heroic tenor
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Frequently appearing as a heroic tenor, Gould performed at many of the world’s great opera houses.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
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
Ahab's angst is poured out via a heroic tenor in the proper Wagner way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2015
Soon it became impossible to be engaged as an "heroic tenor" without at least possessing the high B♭ in the chest tone.
From The Mechanism of the Human Voice by Behnke, Emil
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