noun
- A powerful tenor voice suited to heroic roles in opera, particularly in Wagnerian and German dramatic works.
Usage: music, opera; German origin; also called 'heroic tenor'
Examples
- The opera house cast a heldentenor in the lead role of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde.
- A heldentenor must have both power and endurance to perform demanding dramatic repertoire.
- The singer's heldentenor voice filled the concert hall with remarkable resonance.
- Many heldentenor roles require singers to sustain high notes over a full orchestra.