Hero baritone

A type of baritone voice is called a hero baritone . The hero baritone is vocally “heavier” and more voluminous than its lyrical register relatives, it sings in the dramatic field. Volume and carrying capacity make up his voice, which is also closest to the character baritone in the drawing of mature, masculine roles.

Heldenbaritone is also a name for a vocal subject in which the relevant opera and oratorio parts are summarized. Examples are

• Giuseppe Verdi , Rigoletto : title role
• Giuseppe Verdi , Falstaff : title role, Ford
• Giuseppe Verdi , Aida : Amonasro
• Richard Wagner , The Flying Dutchman : Dutchman
• Richard Wagner , The Ring of the Nibelung : Wotan / Wanderer, Gunther
• Richard Wagner , The Mastersingers of Nuremberg : Hans Sachs
• Modest Mussorgsky , Boris Godunow : Boris
• Giacomo Puccini , Tosca : Scarpia
• Richard Strauss , Elektra : Orest