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Vocal range

Bryn Terfel

Bass-baritone · Opera · Classical · Musical Theatre · UK · prominent since 1989

Cited range
F2A4
Octaves
2.3
Semitones
28
Voice type
Bass-baritone
F2A4C2C3C4C5

What is Bryn Terfel’s vocal range?

Bryn Terfel's vocal range is commonly cited as F2 to A4 — about 2.3 octaves, or 28 semitones, and is usually classified as bass-baritone.

Big, grainy bass-baritone with hard consonants; moves between Wagner, Mozart and stage musicals. That cited span is wider than 23% of the 357 voices in this library.

Signature song
Votre toast (Toreador Song)

Reading the numbers

  • 3 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
  • No separate full-voice ceiling is cited, so the figures describe a range worked largely in full voice across its 28 semitones.
  • The range sits mostly under middle C — 19 semitones below it against 9 above.
  • Ranked by bottom note, it is the 44th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 329th highest.

Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.

You vs Bryn Terfel

Take the free 2-minute range test — your mic finds your lowest and highest notes, then this page shows exactly how your voice lines up with Bryn Terfel’s.