Comprimari Index

At one time, comprimario roles were sung by singers with real voices. Now even for major roles, many of the singers have no voice at all.

Asian tenors
T	Takada

Baltic tenors
K	Ants Kollo
P	Poriņš
T	Tralla
V	Vasar

Belgian tenors
C	Cordier
D	Delrue, Dresse, Dua
F	Fleming
H	Houbrechts
M	Malengreaux, Mayer
U	Urbain

Czech and Slovak speaking tenors
H	Hruška
K	Kovář, Krössing
S	Štork

Dutch tenors
G	Goedhart
P	Post

English speaking tenors
A	Charles Anthony 
B	Baillie
C	Carter, Clark
D	John Dickie, Murray Dickie
F	Franke
G	Galanti, Grobe
J	Jenkins, Tom Johns
M	Meader
N	Robert Nagy
R	Raynor
T	Thaw
V	van Vrooman, Velis
W	Williamson

French speaking tenors
B	Louis Berthaud, Bonneval
C	Cardona, Cuénod
E	Edmay, Eichwald
G	Génio, Giannotti
H	Hémon, Hérent
L	Lanjac, Lenoty, Lilty
P	Pétrus, Pottier, Pujol
R	Rabanit, Régis, Rouquetty  
S	Sardet

German speaking tenors
A	Altglass, Anton Arnold 
B	Berghorn, Fritz Birrenkoven, Bloch, Bernhard Bötel, Breuer
C	Cordy
E	Equiluz
F	Fleischer
G	Gallos, Garris, Ferry Gruber
H	Henke, Willy Hofmann, Hopferwieser, Horn
K	Klarwein, Klein, Herold Kraus, Kremer, Kuen, Kuttner
L	Laufkötter, Lenz, Lieban
M	Majkut
P	Päckl, Pecoraro, Pfeifle, Plechinger cf. Encinas, Preuss, Prikopa
R	Reinecke, Reiss
S	Schramm, Schwarz, Schwer, Seydel, Späni, Stolze, Suttheimer
U	Gerhard Unger
V	Vantin
W	Wernigk, Witting, Wohlfahrt
Z	Zednik, Zimmermann

Italian tenors
A	Agnoletti, Andreolli
B	Badà, Baratti, Bertoli, Bontempi, Bulgarelli
C	Carlin, Mariano Caruso, Cesarini, Cilla
D	Daddi, Del Signore, De Palma, De Paolis, Di Tommaso
F	Frascati
G	Enrico Giordani, Carlos Giusti, Guggia
M	Marciano,  Mercuriali
N	Nessi, Nobile
P	Pandano, Gaetano Pini-Corsi, Pirino, Pontiggia, Ponz de Leon
R	Riccardi
S	Sala, Scarlini
V	Vanni, Emilio Venturini

Polish tenors
S	Soszka

Russian and Ukrainian speaking tenors
A	Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, Arkhipov
B	Bandukow, Burenin
C	Chesnokov
D	Dolgij
J	Jakushenko
M	Marchenkov
U	Usmanov
V	Vlasov, Volgin
Z	Zakharov

Scandinavian tenors
B	Gösta Björling
R	Rosén
V	Vikström

Spanish and Portuguese speaking tenors
A	Alba
D	di Toto
M	Maggiolo, Miranda
P	Palacios
T	Tavini




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