What does leggiero tenor mean?

Tenore di grazia, also called leggero tenor (graceful, light, and lightweight tenor, respectively), is a lightweight, flexible tenor voice type. One of the most famous leggero tenors of that period was Giovanni Battista Rubini, for whom Bellini wrote nearly all his operas.

What are the types of tenor?

Within the tenor voice-type category are seven generally recognized subcategories: leggero tenor, lyric tenor, spinto tenor, dramatic tenor, heldentenor, Mozart tenor, and tenor buffo or spieltenor.

How many types of tenors are there?

Eight main categories of operatic tenors are generally recognized (listed from light to dark): countertenor, leggero, tenor buffo or spieltenor, lyric, Mozart, spinto, dramatic, and heldentenor.

What voice type is Renee Fleming?

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Fleming has a full lyric soprano voice. She has performed coloratura, lyric, and lighter spinto soprano operatic roles in Italian, German, French, Czech, and Russian, aside from her native English.

What is the difference between an Altino and a tenorino?

In the choir, the altino and contraltino will be called ‘male altos’ while the tenorino, the tenor I’s, the high-flying, light soaring tenors with discernible malish sounds. Altinos and contraltinos have rather boyish sounds when they speak. Think Chris Coffer (of Glee).

What is the difference between a tenorino and a tenore di grazia?

A vocal characteristic of this type of subclass is how much similar it comes across to a woman’s voice, whereas the Tenorino is distinctly that of a high light tenor voice. The tenorino is often distinguished as a tenore di grazia (the graceful tenor).

What is a tenor class of leggiero?

The altino, contraltino and tenorino sub-classes constitute the tenor class of leggiero. Know that a trained operatic leggiero sounds quite unlike an untrained one. Don’t be fooled all trained operatic leggieros can peel the paint or wall-paper off your wall, if you let them!

What is the Italian equivalent of a light tenor?

So we can have a light tenor, a lyric tenor, or a dramatic tenor; with ‘leggiero/leggero’, ‘lirico’ or ‘drammatico’ are their italian equivalents. These labels are actually stereotypes of roles for the operatic/classical singing world, and to only a limited extent, the music theatre as well. The terms ‘light’]