Tenor Characters from Operas

Ensemble

Tannhäuser

  german language public domain gods goddess sin forgiveness noblemen aristocrat pilgrim knight spirit siren naiad nymph  god 

Ensemble

Tannhäuser

  german language public domain singer musician hunter character tenor lyric tenor  spinto tenor 

Lead

The Tender Land

  worker romantic wanderer skeptical hobo kiss 

Featured

The Tender Land

  postman husband rural neighbor friend gossip 

Supporting

Teuzzone

Supporting

Teuzzone

Lead

Tom-Tom: An Epic of Music and the Negro

  composers of color black composer female composer african-american african-american cast african-american composers spirituals jazz cabaret race racism home gender politics slavery slave trade plantations slaves christianity voodoo identity longing diaspora africa african harlem religious religion christian reverend boy coming of age lyric tenor spinto tenor 

Featured

Tom-Tom: An Epic of Music and the Negro

  composers of color black composer female composer african-american african-american cast african-american composer african-american art african africa chairman worker money greed schemer lyric baritone lyric tenor character baritone character tenor 

Ensemble

Tom-Tom: An Epic of Music and the Negro

  composers of color african-american african-american cast african-american composer african-american art spirituals jazz cabaret race racism gender politics slavery slave trade plantations slaves slave owners christianity voodoo identity home longing diaspora mothers children villagers african africa harlem 

Lead

Tosca

  painter artist romantic loyal brave 

Supporting

Tosca

  police henchman loyal dutiful sidekick 

Lead

La Traviata

  romantic naive hopeful jealous star vehicle (male) son boyfriend lover father-son father-son relationships public domain italian language grand opera verismo responsibility freedom relationships tragedy bitterness pain heartbreak spinto tenor lyric tenor coloratura dramatic tenor