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Basso profondo (Italian: [ˈbasso proˈfondo], "deep bass"), sometimes basso profundo or contrabass, is the lowest bass voice type.. While The New Grove Dictionary of Opera defines a typical bass as having a range that extends downward to the second E below middle C (E 2), [1] operatic bassi profondi can be called on to sing low C (C 2), as in the role of Baron Ochs in Der Rosenkavalier.
Kurt Moll (11 April 1938 – 5 March 2017) [1] was a German operatic bass singer who enjoyed a widely renowned international career. [2]His voice was notable for its range, a true basso profondo, including full, resonant low and very-low notes with relaxed vibrato; also for its unusual combination of extreme volume-capacity and a purring, contrabassoon-like timbre.
The term bass was developed in relation to classical and operatic voices, where the classification is based not merely on the singer's vocal range but also on the tessitura and timbre of the voice. For classical and operatic singers, their voice type determines the roles they will sing and is a primary method of categorization. In non-classical ...
The power switches hands in Monday’s episode of The Voice (at 8/7c on NBC). For the first time in Season 24, viewers will be deciding which contestants advance, not coaches John Legend, Gwen ...
Basso profondo (lyric low bass) is the lowest bass voice type. According to J. B. Steane in Voices, Singers & Critics, the basso profondo voice "derives from a method of tone-production that eliminates the more Italian quick vibrato. In its place is a kind of tonal solidity, a wall-like front, which may nevertheless prove susceptible to the ...
As The Voice’s Season 26 Knockouts continued Tuesday night, we were treated to covers of everything from Frank Sinatra to Miley Cyrus. But for five contestants, their numbers turned out to be ...
Kevin Maynor is an American opera singer. In 1985, Maynor made his debut with the New York City Opera. [1]Maynor has sung with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, [2] the Scottish Opera, the Opera National du Rhin, Opera Company of Boston, Florida Grand Opera, Pittsburgh opera, and the Dallas Opera.
High notes, low notes, even a whistle note — Ms. Monét tore through them all, but, as John noted, maybe to the detriment of the song. Exciting performance, if not an altogether cohesive one.