Musical voice

A sopranist (also, sopranista or male soprano) is a male classical singer who is able to sing in the vocal tessitura of a soprano usually through the use of falsetto vocal production. This voice type is a specific kind of countertenor. It should be noted that in rare cases an adult man may be able to sing in the soprano range using his normal or modal voice and not falsetto due to endocrynological reasons, like Radu Marian and Jorge Cano, or as a result of a larynx that has not completely...

A soprano is a singer with a voice range (using scientific pitch notation, where middle C = C) from approximately (C4) to "high A" (A5) in choral music, or to "soprano C" (C6, two octaves above middle C) or higher in opera music. In four part chorale style harmony the soprano takes the highest part which usually encompasses the melody. For other styles of singing see Voice classification in non-classical music. Typically, the term "soprano" refers to female singers but at times the term male...

A bass is a male singer who sings in the lowest vocal range. According to Grove Music Online, a bass has a range extending from around the F below small C to the E above middle C (i.e., F2–E4), with a tessitura or comfortable range normally ranging between the outermost lines of the bass clef. However, cultural influence and human uniqueness create a wide variation in range and quality, and parts for basses have included notes as low as the C two octaves below middle C (i.e. Measure 12 of Ne...

A coloratura soprano is a type of operatic soprano who specializes in music that is distinguished by agile runs and leaps. The term coloratura refers to the elaborate ornamentation of a melody, which is a typical component of the music written for this voice. Within the coloratura category, there are roles written specifically for lighter voices known as lyric coloraturas and others for larger voices known as dramatic coloraturas. Some roles may be sung by either voice. For example, Donizetti's...