Bass - The adversary

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Bass

The Bass is the lowest of the male voices. And it’s the lowest human voice, full stop. In Russia, in the Christian Orthodox church, there is a very long tradition of so-called Oktavists. These are extremely low voices that can sing a full octave under the line of the normal lowest voices. Some of them are almost supernatural in their exhibitions.

The equivalent in the opera world could be the Basso profundo, a type of low voice specialized in singing a few roles with very low pitch. These voices are rare, and if you are able to sing these very low notes, you could possibly initiate a very lucrative career.