Baldassarre, La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti Dramatic basso profondo English equivalent: dramatic low bass. Dramatic basso profondo is a powerful basso profondo voice. Il Commendatore, Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Hagen, Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner Heinrich, Lohengrin by Richard Wagner Gurnemanz, Parsifal by Richard Wagner Fafner, Das Rheingold and Siegfried by Richard Wagner Marke, Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner Hunding, Die Walküre by Richard Wagner The Varangian (Viking) Guest, Sadko by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov The Grand Inquisitor, Don Carlo by Giuseppe Verdi Claggart, Billy Budd by Benjamin Britten In Gilbert and Sullivan All of the Gilbert and Sullivan Savoy operas, except Patience and The Yeomen of the Guard, have at least one lead bass. Notable roles include: Adam Goodheart, Ruddigore Arac, Princess Ida Bob Becket (Carpenter's mate), H.M.S. Pinafore Don Alhambra del Bolero, The Gondoliers The Mikado of Japan, The Mikado The Notary, The Sorcerer Private Willis, Iolanthe Sergeant of Police, The Pirates of Penzance See also Category of basses Fach, the German system for classifying voices Voice classification in non-classical music List of basses in non-classical music References External links Guide to the singing voice, BBC Wales Basses in Bach’s vocal works Voice types Pitch (music) Musical terminology Opera terminology Italian opera terminology Choral music