Genre
Opera vocal ranges
19 Opera voices on one keyboard, F2 to F6.
Singers
19
Median span
2.4 oct
-3 st vs library
Range covered
F2–F6
Era
1902–1998
How ranges sit in Opera
- The median cited span across these 19 voices is 29 semitones — 3 semitones narrower than the library median of 32.
- Widest here is Tarja Turunen (F3–E6); the deepest floor belongs to Bryn Terfel at F2 and the highest ceiling to Joan Sutherland at F6.
- Voice categories break down as 8 tenors, 8 sopranos, 1 bass-baritone, 1 mezzo-soprano, 1 baritone.
All 19 on one axis
low → high
- Andrea BocelliC3–B4C3–B41.9 oct
- Anna NetrebkoG3–D6G3–D62.6 oct
- Bryn TerfelF2–A4F2–A42.3 oct
- Cecilia BartoliF3–D6F3–D62.8 oct
- Dmitri HvorostovskyG2–A4G2–A42.2 oct
- Enrico CarusoB2–A#4B2–A#41.9 oct
- Jessye NormanE3–C6E3–C62.7 oct
- Joan SutherlandG3–F6G3–F62.8 oct
- Jonas KaufmannB2–C5B2–C52.1 oct
- José CarrerasC3–C5C3–C52.0 oct
- Leontyne PriceG3–C6G3–C62.4 oct
- Luciano PavarottiC3–C5C3–C52.0 oct
- Maria CallasF#3–D#6F#3–D#62.8 oct
- Mario LanzaC3–C5C3–C52.0 oct
- Montserrat CaballéG3–C6G3–C62.4 oct
- Plácido DomingoA2–C5A2–C52.3 oct
- Renée FlemingG3–C6G3–C62.4 oct
- Rufus WainwrightA2–D5A2–D52.4 oct
- Tarja TurunenF3–E6F3–E62.9 oct