Sopran
[Hochdramatischer Sopran]
- Leonie Rysanek, Jessie Norman, Richard Wagner: Die Valkure: Sieglinde
- Kirsten Flastad
Richard Wagner: Die Valkure - Brunnhilde
Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde - Isolde
- Birgit Nilsson, Gwyneth Jones
- Titelpartie in Strauss’ Elektra
- Brünnhilde in Wagners Die Walküre
- Isolde, Tristan und Isolde (Richard Wagner)[15]
- Brünnhilde, Der Ring des Nibelungen (Richard Wagner)[15]
- Turandot, Turandot (Giacomo Puccini)[15]
- Senta, Der fliegende Holländer (Richard Wagner)[15]
- Elektra, Elektra (Richard Strauss)[16]
Dramatischer Sopran (g–c’’’)
- Ariadne, Ariadne auf Naxos (Richard Strauss)[9] - Cassandre, Les Troyens (Hector Berlioz)[9] - La Gioconda, La Gioconda (Amilcare Ponchielli) - Leonore, Fidelio (Ludwig van Beethoven)[9] - Minnie, La fanciulla del West (Giacomo Puccini)[9] - Santuzza, Cavalleria rusticana (Pietro Mascagni)[9] - Sieglinde, Die Walküre (Wagner) - Tosca, Tosca (Giacomo Puccini)[9]
Dramatischer Koloratursopran (c’–f’’’, selten auch tiefer)
- Königin der Nacht in Mozarts *[Die Zauberflöte](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Zauberfl%C3%B6te "Die Zauberflöte")*
- Titelpartie in Verdis *[La traviata](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_traviata "La traviata")*
- Elvira, *[I puritani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_puritani "I puritani")* ([Vincenzo Bellini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Bellini "Vincenzo Bellini"))<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKloiber2002900_4-5"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fach#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKloiber2002900-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup>
- Leonora, *[Il trovatore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_trovatore "Il trovatore")* (Giuseppe Verdi)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKloiber2002900_4-9"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fach#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKloiber2002900-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup>
- Norma, *[Norma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norma_(opera) "Norma (opera)")* (Vincenzo Bellini)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKloiber2002900_4-10"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fach#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKloiber2002900-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup>
- Odabella, *[Attila](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attila_(opera) "Attila (opera)")* (Giuseppe Verdi)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKloiber2002900_4-11"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fach#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKloiber2002900-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup>
- The Queen of the Night, *[Die Zauberflöte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Zauberfl%C3%B6te "Die Zauberflöte")* (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKloiber2002900_4-12"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fach#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKloiber2002900-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup>
- Violetta, *[La traviata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_traviata "La traviata")* (Giuseppe Verdi)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKloiber2002900_4-13"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fach#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKloiber2002900-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup>
- Gilda, *[Rigoletto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigoletto "Rigoletto")* (Giuseppe Verdi)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKloiber2002900_4-7"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fach#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKloiber2002900-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup>
Charaktersopran / Soubrette (h–c’’’)
- Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland
- Mélisande in Debussys Pelléas et Mélisande
- Barbarina, Le nozze di Figaro (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)[3]
- Zerlina, Don Giovanni (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)[7]
- Sophie, Der Rosenkavalier (Richard Strauss)
- Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)[7]
- Papagena, Die Zauberflöte (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)[3]
Jugendlich-dramatischer Sopran / Spinto (c’–c’’’) (auch: Spinto-Sopran)
- Elsa in Wagners Lohengrin
- Leonora in Verdis Il trovatore
- Agathe in Webers Der Freischütz
- Agathe, Der Freischütz (Carl Maria von Weber)[citation needed]
- Amelia, Un ballo in maschera (Giuseppe Verdi)[9]
- Chrysothemis, Elektra (Richard Strauss)[9]
- Cio-Cio San, Madama Butterfly (Giacomo Puccini)[6]
- Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
- Elisabeth, Tannhäuser (Richard Wagner)[9]
- Elsa, Lohengrin (Richard Wagner)[9]
- Maddalena, Andrea Chénier (Umberto Giordano)[7]
- Magda Sorel, The Consul (Gian Carlo Menotti)[9]
- Marie, Wozzeck (Alban Berg)[7]
- Marie/Marietta, Die tote Stadt (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)[9]
- Suor Angelica, Suor Angelica (Giacomo Puccini)[9]
- Eva, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Richard Wagner)[10]
- Liza, The Queen of Spades (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)[11]
- Marschallin, Der Rosenkavalier (Richard Strauss)[12]
- Desdemona, Otello (Giuseppe Verdi)[6]
- Giulietta, Les contes d’Hoffman (Jacques Offenbach)[13]
- Salome,Salome (Richard Strauss)[14]
Lyrischer Sopran (c’–c’’’)
- Montserrat Caballe, Elizabeth Schwartzkopf, Renata Tebaldi
- Marzelline in Beethovens Fidelio
- Susanna in Mozarts Le nozze di Figaro
- Rusalka, Rusalka (Antonín Dvořák)
- Sophie, Werther (Jules Massenet)[7]
- Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)[7]
- Mimi, La bohème (Giacomo Puccini)[8]
- Liù, Turandot (Giacomo Puccini)[7]
- Micaëla, Carmen (Georges Bizet)[7]
Lyrischer Koloratursopran (c’–f’’’)
- Kathleen Battle, Barbara Bonney Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier - Presentation of the Rose
- Lily Pons, Maria Aleida-Rodrigues
- Norina in Donizettis Don Pasquale
- Zerbinetta in Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos
- The woodbird, Siegfried (Richard Wagner)[5]
Soubrette (c’–c’’’)
- Erna Berger, Norma Burrows
- Despina in Mozarts *[Così fan tutte](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cos%C3%AC_fan_tutte "Così fan tutte")*
- Gretchen in Lortzings *[Der Wildschütz](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Wildsch%C3%BCtz "Der Wildschütz")*
Knabensopran
- Erster und Zweiter Knabe in Mozarts *[Die Zauberflöte](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Zauberfl%C3%B6te "Die Zauberflöte")*
- Hirtenknabe in Wagners *[Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tannh%C3%A4user_und_der_S%C3%A4ngerkrieg_auf_Wartburg "Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg")*
Mezzosopran
Dramatischer Mezzosopran (g–b’’)
- Fedora Barbieri
- Eboli in Verdis Don Carlos
- Brangäne in Wagners Tristan und Isolde
- Amneris, Aida (Giuseppe Verdi)
- Carmen, Carmen (Bizet)
- Dido, Les Troyens (Hector Berlioz)[17]
- The Composer, Ariadne auf Naxos (Richard Strauss)[17]
- Dalila, Samson et Dalila (Camille Saint-Saëns)[17]
- Eboli, Don Carlo (Giuseppe Verdi)[17]
- Fricka, Das Rheingold, Die Walküre (Richard Wagner)[17]
- Gertrud, Hänsel und Gretel (Engelbert Humperdinck)[17]
- Klytaemnestra, Elektra (Richard Strauss)[17]
- Octavian, Der Rosenkavalier (Richard Strauss)[17]
- Ortrud, Lohengrin (Richard Wagner)[17]
Koloratur-Mezzosopran (g–b’’)
- Joyce DiDonato, Cecilia Bartoli, Teresa Berganza
- Rosina in Rossinis Il barbiere di Siviglia
- Angelina, La Cenerentola (Gioachino Rossini)[17]
- Griselda, Griselda (Vivaldi)
- Isabella, L’italiana in Algeri (Gioachino Rossini)[17]
- Isolier, Le comte Ory (Rossini)
- Julius Caesar, Giulio Cesare (Handel)
- Orsini, Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti)
- Romeo, I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Vincenzo Bellini)
- Ruggiero, Alcina (Handel)
- Rosina, Il barbiere di Siviglia (Gioachino Rossini)[17]
- Tancredi, Tancredi (Gioacchino Rossini)[17]
Lyrischer Mezzosopran (g–b’’)
- Elina Garanca
George Bizet: Carmen - Cherubino in Mozarts Le nozze di Figaro - Oktavian in Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier Elina Garanca - Charlotte, Werther (Massenet) - Cherubino, Le nozze di Figaro (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)[17] - Dorabella, Così fan tutte (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)[17] - Hänsel, Hänsel und Gretel (Engelbert Humperdinck)[17] - Marguerite, La damnation de Faust (Berlioz) - Meg, Little Women (Mark Adamo) - Mignon, Mignon (Ambroise Thomas) - Nicklausse, Les contes d’Hoffman (Offenbach) - Mother, Amahl and the Night Visitors (Menotti) - Suzuki, Madama Butterfly (Giacomo Puccini)[17]
Alt
Dramatischer Alt (g–b’’)
- Clara Butt
- Ježibaba in Dvořáks Rusalka
- Azucena, Il trovatore (Verdi)
- La Cieca, La Gioconda (Ponchielli)
- Dryade, Ariadne auf Naxos (Richard Strauss)[17]
- Erda, Das Rheingold, Siegfried (Wagner)
- Maddalena, Rigoletto (Verdi)
- A norn, Götterdämmerung (Wagner)
- Polina, The Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky)
- Schwertleite, Die Walküre (Wagner)
- Ulrica, Un ballo in maschera (Verdi)
Koloraturalt
- Marie-Nicole Lemieux
- Angelina in Rossinis *[La Cenerentola](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cenerentola_(Oper) "La Cenerentola (Oper)")*
Spielalt (g–b’’)
- Kathleen Ferrier
- Ewa Podles
- Irmentraut in Lortzings *[Der Waffenschmied](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Waffenschmied "Der Waffenschmied")*
Tiefer Alt (f–a’’)
- Geneviève in Debussys *[Pelléas et Mélisande](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pell%C3%A9as_et_M%C3%A9lisande_(Oper) "Pelléas et Mélisande (Oper)")*
- Gaea in Strauss’ *[Daphne](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_(Strauss) "Daphne (Strauss)")* (tiefster Ton: es)
- Annina in Strauss’ *[Der Rosenkavalier](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Rosenkavalier "Der Rosenkavalier")*
- Eine Kranke in Schönbergs *[Moses und Aron](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_und_Aron "Moses und Aron")*
- Anna, *[Les Troyens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Troyens "Les Troyens")* ([Hector Berlioz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Berlioz "Hector Berlioz"))
- Annina, *[Der Rosenkavalier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Rosenkavalier "Der Rosenkavalier")* ([Richard Strauss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Strauss "Richard Strauss"))
- Antonia's mother, *[Tales of Hoffmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tales_of_Hoffmann "The Tales of Hoffmann")* (Jacques Offenbach)
- Bradamante, *[Alcina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcina "Alcina")* ([Handel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Frideric_Handel "George Frideric Handel"))
- Didone, *[Egisto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egisto_(opera) "Egisto (opera)")* ([Cavalli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Cavalli "Francesco Cavalli"))
- Gaea, *[Daphne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_(opera) "Daphne (opera)")* ([Richard Strauss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Strauss "Richard Strauss"))<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKloiber2002905_18-0"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fach#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKloiber2002905-18"><span>[</span>18<span>]</span></a></sup>
- Geneviève, *[Pelléas et Mélisande](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pell%C3%A9as_et_M%C3%A9lisande_(opera) "Pelléas et Mélisande (opera)")* ([Claude Debussy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Debussy "Claude Debussy"))<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKloiber2002905_18-1"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fach#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKloiber2002905-18"><span>[</span>18<span>]</span></a></sup>
- Hippolyta, *[A Midsummer Night's Dream](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream_(opera) "A Midsummer Night's Dream (opera)")* ([Britten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Britten "Benjamin Britten"))
- Marthe, *[Faust](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faust_(opera) "Faust (opera)")* ([Charles Gounod](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Gounod "Charles Gounod"))
- Zita, *[Gianni Schicchi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Schicchi "Gianni Schicchi")* ([Giacomo Puccini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo_Puccini "Giacomo Puccini"))
Countertenor (f–f’’) (Altus)
- Oberon in Brittens *[A Midsummer Night’s Dream](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ein_Sommernachtstraum_(Britten) "Ein Sommernachtstraum (Britten)")*
