Are there any female tenors?

Are there any female tenors?

There are at least 10 female tenors in the 200-member chorus I belong to, and most sing as well as the men. Except for one thing. I know that no matter how thoroughly I learn the music, no matter how precise my pitch, there is one thing I will never have: the sublime, soaring sound of a male tenor voice.

Who is the singer that has tenor voice?

Any list of top tenor vocalists would have to include the incomparable Freddie Mercury. Queen’s lead singer had, arguably, one of the greatest voices in rock music – or in any genre. The same could be said for Mercury’s fellow tenors Stevie Wonder, Robert Plant, Luther Vandross, Michael Jackson, and Marvin Gaye.

What is the female version of a tenor?

A contralto’s vocal range is almost identical to that of a countertenor, while a woman who sings lower still might be called contralto profundo, equivalent to a male tenor, or even contralto basso, equivalent to a baritone, but all these distinctions are full of variation.

Who is the best tenor singing today?

The most notable and famous tenors in the world today

• Plácido Domingo. ”He remains an authoritative interpreter of this uniquely demanding assignment” – The Guardian.
• Andrea Bocelli.
• José Cura.
• Marcelo Álvarez.
• Roberto Alagna.
• Jonas Kaufmann.
• Lawrence Brownlee.
• Juan Diego Flórez.

Are there female baritones?

Certainly. ‘Female baritone’ is almost the standard voice type for mature Broadway actresses! Make sure you ARE singing, not just crooning along with a recording though.

Who has the best tenor voice?

Best Tenors: Who Are The Greatest Tenors Of All Time?

• Beniamino Gigli (1890-1957)
• Jussi Björling (1911-60)
• Nicolai Gedda (1925 – 2017)
• Jon Vickers (1926 – 2015)
• Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007)
• Plácido Domingo (b. 1941)
• Jonas Kaufmann (b. 1969)
• Juan Diego Flórez (b. 1973)

Can a female sing bass?

A Welsh musician has recently broken the record for the lowest vocal note (female). Helen Leahey, the aptly named ‘Bass Queen’, sang from a D5 to a D2 note at an incredibly deep 72.5 hertz(es) in her attempt at the Music School Wagner in Koblenz, Germany.