I think I was probably wrong, talking about his Strauss disc the other day, to call him a 'heldentenor' - he may perhaps become one in time next decade's greatest Tristan? and he's still only in his early thirties. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
It may not be ideally sized for a heldentenor, but it carried well enough. From Wordnik.com. [The Kirov ‘Ring’: A Tough Role, but Somebody Has to Do It - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Kaufmann outclasses all of his current competitors in the heldentenor stakes. From Wordnik.com. [DVD review: Wagner: Lohengrin. Kaufmann, Harteros, et al. Kent Nagano, conducts the Bavarian State Opera orchestra and chorus] Reference
My argument is with "the rich, seemingly effortless baritonal heldentenor of Hans Hopf.". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-03-01] Reference
In fact, his singing was so bad he made his father sound like a La Scala heldentenor by comparison. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of Felix Gunderson] Reference
The first act has amazing music and ends with a vocal tour de force when the heldentenor singing Siegfried forges the magic sword. From Wordnik.com. [The Kirov ‘Ring’: Bring On the Fat Lady - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Matthias Schulz valiantly shouldered the heldentenor demands of Fritz's music, though he sometimes sounded pinched in its most extreme moments. From Wordnik.com. [Ringing Down From the Hudson Valley] Reference
Oddly, my initial reaction was to wonder whether he might be a heldentenor in disguise, considering the bright timbre and size of his baritone. From Wordnik.com. [Gypsies, Nobles, and Nuns] Reference
One can quibble about the strength of Mr. Villazón's German, but in response to the couple seated behind me in the second row - No, he is not "becoming quite a heldentenor.". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-10-01] Reference
Each kind runs the gamut from schlocky (remember the rock albums by the German heldentenor Peter Hofmann in the 1980s?) to serious (indie-pop star Sufjan Stevens's orchestral/instrumental work "BQE"). From Wordnik.com. ['Classical crossover': A label not necessarily to be feared] Reference
The opera Siegfried brought to mind, Yossarian was recalling in the pearl-gray limousine, that the heldentenor in that one, after a mere touch to his lips of the blood of the slain dragon, illustriously began to understand the language of birds. From Wordnik.com. [Closing Time] Reference
With a voice reminiscent of the young Jon Vickers, but with more warmth and Mediterranean luster, and with the kind of matinee-idol looks and committed acting that make him a compelling presence onstage, Kaufmann outclasses all of his current competitors in the heldentenor stakes. From Wordnik.com. [On DVD: Lohengrin] Reference
The heldentenor Peter Hofmann in a 1986 production of Wagner's Die. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Not what you'd expect from a beefy heldentenor who still can't much act. From Wordnik.com. [An Unamplified Voice] Reference
There are also a number of kinds of tenors, including the German heldentenor. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
Paul Frey, not yet launched on his stellar, international career as a heldentenor. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Arkhipova's husband, heldentenor Vladislav Piyavko, however, told RIA Novosti that his wife was at home and feeling well. From Wordnik.com. [RIA Novosti] Reference
Note how this burly, big-voiced heldentenor (one of the finest Tristans of his generation) takes the high B-flat at the end. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
Reviewing his Siegmund at Bayreuth in 1976, Harold C. Schonberg wrote in The New York Times, "He may be the heldentenor of the future.". From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Singing the title roles for the first time with the company are Swedish soprano Katarina Dalayman and German heldentenor Peter Seiffert. From Wordnik.com. [BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content] Reference
Carmen, drew out his heldentenor chops, hit the ground running and then vaulted into the high register of the opening movement - a drinking song. From Wordnik.com. [San Francisco Sentinel] Reference
Highlights of the season will include recitals performed by René Pape and Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and superstar heldentenor Ben Heppner will star in Richard Wagner's. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
A familiar presence on international opera stages in the 1970s and '80s, Mr. Hofmann was most closely associated with the heldentenor parts of Wagner: the title roles in. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Also making their premieres are Swedish soprano Katarina Dalayman and hard-of-hearing German heldentenor Peter Seiffert, singing the title roles but apparently this gave NYC the lawls. From Wordnik.com. [Opera Chic] Reference
“Not my idea of a heldentenor.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Kirov ‘Ring’: A Tough Role, but Somebody Has to Do It - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Mad props to da Juro for rocking my musical world despite an underpowered non-heldentenor and a you-know-the-thing-with-the-mouth-baritone. From Wordnik.com. [WELCOME TO THE JDCMB GINGER STRIPE AWARDS 2007] Reference
(Above: German heldentenor Peter Seiffert as Tristan, Swedish soprano Katarina Dalayman as Isolde, and Michelle DeYoung as Brangäne) (Above: German heldentenor Peter Seiffert as Tristan, and Swedish soprano Katarina Dalayman as Isolde) (Above: Daniel Barenboim with Itzhak Perlman and his wife) http: / / www. typepad.com / t / trackback / 1133322 / 36315526. From Wordnik.com. [Opera Chic] Reference
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