heldentenor
noun
a tenor having a brilliant, powerful voice suited to singing heroic roles, as in Wagnerian opera.
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Heldentenor
Heldentenornouna tenor with a powerful voice suited to singing heroic roles, esp in Wagner
heldentenor
American
[hel-dn-ten-er, hel-dn-tay-nohr ]
/ ˈhɛl dnˌtɛn ər, ˈhɛl dn teɪˌnoʊr /
noun
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heldentenors,
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heldentenore
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Heldentenor
British
/ ˈhɛldəntenoːr /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of heldentenor
1925–30; < German, equivalent to Helden- combining form of Held hero + Tenor tenor
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That said, Saturday night was a fireworks show, including a trio of stunner main-stage debuts from soprano Pretty Yende, British heldentenor David Butt Philip and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2021
And the music is rapturously handled, thanks to the conductor Lorenzo Viotti, the heldentenor Clay Hilley and the soprano Lenneke Ruiten.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
This Canadian heldentenor is the choice for next year's bicentennial Ring at Bayreuth: he has the stamina and the notes.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 6, 2012
The largely German cast provided delightful diction, with Vogt looking and sounding the part of a Wagnerian heldentenor.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2010
A dozen years ago, handsome Peter Hofmann, 46, was a Wagnerian's dream of a heldentenor; today he mostly sings pop.
From Time Magazine Archive
He formed his own Heldentenor Foundation five years ago, and by this year had raised enough money to offer some deserving prospect a year of sub sidized study and practice.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not long afterward, Soprano Talley's bubble had burst, and Manhattan operagoers began to think that Melchior was the best all-round Heldentenor they had heard since Jean de Reszke.
From Time Magazine Archive
Peter Hofmann, 31, who sang Siegmund, has a rich tenor with the dark baritone quality that often marks a young Heldentenor.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Wagner had no use for such lightweights: the true Heldentenor must be able to out-boom a phalanx of trombones.
From Time Magazine Archive
The principals in my theatre received from $900 to $3500 a year, which last named sum is paid to the Heldentenor, and on which he is rich.
From Confessions of an Opera Singer by Kathleen Howard
Van Aken, who learned only Thursday that he would be substituting for an ailing Simon O'Neill, showed promise of being a fine addition to the ranks of heldentenors, who specialize in the heaviest Wagnerian roles.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2010
Wagnerian heldentenors have rarely stirred the hearts of more than a minority of opera buffs, though, which is where Jose Cura and Marcelo Alvarez come in.
From Time Magazine Archive
A few years ago, all three of his heldentenors suddenly came down with colds at the same time.
From Time Magazine Archive
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