heldentenor


hel·den·te·nor

also Hel·den·te·nor H0129200 (hĕl′dən-tə-nôr′)n.1. A tenor voice with a striking dramatic or brilliant quality that is well suited for heroic roles, such as those in Wagnerian opera.2. A person with such a voice.
[German : Held, hero (from Middle High German helt, from Old High German helid) + Tenor, tenor (from Italian tenore; see tenor).]

Heldentenor

(ˈhɛldəntenoːr) n, pl -tenöre (-teˈnøːrə) (Classical Music) a tenor with a powerful voice suited to singing heroic roles, esp in Wagner[literally: hero tenor]

hel•den•ten•or

(ˈhɛl dnˌtɛn ər; Ger. ˈhɛl dn teɪˌnoʊr)

n., pl. -ten•ors, Ger. -te•no•re (-teɪˌnoʊ rə) a tenor having a powerful voice suited to singing heroic roles, as in Wagnerian opera. [1925–30; < German, =Helden-, comb. form of Held hero + Tenor tenor]

heldentenor

Hero tenor in German. A tenor with the power to sing above the sound of a large orchestra.