Voice type C). In the lower and upper extremes some contralto voices can sing from D3 (the D below middle C) to B5 (the second B-flat above), one whole step short of the soprano "high C". Contralto tessitura: The contralto voice has the lowest tessitura of the female voices. Contralto subtypes: Contraltos are often broken down into three subcategories: coloratura contralto, lyric contralto, and dramatic contralto. A soprano sfogato is a contralto who has an extended high range reaching the soprano "high C". Countertenor range: The countertenor is the highest male voice. Many countertenor singers perform roles originally written for a castrato
Bass (voice type) a high F, the one above middle C), but few roles go over F. In the operatic bass repertoire, the highest notes are a G (The Barber in "The Nose" by Shostakovich) and, in the aria "Fra l'ombre e gl'orrori" in Handel's serenata "Aci, Galatea e Polifemo", Polifemo reaches an A. Within the bass voice type category are seven generally recognized subcategories: "basso cantante" (singing bass), "hoher" bass (high bass), "jugendlicher" bass (juvenile bass), "basso buffo" ("funny" bass), "Schwerer Spielbass" (dramatic bass), lyric bass, and dramatic "basso profondo" (low bass). "Basso cantante" means "singing bass". "Basso cantante" is a higher,