Opera is a musical genre which is played in the form of a theatrical work.
We could say that it is one of the most special and famous musical genres of the music culture of the western countries. Etymologically the word opera comes from the Latin word opus which means work. To be precise it is the plural of this word. Opera is essentially a short story, it has a plot, which, however, unfolds through a series of songs and there is always an orchestra on stage.
The characteristic element of opera is the voices. These are divided into bass, baritone, tenor and countertenor for men and contralto, soprano and soprano for females. The most famous operas are Italian and German, but there are also operas in other languages such as French, English, Russian, etc.
Tenor is one of the most famous types of voice in opera works. It is a male type of voice, it concerns male performers and specifically those who cover the highest notes. In Greek the tenor is also called oxophone, precisely because it requires a sharp sound for its interpretations.
It is an intermediate voice between the baritone and the counter-tenor, a role often performed by either women or eunuchs in the past. Later the very loud male voices were abolished and the tenors became the highest male voice of an opera.
Etymologically the word tenor comes from the Latin word tenere which means hold because he has the responsibility to keep harmony in the work. Well-known tenors include Andrea Bocelli, Enrico Caruso and Luciano Pavarotti.
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