At least for the space of an opera, audiences could share the baritone's deviant obsession, and imagine with him a love powerful enough to break down all borders.
Tibbett pulled out the 'grand gesture' during the spiritual episode, unleashing the vocal power that made him a leading baritone of his day.
This article seeks to interpret the baritone's words as a call to song - song in its literal as well as idealized sense, as identified through strophic treatment and folk-like character.
In many senses the lesson articulated by the solo baritone's intervention has to be recognized as superfluous; it acts out or celebrates a lesson already learned elsewhere.
Marschner's music heroicizes his baritones, so that the audience may simultaneously condemn and sympathize with their actions.
The 30 presented here are divided into six internally contrasted groups, soprano and baritone singing alternately.
Representing the visually oriented, rational aspects of society, the baritone must relinquish that dependency before he can be united with his lover.
All three are basses or baritones, and sing music that is somewhat stentorian or declamatory.
