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A bass-baritone is a singing voice that shares certain qualities of both the Baritone and the Bass . The term arose in the late 19th century to describe the particular type of voice required to sing Wagnerian bass roles like Wotan (in the Ring Cycle ) and Hans Sachs (in Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg ). Wagner wrote those roles for what he called ''Hoher Bass'' ("high bass"). The bass-baritone voice is distinguished by two attributes. First, it must have an effective upper range to at least F# above middle C and be capable of singing comfortably in a baritonal tessitura. It must also, however, have the resonant lower range typically associated with the bass. For example, the role of Wotan in Die Walküre covers the range from the F# above middle C to the F below the bass clef but only infrequently descends beyond the C below middle C. The term is also used to refer to a singer who possesses such a singing voice. BASS-BARITONE ROLES IN OPERAS
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