- Tenore di grazia
Tenore di grazia, also called tenore leggero, is a lightweight, flexible
tenor type of voice. The tenor roles written in the early 19th century Italian operas are invariably "di grazia" roles, especially those by Rossini such as Lindoro in "L'italiana in Algeri ", Don Ramiro in "La Cenerentola ", and Almaviva in "Il barbiere di Siviglia ", and Bellini; Gualtiero in "Il pirata ", Elvino in "La sonnambula " and Arturo in "I Puritani " are classic examples of the voice. Many Donizetti roles, such as Nemorino in "L'elisir d'amore " and Ernesto in "Don Pasquale ", Tonio in "La fille du régiment ", are also "tenore di grazia" roles.The most famous tenore di grazia of that period was
Giovanni Battista Rubini , for whom Bellini wrote nearly all his operas.The light French lyric tenor is often confused with the tenore di grazia. Examples of the French tradition of a light, lyrical voice can be found in roles such as; George Brown in "
La dame blanche ", Chapelou in "Le postillon de Lonjumeau , "Nadir in "Les pecheurs de perles ", Vincent in "Mireille", and Gérald in "Lakmé ".ee also
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Voice type
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