Genre
Opera vocal ranges
Opera voices on one keyboard, D2 to G#6.
Median span
2.4 oct
-3.5 st vs library
Range covered
D2–G#6
Era
1902–2004
How ranges sit in Opera
- The median cited span across these voices is 29 semitones — 3.5 semitones narrower than the library median of 32.5.
- Widest here is Vitas (D2–D#6); the deepest floor belongs to Vitas at D2 and the highest ceiling to Diana Damrau at G#6.
- Voice categories here, most common first: sopranos, tenors, bass-baritone, mezzo-soprano, baritone, countertenor, bass.
Every voice on one axis
low → high
Singers Andrea Bocelli through Sumi Jo
- Andrea BocelliC3–B4C3–B41.9 oct
- Anna NetrebkoG3–D6G3–D62.6 oct
- Birgit NilssonC#3–D6C#3–D63.1 oct
- Bryn TerfelF2–A4F2–A42.3 oct
- Cecilia BartoliF3–D6F3–D62.8 oct
- Diana DamrauA#3–G#6A#3–G#62.8 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
- Juan Diego FlórezC3–E5C3–E52.3 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
- Philippe JarousskyD3–G#5D3–G#52.5 oct
- Plácido DomingoA2–C5A2–C52.3 oct
- Renée FlemingG3–C6G3–C62.4 oct
- Rufus WainwrightA2–D5A2–D52.4 oct
- Samuel RameyD#2–F4D#2–F42.2 oct
- Sumi JoA3–F6A3–F62.7 oct