Voice type and below the countertenor voice. The "leggero" tenor has the highest tessitura of all the tenor subtypes. Tenor subtypes: Tenors are often divided into different subcategories based on range, vocal color or timbre, the weight of the voice, and dexterity of the voice. Tenors are often broken down into seven subcategories: "tenore contraltino", "leggero" tenor or "tenore di grazia", lyric tenor, spinto tenor or "tenore spinto", dramatic tenor, heldentenor, and baritenor. Famous tenors include Enrico Caruso, Juan Diego Flórez, Alfredo Kraus, and Luciano Pavarotti. Baritone range: The baritone voice is the middle-range voice type for males; it lies between the
Bass (voice type) more lyrical voice. It is produced using a more Italianate vocal production, and possesses a faster vibrato, than its closest Germanic/Anglo-Saxon equivalent, the bass-baritone. "" or "high bass" or often a dramatic bass-baritone. "" (juvenile bass) denotes the role of a young man sung by a bass, regardless of the age of the singer. "Buffo", literally "funny", basses are lyrical roles that demand from their practitioners a solid coloratura technique, a capacity for patter singing and ripe tonal qualities if they are to be brought off to maximum effect. They are usually the blustering antagonist of the hero/heroine or the