 |
 Joan Sutherland Operatic Arias London $3.99 Time Remaining: 23d 16h 47m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 |
 MUSIC ALBUMS CLASSICAL joan hammond operatic arias $1.56 Time Remaining: 15h 20m Buy It Now for only: $2.34 |
 FRANCO BONISOLLI FRENCH ITALIAN OPERATIC ARIAS Audiophile BASF LP NM $9.99 Time Remaining: 29d 1h 5m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 GRE BROUWENSTIJN SCLPH 113 FAMOUS OPERATIC ARIAS Album R EX C EX LP 2245 $9.99 Time Remaining: 17d 4h 11m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Operatic Arias Jussi Bjorling vinyl record LP UK $30.57 Time Remaining: 23d 12h 30m Buy It Now for only: $30.57 |
 JOAN SUTHERLAND OPERATIC ARIAS LP LOW SHIPPING $4.33 Time Remaining: 28d 4h 43m Buy It Now for only: $4.33 |
 MANTOVANI Orchestra Operatic Arias 1950s NM Vinyl LP $11.95 Time Remaining: 2d 18h 43m Buy It Now for only: $11.95 |
 DIETRICH FISCHER DIESKAU Verdi Operatic Arias UK EP 45PS 1961 $6.00 Time Remaining: 10d 14h 39m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 MARIA CALLAS Puccini Operatic Arias Danish EP 45PS $12.00 Time Remaining: 23d 17h 6m Buy It Now for only: $12.00 |
 JAN PEERCE TREAT OPERATIC ARIAS FRANZ ALLERS LP STEREO VSD 71129 $10.03 Time Remaining: 26d 22h 43m Buy It Now for only: $10.03 |
 CLAUDIA MUZIO ITALIAN OPERATIC ARIAS LP RECORD ALBUM COLC 101 GREAT CENTURY VGC $4.99 Time Remaining: 24d 1h 1m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 ANNELIESE ROTHENBERGER OPERATIC ARIAS ELECTROLA LP SME 80999 W G NM $9.99 Time Remaining: 29d 1h 8m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 French Operatic Arias Souzay Bonneau Decca LXT5269 Silver No Stereo $4.70 Time Remaining: 1d 21h 53m |
 Operatic Arias vinyl record LP UK 33CX1069 COLUMBIA $33.71 Time Remaining: 23d 12h 32m Buy It Now for only: $33.71 |
 Licia Albanese Operatic Arias LP M RCA LM 2286 59 1s 5s $9.99 Time Remaining: 15d 22h 29m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Georg Hann Operatic Arias 2 lps BASF $4.99 Time Remaining: 4d 17h 45m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 CLASSICAL LP JUSSI BJORLING Operatic Arias GREVELLIUS Odeon MONO Import $9.95 Time Remaining: 12d 25m Buy It Now for only: $9.95 |
 Ferruccio Tagliavini Great Operatic Arias Red Seal Boxed Record Set RED 45 RPMs $12.99 Time Remaining: 24d 1h 47m Buy It Now for only: $12.99 |
 MILANOV FAMOUS OPERATIC ARIAS LP LA BOHEME RUSALKA $5.98 Time Remaining: 12d 22h 13m Buy It Now for only: $5.98 |
 LILY PONDS IN OPERATIC ARIAS CHANSONS $4.00 Time Remaining: 9d 19h 52m Buy It Now for only: $4.00 |
 Milanov Famous Operatic Arias LP NM $5.00 Time Remaining: 23d 18h 11m Buy It Now for only: $5.00 |
 33CX 1204 Puccini Operatic Arias Callas Blue Gold Label $9.34 Time Remaining: 14d 12h 33m Buy It Now for only: $9.34 |
 GLUCK OPERATIC ARIAS JANET BAKER LEPPARD PHILIPS LP 9500023 NM $9.99 Time Remaining: 18d 19h 40m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 ASD 529 G C Orig 1st Italian Operatic Arias Franco Corelli 1963 $70.72 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 14h 5m |
 AMY SHUARD LP MFP 2057 OPERATIC ARIAS ROYAL HOUSE Orch R VG EX C EX LP 2662 $9.99 Time Remaining: 17d 4h 8m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Operatic Arias Teresa Kubiak Zdzislawa Donat Muza 1653 $2.46 Time Remaining: 10d 17h 47m Buy It Now for only: $2.46 |
 JOAN SUTHERLAND LP 5515 OPERATIC ARIAS ERNANI 0921 R VG EX C VG LP 6812 $9.99 Time Remaining: 17d 4h 27m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 LEONIE RYSANEK OPERATIC ARIAS ARTURO BASILE LP AGL1 1282 $8.87 Time Remaining: 23d 23h 7m Buy It Now for only: $8.87 |
 CESARE SIEPI Operatic Arias LONDON BLUE BACK STEREO LP $15.00 Time Remaining: 8d 3h 15m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 JOAN HAMMOND LP MFP 2015 OPERATIC ARIAS IL TROVATORE + R EX C EX LP 2269 $9.99 Time Remaining: 17d 4h 36m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 LEONIE RYSANEK LP AGL1 1282 OPERATIC ARIAS TURANDOT + R EX C EX LP 2659 $9.99 Time Remaining: 21d 29m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 GLADYS SWARTHOUT LP LM 1156 FRENCH OPERATIC ARIAS Album R VG EX C VG LP 2670 $9.99 Time Remaining: 17d 4h 9m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 EVA TURNER LP COLC 114 Italian Operatic Arias TURANDOT R EX C EX LP 5519 $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 7h 34m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 CESARE SIEPI Operatic Arias LONDON OS 25122 $8.99 Time Remaining: 3d 17h 38m Buy It Now for only: $8.99 |
 MARIA CALLAS French operatic arias COLUMBIA SAX 2410 $9.99 Time Remaining: 3d 11h 37m |
 RENATA TEBALDI Tebaldi Festival Vol 1 OPERATIC ARIAS London Stereo SEALED SS $6.99 Time Remaining: 6d 18h 44m Buy It Now for only: $6.99 |
 CLAUDIA MUZIO LP COLC 101 ITALIAN OPERATIC ARIAS NORMA R VG EX C EX LP 2649 $9.99 Time Remaining: 17d 4h 9m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 CESARE SIEPI LP OS 25122 OPERATIC ARIAS LA GIOCONDA + R VG EX C VG+ LP 4680 $9.99 Time Remaining: 17d 4h 15m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 MARIO DEL MONACO OPERATIC ARIAS FOR TENOR LXT 5127 $7.86 Time Remaining: 25d 13h 29m Buy It Now for only: $7.86 |
 Enrico Caruso Sings Operatic Arias Everest Scala $3.99 Time Remaining: 9d 20h 13m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 |
 BIDU SAYAO FAUSTO CLEVA Celebrated Operatic Arias Columbia ML 4056 VG+ $9.95 Time Remaining: 25d 7h 52m Buy It Now for only: $9.95 |
 Alexander Kipnis Vol II Operatic Arias Preiser $4.99 Time Remaining: 17d 20h 9m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 ALP 1620 OPERATIC ARIAS JUSSI BJORLING GREVILLIUS 1959 HMV LP NM NM $23.56 Time Remaining: 28d 22h 12m Buy It Now for only: $23.56 |
 LM 2286 LICIA ALBANESE operatic arias MONO shaded dog $14.95 Time Remaining: 14d 34m Buy It Now for only: $14.95 |
 JOAN SUTHERLAND OPERATIC ARIAS OPERA LP $8.95 Time Remaining: 22d 18h 36m Buy It Now for only: $8.95 |
 33CX 1204 MARIA MENEGHINI CALLAS SINGS OPERATIC ARIAS BY PUCCINI COLUMBIA UK B g $1.56 Time Remaining: 3d 14h 30m |
 Great Russian Bass FEODOR CHALIAPIN Operatic Arias LP $4.76 Time Remaining: 5d 2h 36m Buy It Now for only: $4.76 |
 LP LEONIE RYSANEK OPERATIC ARIAS DEBUT ALBUM ON RCA VICTOR CIRCA 1957 EXCELLANT $11.00 Time Remaining: 2d 19h 55m Buy It Now for only: $11.00 |
 MARIO DEL MONACO OPERATIC ARIAS DECCA SXL LP 21010 B EX $7.99 Time Remaining: 29d 2h 54m Buy It Now for only: $7.99 |
 Wilhelm Streinz Operatic Arias Preiser $4.99 Time Remaining: 22d 21h 23m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 Marilyn Horne Presenting Operatic Arias LP VG+ VG++ UK $3.99 Time Remaining: 8d 4h 52m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 |
 ROBERTA PETERS Famous Operatic Arias LP 1s 1s Price Drop $6.59 Time Remaining: 29d 1h 36m Buy It Now for only: $6.59 |
 JOAN SUTHERLAND OPERATIC ARIAS LP $10.00 Time Remaining: 11d 18h 24m Buy It Now for only: $10.00 |
 INGE BORKH Operatic Recital Arias London Stereo NM $5.00 Time Remaining: 3d 6h 50m Buy It Now for only: $5.00 |
 GERARD SOUZAY french operatic arias LP PS EX EX uk decca LXT 5269 $28.82 Time Remaining: 7d 14h 42m Buy It Now for only: $28.82 |
 REGINE CRESPIN ITALIAN OPERATIC ARIAS LONDON OS25799 Discount Price $4.59 Time Remaining: 25d 2h 52m Buy It Now for only: $4.59 |
 33CX 1231 CALLAS sings operatic arias SERAFIN ORIG UK Columbia NM $24.99 Time Remaining: 4d 12h 57m |
 Torsten Ralf Operatic Arias Preiser $4.99 Time Remaining: 22d 18h 27m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 Hans Reinmar Operatic Arias Preiser $4.99 Time Remaining: 22d 18h 29m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 EZIO PINZA BRUNO WALTER mozart operatic arias LP ODYSSEY VG+ $3.00 Time Remaining: 9d 23h 6m Buy It Now for only: $3.00 |
 GERARD SOUZAY OPERATIC ARIAS MONTEVERDI MOZART HANDEL SERGE MAUDO LP 500 109 $6.68 Time Remaining: 4d 22h 53m Buy It Now for only: $6.68 |
 NIKLOS GAFINI TENOR ITALIAN OPERATIC ARIAS TAP LABEL T 10 001 VINTORIGINAL $30.00 Time Remaining: 21d 22h 54m Buy It Now for only: $30.00 |
 78 RPM ALBUM LILY PONS 3 OPERATIC ARIAS PIETRO CIMARA $32.50 Time Remaining: 28d 16h 24m Buy It Now for only: $32.50 |
 RCA Camden CAL 171 Lawrence TIBBETT Operatic Arias 1950s LP $4.50 Time Remaining: 12d 4h 11m Buy It Now for only: $4.50 |
 EVA TURNER Operatic Arias ANGEL LP COLC 114 opera vinyl $10.45 Time Remaining: 13d 21h 59m Buy It Now for only: $10.45 |
 Joan Sutherland Operatic Arias Paris Conservatoire Santi SDD146 Stereo LP $15.68 Time Remaining: 29d 11h 19m Buy It Now for only: $15.68 |
 Josef Herrmann Operatic Arias Preiser $9.99 Time Remaining: 17d 20h 6m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO Historical Archives Operatic Arias LP $7.99 Time Remaining: 2d 14h 37m |
 Mathieu Ahlersmeyer Operatic Arias 2 lps BASF Sealed $6.99 Time Remaining: 2d 17h 45m Buy It Now for only: $6.99 |
 Eva Turner Operatic Arias Great Recordings of Century $14.99 Time Remaining: 11d 23h 51m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 Serafin Maria Meneghini Callas Sings Operatic Arias 180 Gram Sealed Vinyl LP $46.99 Time Remaining: 6d 21h 6m Buy It Now for only: $46.99 |
 Andrzej Hiolski Famous Operatic Arias Warsaw Muza M33 $3.26 Time Remaining: 28d 22h 53m Buy It Now for only: $3.26 |
 Frida Leider Operatic Arias Preiser $9.99 Time Remaining: 18d 6m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Leonie Rysanek Soprano Operatic Arias 1958 RCA $15.00 Time Remaining: 23d 3h 54m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 Tenor Alessandro Bonci Operatic Arias Scala 811 LP $4.76 Time Remaining: 19d 23h Buy It Now for only: $4.76 |
 Zinka Milanov Famous Operatic Arias LP USA $19.25 Time Remaining: 23d 12h 30m Buy It Now for only: $19.25 |
 Joan Sutherland Operatic Arias UK vinyl record LP $18.23 Time Remaining: 23d 12h 57m Buy It Now for only: $18.23 |
 Verdi Verdi Operatic Arias vinyl record LP UK $18.23 Time Remaining: 23d 13h 2m Buy It Now for only: $18.23 |
 TITO SCHIPA AURELIANO PERTILE Operatic Arias LP $7.99 Time Remaining: 2d 14h 42m |
 LUISA TETRAZZINI OPERATIC ARIAS SONGS LP COLH136 $5.98 Time Remaining: 13d 17h 27m Buy It Now for only: $5.98 |
 JAN PEERCE Great Operatic Arias VANGUARD SEALED $9.99 Time Remaining: 3d 15h 34m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Giuseppe Taddei Operatic Arias 2 lps Melodram $9.99 Time Remaining: 9d 19h 17m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 MILANOV FAMOUS OPERATIC ARIAS STEREO LP $15.00 Time Remaining: 25d 20h 4m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 MARIA CALLAS Operatic Arias ORIGINAL Columbia 33cx 1231 UK 50s NM $139.00 Time Remaining: 17d 21h 53m Buy It Now for only: $139.00 |
 MIRELLA FRENI OPERATIC ARIAS DEBUT OPERA LP $5.95 Time Remaining: 22d 18h 42m Buy It Now for only: $5.95 |
 Tenor Fernand Ansseau Operatic Arias Preiser NM $5.56 Time Remaining: 7d 22h 21m Buy It Now for only: $5.56 |
 MARIA CALLAS Operatic Arias by Puccini Vinyl LP Columbia 33CX1204 BLUE GOLD LBL $31.42 Time Remaining: 15d 15h 17m Buy It Now for only: $31.42 |
 Henry Lewis MARILYN HORNE LP Record OS 25910 SEALED IMPORT 7 Operatic Arias NEW $15.99 Time Remaining: 15d 4h 46m Buy It Now for only: $15.99 |
 Helge Rosvaenge Operatic Arias Preiser $4.99 Time Remaining: 22d 18h 39m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 WIESLAW OCHMAN BEST LOVED OPERATIC ARIAS $3.99 Time Remaining: 2d 22h 51m |
 ALP 1620 JUSSI BJORLING OPERATIC ARIAS GREVILLIUS NO STEREO HMV LP NM NM $20.42 Time Remaining: 13d 17h 11m Buy It Now for only: $20.42 |
 MFP 2015 JOAN HAMMOND Operatic Arias UK LP $5.50 Time Remaining: 11d 1h 17m Buy It Now for only: $5.50 |
 Twelve Operatic Arias Jean Baptiste Lully Red Vinyl LP $36.00 Time Remaining: 13d 10h 47m Buy It Now for only: $36.00 |
 LP OPERATIC ARIAS WITH RICHARD CROOKS RCA VICTROLA EXCELLANT CONDITION 1969 $12.00 Time Remaining: 3d 3m Buy It Now for only: $12.00 |
 Mantovani Operatic Arias Lp Music Vinyl Record Album bk1 London Records LL 1331 $7.00 Time Remaining: 20d 6h 33m Buy It Now for only: $7.00 |
 OPERATIC ARIAS VERA SOUKUPOVA MEZZOSOPRANO PRAGUE LP $5.98 Time Remaining: 2d 21h 15m Buy It Now for only: $5.98 |
 Joan Sutherland Lot 5 LP Operatic Arias Command Performance Russian Jewels $24.99 Time Remaining: 26d 16h 38m Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
 Renata Tebaldi Operatic Arias for Soprano LP vg++ nm ffrr London LL 1255 $7.99 Time Remaining: 18d 51m Buy It Now for only: $7.99 |
 Renata TebaldiVinyl LPOperatic Arias UK LXT 5076 Decc $9.41 Time Remaining: 18d 12h 45m Buy It Now for only: $9.41 |
 Lily Pons Three Operatic Arias 10 LP Album3 M505 $16.50 Time Remaining: 7d 40m Buy It Now for only: $16.50 |
Opera Singers - The Bass
Opera singers are classified by several different voice types and these are based on their range, agility and strength. There are basically 5 main operatic voice types:
Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Bass
In this article, we will focus on the Bass. The range of the bass is from the second E below middle C to F# above and "basso" in Italian literally translated means "low". It is the lowest of the voice categories. In operas basses are normally older characters such as the father or older figure of authority. In Mozart, characters from a low social ranking are generally basses. The bass voice always impresses in concerts and singing waiter shows due to its power and depth.
Within the bass voice category, there are further sub-divisions as listed below:
- Basso Profondo: "profondo" literally means "deep" in Italian and is applied to a rich and low voice.
- Basso Cantante: "cantante" literally means "singing" in Italian and is applied to lighter, more lyrical voices.
- Basso Buffo": "buffo" literally means "funny" in Italian and is applied to comic roles within humorous operas.
- Bass-Baritone: For voices that range between the baritone and bass voice.
Composers began to make clear choices between the baritone and bass roles for different roles in the 17th century. Due to its darker quality, the bass voice began to be seen as a character voice and roles of rank, distinction or menace were assigned to the bass.
The most well-known bass roles include Boris in Musorgsky's Boris Godunov; Count Rodolfo in Bellini's La Sonnambula; Philip II in Verdi's Don Carlos; Osmin in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail; Sarastro in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte; Hagen in Wagner's Götterdämmerung and the Grand Inquisitor in Verdi's Don Carlos.
Famous bass singers include Boris Christoff, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Ruggiero Raimondi and Samuel Ramey.
A very popular bass aria for surprise singing waiters and opera galas is "Madamina – Catalogue Aria" from Mozart's Don Giovanni. It is sung in the first act of the opera, by Leporello, to Donna Elvira and is a description and count of his master's lovers and is sung (for the most part) to a light-hearted tune. It is one of Mozart's most famous and popular arias.
About the Author
Visit http://www.operabespoke.co.uk/singing_waiters.html for more information on singing waiters as surprise entertainment for corporate events, weddings and private parties.
Natalie Dessay - Italian Opera Arias