Searching on Internet I tried to categorize the well known metal female voices. The order is alphabetic.
- Agnete M. Kirkevaag - dramatic mezzo soprano
- Aleah Starbridge - light lyric soprano - R.I.P. and rock hard up there!
- Alissa White-Gluz - mezzo soprano with death growl capabilities (?!?)
- Amanda Somerville - dramatic alto / contralto
- Amy Lee - lyric mezzo soprano
- Anette Olzon - lyric mezzo soprano
- Anneke van Giersbergen - light lyric soprano (early), mezzo soprano (now)
- AnnLouice Lögdlund - dramatic soprano
- Caterina Nix - soprano
- Catherine Paulsen - spinto soprano
- Chaoss Heidi - lyric coloratura soprano
- Christina Scabbia - lyric mezzo soprano
- Dianne van Giesbergen - dramatic soprano
- Emmanuelle Zoldan - mezzo soprano
- Floor Jansen - dramatic soprano
- Heidi Parviainen - lyric soprano
- Heike Langhans - mezzo soprano
- Helen Iren Michaelsen - spinto or dramatic soprano
- Jill Janus - coloratura soprano - R.I.P. and rock hard up there!
- Clémentine Delauney - mezzo soprano
- Laura Macrì - light lyric soprano
- Liv Kristine - light soprano
- Lori Lewis - lyric coloratura soprano
- Madeleine Liljestam - soprano
- Magali Luyten - dramatic mezzo soprano
- Manda Ophuis - lyric soprano (not sure if is light or full)
- Manuella Kraller - spinto soprano
- Marcela Bovio - light lyric mezzo-soprano (maybe even lyric coloratura soprano)
- Margarita Monet - dramatic soprano
- Mari Paul - mezzo soprano
- Marianne "Madie" Dien - mezzo soprano
- Mariangela Demurtas - lyric mezzo soprano
- Melissa Feerlak - lyric coloratura soprano
- Micky Huijsmans - soprano
- Nicoletta Rosellini - mezzo/alto soprano
- Päivi "Capri" Virkkunen - full lyric soprano
- Sharon den Adel - light lyric soprano
- Simone Simmons - soubrette or lyric coloratura (on first two albums), now light lyric mezzo soprano
- Taida Nazraic - lyric soprano
- Tarja Turunen - full lyric soprano
- Vibeke Stene - light lyric soprano
- Ylva Eriksson - coloratura mezzo soprano
- Zoe Marie Federoff - soprano
As a guide, here is the 25 voice types classification in the Fach system.
Type | English | German | Characteristics |
---|---|---|---|
Soprano Voice Types | Soubrette | Spielsopran | Young, light, bright |
Lyric Coloratura Soprano | Lyrischer Koloratursopran | High, bright, flexible | |
Dramatic Coloratura Soprano | Dramatischer Koloratursopran | High, dark, flexible | |
Lyric Soprano | Lyrischer Sopran | Warm, legatto, full | |
Character Soprano | Charaktersopran | Bright, metallic, theatrical | |
Spinto /Young Dramatic Soprano | Jugendlich-dramatischer Sopran | Powerful, young, full | |
Dramatic Soprano | Dramatischer Sopran | Powerful, dark, rich | |
Mezzo-Soprano Voice Types | Coloratura Mezzo-Soprano | Coloratura Mezzo-Soprano | Agile, rich, bright |
Lyric Mezzo-Soprano | Lyrischer Mezzosopran | Strong, flexible, lachrymose | |
Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano | Dramatischer Mezzosopran | Rich, powerful, imposing | |
Contralto Voice Types | Dramatic Alto | Dramatischer Alt | Powerful, full, metallic |
Low Contralto | Tiefer Alt | Low, full, warm | |
Tenor Voice Types | Countertenor | Contratenor | High, agile, powerful |
Lyric Tenor | Lyrischer Tenor | Soft, warm, flexible | |
Acting Tenor | Spieltenor | Flexible, theatrical, light | |
Dramatic Tenor | Heldentenor | Full, low, stamina | |
Character Tenor | Charaktertenor | Bright, powerful, theatrical | |
Baritone Voice Types | Lyric Baritone | Lyrischer Bariton | Smooth, flexible, sweet |
Cavalier Baritone | Kavalierbariton | Brilliant, warm, agile | |
Character Baritone | Charakterbariton | Flexible, powerful, theatrical | |
Dramatic Baritone | Heldenbariton | Powerful, full, imposing | |
Bass Voice Types | Character Bass | Charakterbass | Full, rich, stamina |
Acting Bass | Spielbass | Flexible, agile, rich | |
Heavy Acting Bass | Schwerer Spielbass | Full, rich, imposing | |
Serious Bass | Seriöser Bass | Mature, rich, powerful |
Credits:
The above classification is based most on info found here but is not the only source I used.
Photo source: Pinterest
The voice type table: http://choirly.com
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