Tenor or, a few notes below the C3, even down to A♭2. Some dramatic tenors have a rich and dark tonal colour to their voice (such as the mature Enrico Caruso) while others (like Francesco Tamagno) possess a bright, steely timbre. Dramatic tenor roles in operas: The heldentenor (English: "heroic tenor") has a rich, dark, powerful and dramatic voice. As its name implies, the heldentenor vocal "fach" features in the German romantic operatic repertoire. The heldentenor is the German equivalent of the tenore drammatico, however with a more baritonal quality: the typical Wagnerian protagonist. The keystone of the heldentenor's repertoire is
Michail Svetlev (tenor) Philharmonic, Tel Aviv, Vienna, Berlin, Munich, Paris, Mexico City. He has recorded for radio and television in Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, France and the United States. Michail Svetlev has recorded several albums and live performances of arias and Italian songs including the following: Michail Svetlev (tenor) Michail Svetlev () is an internationally acclaimed opera tenor born 6 March 1943 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is known for his interpretations of leading tenor roles in French, Italian, German and Russian operas, and an extensive repertoire of Neapolitan and Italian songs. Upon completion of theology schooling at the Holy Seminary in Sofia, Bulgaria, he