What is a bass singer?
Q: What is a bass singer?
A: A bass singer is a man with a low singing voice who can sing down to C two octaves below middle C.
Q: What is a buffo-bass?
A: A buffo-bass is a character role in which the bass singer needs a wide range for the comedy of the part.
Q: What part in Mozart's Don Giovanni needs a buffo bass?
A: The part of Leporello in Mozart's Don Giovanni needs a buffo bass.
Q: What is a basso-profondo?
A: A basso-profondo is the lowest kind of bass.
Q: Who was a famous Russian bass?
A: Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938) was a famous Russian bass.
Q: Who held the world record for lowest bass singer for a number of years?
A: Southern gospel singer J.D. Sumner held the world record for lowest bass singer for a number of years, from 1988 until he was beaten by Tim Storms in 2016.
Q: What is a baritone?
A: A baritone is a voice between tenor and bass in range, but some low baritones describe themselves as bass-baritones.
Q: What is a bass-baritone part in Der Ring des Nibelungen?
A: Wotan in Der Ring des Nibelungen is a bass-baritone part.
Q: Who is a famous Welsh bass-baritone?
A: Bryn Terfel is a famous Welsh bass-baritone.
Q: Who is well known for his bass-baritone voice?
A: Johnny Cash is well known for his bass-baritone voice.
