Baritone

In music, a baritone is a male voice of intermediate pitch, between bass and tenor. It is typically written for in the range A one octave and a third below middle C to F above middle C, though it is often extended at the top.

The baritone is the most common voice type in males. It is commonly subdivided in the usual way as follows:

• Dramatic baritone is a voice with a somewhat heavier, darker quality. A typical role in opera is Pizarro in Beethoven's Fidelio.
• Lyric baritone is a voice that is lighter and perhaps mellower than the dramatic baritone. It is probably the most common of the baritone voice types, and thus the most common male voice. A typical role in opera is Papageno in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte.
• Verdi baritone is a more specialized voice category, referring to a voice capable of singing consistently and with ease in the highest part of the baritone range, perhaps even up to the A above middle C. A typical role in opera is Germont in Verdi's La Traviata.