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Spinto (Italian for "pushed") is a vocal term used to characterize a soprano or tenor voice of a weight between lyric and dramatic that is capable of handling large musical climaxes in opera at moderate intervals. (Sometimes the terms lirico-spinto or jugendlich-dramatisch are used to denote this category of voice.) [1]
[2] [page needed] Spinto roles are often sung by lyric sopranos, despite calling for high sustained tessitura passages that compete with full orchestral sound, and the lighter lyric voice needs to exercise caution when moving to this heavier category. [3] The spinto tenor is the spinto soprano's male equivalent among operatic voice types.
Tenor range: The tenor is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3 (one octave below middle C) to C5 (one octave above middle C). The low extreme for tenors is roughly B ♭ 2 (the second B-flat below middle C). At the highest extreme, some tenors can sing up to F5 (the second F above middle C). [6]
“I was a full lyric tenor when I stopped and more of a spinto tenor when I resumed singing.” Pulliam realized he could sing an expanded repertoire. “My late father always told me, ‘Son ...
A tenor is a type of male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types.It is the highest male chest voice type. [1] Composers typically write music for this voice in the range from the second B below middle C to the G above middle C (i.e. B 2 to G 4) in choral music, and from the second B flat below middle C to the C above middle C (B ♭ 2 to C 5) in ...
English equivalent: lyric dramatic tenor also known as Spinto; Range: From about low C (C 3) to the C an octave above middle C (C 5) Description: A tenor with a dramatic extended upper range with the necessary brightness to come through the orchestra's texture. Roles: Calaf, Turandot (Giacomo Puccini) [20] Canio, Pagliacci (Ruggero Leoncavallo ...
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C 3 (C one octave below middle C), to the high C (C 5). The low extreme for tenors is roughly A 2 (two octaves below middle C). At the highest extreme, some tenors can sing up to F one octave above middle C (F ...
A soprano whose voice, while normally of lyric weight and fluidity, can be pushed to a more forceful weight Squillo: ringing: The resonant clarity of an operatic singer's voice Tenore contraltino: A tenor voice capable of a slightly higher range of sustainable notes than usual Tenore di grazia or Leggiero tenor: tenor of grace or lightweight tenor