Baritenor

Baritenor is a slang word describing a male voice whose tessitura lies between the baritone and the tenor. The word is frequently used to describe one of the most common male musical vocal types, rather a pop singer than a true operatic baritone with an upward extension into tenor territory and with a baritonal quality.

In classical music, the term may be used to describe male vocal students who have not determined into which voice type they will mature. It is rarely used to describe an adult voice, as baritones can have an extension. A baritenor is closest in tessitura to the , a special tenor having a thick-baritone lower register. The baritenor's voice is more lyrical in quality, and usually cannot pitch as high. A baritenor's range is usually B2 to A4 but there are some who can infrequently sing lower notes.

Occasionally in soul music, like the mezzo-soprano, a baritenor is a person of full voice, capable of singing both baritone and tenor. This classification is not as widely used as mezzo-soprano however.

Baritenor roles in musicals and operettas

*John Adams (1776)
*Marius (Les Misérables)
*Enjolras (Les Misérables)
*John (Miss Saigon)
*Charles Guiteau (Assassins)
*George Noon & James Humphrey (')
*Roger DeBris (The Producers)
*Leo Bloom (The Producers)
*Caractacus Potts (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
*Sonny (Wakonda's Dream) most changed youth voices could work
*Mark Cohen (Rent)
*Motel (Fiddler on the Roof)
*Les Amis de l'ABC (Les Misérables)
*Brad Majors (The Rocky Horror Show)
*Jareth (')
*Anthony Hope (Sweeney Todd)
*John Wilkes Booth (Assassins)
*Father (Children of Eden)
*Robert (Company)
*Albert (Bye Bye Birdie)
*Curly (')
*Billy Lawlor (42nd Street)
*Will Parker (Oklahoma!)
*Lumiere (Beauty and the Beast)
*George M Cohan (')
*Hysterium (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)
*Schroeder (You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown)

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