Editing Tenor (section)

=== Dramatic ===
Also "tenore robusto", the dramatic tenor has an emotive, ringing and very powerful, clarion, heroic tenor sound. The dramatic tenor's approximate range is from the B one octave below middle C (B<sub>2</sub>) to the B one octave above middle C (B<sub>4</sub>) with some able to sing up to the C one octave above middle C (C<sub>5</sub>).<ref name=Boldrey /> Many successful dramatic tenors though have historically avoided the coveted high C in performance. Their lower range tends to extend into the baritone tessitura or, a few notes below the C<sub>3</sub>, even down to A♭<sub>2</sub>. Some dramatic tenors have a rich and dark tonal colour to their voice (such as the mature [[Enrico Caruso]]) while others (like [[Francesco Tamagno]]) possess a bright, steely timbre.

Dramatic tenor roles in operas:<ref name=Boldrey />{{rp|194–197}}

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* Canio, ''[[Pagliacci]]'' ([[Ruggero Leoncavallo|Leoncavallo]])
* Dick Johnson, ''[[La fanciulla del West]]'' (Puccini)
* Don Alvaro, ''[[La forza del destino]]'' ([[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]])
* Enée, ''[[Les Troyens]]'' ([[Hector Berlioz|Berlioz]])
* Florestan, ''[[Fidelio]]'' ([[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]])
* Otello, ''[[Otello]]'' (Verdi)
* Samson, ''[[Samson and Delilah (opera)|Samson et Dalila]]'' ([[Camille Saint-Saëns|Saint-Saëns]])
* Peter Grimes, ''[[Peter Grimes]]'' ([[Benjamin Britten|Britten]])
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