Tenors that do nothing for me
Asian tenors
Fujiwara,
Igarashi,
Yonghoon Lee
Balkan tenors
Belev,
Anton Dermota,
Dimitrov,
Rudolf Francl,
Iliev,
Atanas Ivanov,
Kostov,
Makedonski,
Boris Marinov,
Mazaroff,
Minchev,
Planinšek,
Pravtchev,
Svetlev,
Todorov,
Todorovich,
Uzunov
Baltic tenors
Ani,
Bērziņš,
Gutauskas,
Kaasik,
Sällik,
Transky,
Tunce,
Zariņš
Belgian tenors
Blaimont,
Delhaye,
Dister,
Laho,
Morrisson,
Rouffart,
Verbeeck,
Weynandt
Comprimari
Berghorn,
Cordier,
John Dickie,
Murray Dickie,
Equiluz,
Giannotti,
Houbrechts,
Ants Kollo,
Kovář,
Krössing,
Kuttner,
Lieban,
Marciano,
Robert Nagy,
Poriņš,
Post,
Raynor,
Schramm,
Seydel,
Soszka,
Takada,
Zednik
Czech and Slovak speaking tenors
Blachut,
Kucharský,
Margita,
Masák,
Dalibor Novotný,
Papp,
Slezak,
Spisar,
Žídek
Dutch tenors
Blanken,
Delamboye,
(Van der) Geest,
Goldsteen,
Heesters,
Hens,
(Van) Mantgem,
Miedema,
Moes,
(Van) Tulder
English speaking tenors
Ainsley,
Althouse,
Bergell,
Blake,
Booth,
Bostridge,
Brunner,
Burrows,
Castronovo,
Cathcart,
Caves,
Cornwell,
Crook,
Da Costa,
Deaton,
Di Giuseppe,
Andrew Drost,
Robert Dure,
Ellsworth,
Farina,
Finelli,
Forbis,
Ford,
Gabriels,
Goeke,
Groves,
Hackett,
Hanek,
Harness,
Thomas Harper,
Haskin,
Herndon,
Ikaia-Purdy,
Jacocks,
Kalt,
Kelly,
King,
Kunde,
Lachonas,
Langridge,
Richard Lewis,
Li Vigni,
Lloyd-Chandos,
MacEwan,
Maloy,
Martell,
McCracken,
McCray,
McGuckin,
Morris,
Mullings,
Nash,
Oldham,
Pears,
Pike,
Pittas,
Potter,
Remedios,
Rendall,
Renier,
Rosenberg,
Santelli,
Slatton,
Robert Dean Smith,
Stevens,
Tanner,
Tear,
Jess Thomas,
Thompson,
Truhitte,
Tucker,
Ventris,
Vickers,
Eduardo Villa,
Vincent,
Watson,
Wendon,
Wilde,
Winter
French speaking tenors
Bécourt,
Bilodeau,
Blondel,
Bohrer,
Botiaux,
Brazzi,
Cadiou,
Casset,
Cazenave,
Cheyrat,
Dalmorès,
Dunan,
Dupeyron,
Duval,
Erard,
Gilion,
Giraudeau,
Gluck,
Lacairy,
Lanjac,
Jacques Luccioni,
Maillard,
Marny,
Maurette,
Jean Michel,
Micheletti,
Pétrus,
Scaramberg,
Sénéchal,
Simoneau,
Turp,
Vanzo,
Vezzani
German speaking tenors
Alberti,
Bary,
Kurt Baum,
Herbert Becker,
Beirer,
Bensing,
Berger,
Willi Birrenkoven,
Burgstaller,
de Luca,
Dessa,
Dippel,
Esser,
Fassler,
Fritz,
Goldberg,
Goltz,
Greverus,
Günther,
Günther-Braun,
Hutt,
Kirchhoff,
Kmentt,
Knote,
Ernst Kraus,
Siegmund Krauß,
Kutzner,
Lippert,
Patzak,
Christoph Prégardien,
Julian Prégardien,
Ritzmann,
Saccà,
Schachtschneider,
Schade,
Schaefer,
Schager,
Schlitzer,
Schreier,
Schüller,
Soot,
Steinhoff,
Trostorff,
Vinke,
Witte,
Wottrich
Greek speaking tenors
Delendas,
Kourousopoulos,
Petropoulos,
Stellakis
Italian tenors
Bergonzi,
Marco Berti,
Bini,
Carlino,
Enrico Caruso,
Cesarani,
Cestari,
Ciannella,
Comacchio,
Cucuccio,
Dagradi,
Furlan,
Marcello Giordani,
Massimo Giordano,
Gismondo,
Lauri-Volpi,
Licitra,
Loforese,
Lollini,
Luigi Ottolini,
Martinelli,
Martinez-Patti,
Matroiani,
Matteuzzi,
Montelauri,
Panajia,
Pertile,
Piccaluga,
Picchi,
Roselli,
Scalabrini,
Schenone,
Solman,
Ferruccio Tagliavini,
Todaro,
Turrini,
Zambon,
Zambruno
Polish tenors
Berini,
Floriański,
Guszalewicz,
Paprocki,
Pawlus,
Porębski
Russian and Ukrainian speaking tenors
Atlantov,
Bobrov,
Nikolaj Bolshakov,
Mikhail Davidoff,
Didyk,
Figner,
Galkoŭski,
Golik,
Khanaev,
Khanedanian,
Korchak,
Koroljov,
Kravtsov,
Labinskij,
Mikhail Larin,
Luder,
Maljutenko,
Matvej Matveev,
Menzinsky,
Vladimir Nechaev,
Neljepp,
Ohrenych,
Orfjonov,
Osipov,
Petrov,
Viktor Pishchaev,
Pluzhnikov,
Poljakov,
Pronchev,
Rajkov,
Rogatchewsky,
Sheljuzhko,
Sibirtsev,
Sobinov,
Solovyanenko,
Surzhikov,
Tatarov,
Tkachenko,
Tymokhin,
Udalov,
Ukrainskyj,
Veljashev-Svetlanov,
Vostrjakov,
Zaika,
Zajchenko
Scandinavian tenors
Rolf Björling,
Gedda,
Grundén,
Haxthausen,
Jóhannsson,
Lindroos,
Nuotio,
Ödmann,
Oestvig,
Ottoson,
Parly,
Torsten Ralf,
Talén
Spanish and Portuguese speaking tenors
Alva,
Amoretti,
Araiza,
Arámburo,
Ayas,
Azócar,
Beltrán,
Bocardi,
Carreras,
Casanova,
Chacón-Cruz,
Cura,
de León,
del Llano,
de Murguia,
di Pianduni,
Domingo,
Esteve,
Eduard Giménez,
Dalmacio González,
Granados,
Guichandut,
Ricardo Jiménez,
Lafuente (?),
Lima,
Monsalve,
Mulleras,
Muñoz,
Novales,
Orrego,
Parker,
Pérez,
Suárez,
Vargas,
Vinay
François Nouvion's list was the following:
Dutch speaking tenors
Daalen,
Delamboye,
Heesters,
Hens,
Van Dyck
Eastern European tenors
Berini,
Didyk,
Ifrim,
Kobela,
Todorovich
English speaking tenors
Ainsley,
Aler,
Atkinson,
Bostridge,
Bottone,
Burrows,
Cassilly,
Castronovo,
Coates,
Cornwell,
Covey-Crump,
Crook,
Daniels,
Ben Davies,
Maldwyn Davies,
Ryland Davies,
Deaton,
Murray Dickie,
Edgar-Wilson,
Elwes,
Ford,
Goeke,
Groves,
Hadley,
Hanek,
Thomas Harper,
Heater,
Martyn Hill,
Hughes Jones,
Jacocks,
Kalt,
Kelly,
Kendall,
King,
Kunde,
Langridge,
Lundberg,
MacMaster,
Macdougall, Mackie,
McCormack,
McCracken,
Morris,
Moser,
Rufus Müller,
Mullings,
Nash,
Stuart Neill,
Olsen,
Padmore,
Partridge,
Pears,
Peerce,
Potter,
Price,
Rolfe Johnson,
Serge,
Shicoff,
Shirley,
Stevens,
Striny,
Thompson,
Tucker,
Ventris,
Versalle,
Vickers,
Eduardo Villa,
Vrenios,
Wendon,
White
French speaking tenors
Alagna,
Altéry,
Amade,
Bécourt,
Cazette,
Clément,
Corazza,
Devriès,
Giraudeau,
Imbart de la Tour,
Lacairy,
Lafitte,
Laho,
Maurette,
Sénéchal
German and Austrian tenors
Equiluz,
Fassler,
Fritz,
Peter Hofmann,
Jerusalem,
Jung,
Kasper,
Kaufmann,
Kollo,
Christoph Prégardien,
Schade,
Seiffert,
Stolze,
Vinke,
Vogt
Greek tenors
Stellakis
Italian tenors
Armiliato,
Bergonzi,
De Lucia,
Furlan,
Licitra,
Matteuzzi,
Notariello,
Panajia,
Parmeggiani,
Pavarotti,
Scuderi,
Valente,
Vicentini,
Zenatello
Nordic tenors
Parly
Spanish origin tenors
Ambrosio,
Amoretti,
Araiza,
Carreras,
Chacón-Cruz,
de León,
Domingo,
Dalmacio González,
Olano,
Orrego,
Palacio,
Parker,
Pérez,
Suárez,
Vargas,
Villazón
Mr. Nouvion further had a list of tenors he respected but didn't love; he called them:
Tenors I have little empathy with
French speaking tenors
Capoul
Italian tenors
Enrico Caruso,
Beniamino Gigli,
Martinelli,
Schipa,
Tagliavini
Nordic tenors
Jussi Björling
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