heldentenor

noun

1. A singer with a deep, strong voice that spans the range between baritone and tenor

   “The absence of the Lyric's usual work-horse heldentenor William Johns (who, according to Lyric, dropped out of the show--quite uncharacteristically--due to illness) was sadly evident here.”

   “Over the course of his lifetime, he will be forced to endure ... precocious heldentenors [.]”