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Heldentenor Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld and his wife, Malvina, in the title roles of Tristan und Isolde, 1865.. A heldentenor (German: [ˈhɛl.dn̩.teˌnoːɐ̯] ⓘ; [1] English: heroic tenor), [2] [3] [4] earlier called tenorbariton, [1] is an operatic tenor voice, most often associated with Wagnerian repertoire.
The heldentenor (English: heroic tenor) has a rich, dark, powerful and dramatic voice. As its name implies, the heldentenor vocal Fach features in the German romantic operatic repertoire. The heldentenor is the German equivalent of the tenore drammatico, however with a more baritonal quality: the typical Wagnerian protagonist.
He is known for Heldentenor roles including Siegfried, Tristan, Walther, Lohengrin, and Tannhäuser. He also sang Otello in Verdi's opera. Personal life and later years
Stephen Grady Gould (January 24, 1962 – September 19, 2023) was an American heldentenor and leading interpreter of Richard Wagner's stage works. He performed around 100 times at the Bayreuth Festival, notably as Tannhäuser starting in 2004, and later Siegfried and Tristan. In 2022, his performance in all three roles earned him nicknames such ...
James King (May 22, 1925 – November 20, 2005) was an American operatic tenor who had an active international singing career in operas and concerts from the 1950s through 2000.
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Gilbert Py (9 December 1933 – 9 October 2021) [1] was a French tenor.The power of his voice ranks him among the heroic tenors, the fullest and most powerful of the tenors (Samson), also called tenore robusto (Verdi's Otello) and whose German equivalent is the Wagnerian (Tristan, Siegfried) Heldentenor.
Hofmann as Siegmund in Die Walküre at the Metropolitan Opera in 1986. Peter Hofmann (22 August 1944 – 30 November 2010) [1] was a German tenor who had a successful performance career within the fields of opera, rock, pop, and musical theatre.