1897:Dramatic
1839:Falsetto
1818:register
1535:See also
1517:Patience
1472:Iolanthe
1436:Patience
1426:operetta
1406:(Wagner)
1397:(Mozart)
1388:(Wagner)
1347:(Wagner)
1341:Ortrud,
1328:Marina,
1293:Judith,
1261:(Wagner)
1249:Fricka,
1201:Dalila,
1169:Arabella
1163:(Verdi)*
1108:Dramatic
1083:Suzuki,
1048:Siebel,
944:Mother,
918:Mignon,
866:Hänsel,
816:Massenet
795:Carmen,
729:Tancredi
708:Rosina,
673:Orsini,
636:Griselda
504:and the
447:Parsifal
430:Mascagni
389:Mozart's
224:middle C
215:and the
129:Italian:
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1872:Soprano
1834:Whistle
1523:Tessa,
1460:Edith,
1416:All of
1363:Venus,
1315:Laura,
1309:Elektra
1246:(Verdi)
1240:Eboli,
1222:Berlioz
1096:Tisbe,
1091:Puccini
1035:Sesto,
965:Britten
957:Nancy,
952:Menotti
900:Berlioz
842:Purcell
811:Werther
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262:History
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2109:Opera
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