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Top: Arts: Music: Vocal: Singers: Classical

Please format the site title in the form "Lastname, Firstname." This category is for singers known for significant recordings or performances. Other classical singers may be submitted to a Regional Arts and Entertainment category in the region where the singer performs. more information (editors only)
For vocalists performerming in classical genres such as opera or lieder, listed first by voice type and then alphabetically by surname.

Baritones

A male voice with a range between than of the tenor and the bass.

Bass-Baritones

The bass-baritone voice lies above the bass and below the baritone.

Basses

The bass is the lowest male voice.

Contraltos

The contralto is the lowest female voice.

Countertenors

The countertenor voice is a high male voice usually sung falsetto. In addition to singing parts written for this voice, countertenors frequently sing parts written for castrati.

Mezzo-Sopranos

A female voice with a range between than of the soprano and the contralto. Also known as a "mezzo" for short.

Sopranos

For sites pertaining to sopranos, female singers in the highest range.

Tenors

Please only submit sites about individual tenors to this category. Sites for tenors in general should be submitted to Arts/Music/Vocal/Singers/Voice_Types.
The tenor is the highest natural non-falsetto male voice.

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