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Session 1 presentation - Wolf Trap Opera

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Fach Overview – Bass<br />

Distinctions between lower voices began in second half of the 19 th century<br />

Bass-baritone<br />

Baritone w/bottom extension, extension bass w/top extension<br />

Don Giovanni, Figaro<br />

Basso cantante<br />

Lyrical (“singing”) ( singing ) bass voice, typically not particularly large<br />

Handel low roles<br />

Basso buffo (Spielbass)<br />

Comic bass<br />

Osmin, Leporello, Basilio, Bartolo, Ochs<br />

Lyric bass / Basso cantabile<br />

More heft than basso cantante, slightly g y lower tessitura<br />

Dapertutto, Escamillo, Sarastro, Ferrando<br />

Dramatic bass / Basso profondo<br />

King g Philip, p Wagner g<br />

roles

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