heroic tenor
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He is a strong but not heroic tenor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2021
Eyvazov’s goals for his future include more heroic tenor parts in the Italian repertoire but also his first Rodolfo in Puccini’s “La Boheme,” a more lyrical role he hopes to sing at the Met.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2019
Mr. Gedda originally aspired to be a “heldentenor,” or a heroic tenor in the full-throated Wagnerian tradition, but he didn’t have the voice for it.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2017
It’s not a leap, Botstein adds, from the image of the heroic tenor to the authoritarian strongman.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2016
Albert Niemann, our heroic tenor, who was to sing Lohengrin in the evening, complained to me in the morning of severe hoarseness.
From How to Sing [Meine Gesangskunst] by Aldrich, Richard
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