just as there is a wide range of tenors (everyone from alfredo kraus
to ramon vinay), there is a wide range of bass-baritones. on one end are
the bassier of bass baritones (hotter, tozzi, raimondi) while on the other,
are the more baritonal ones (fischer-dieskau, michael devlyn, bryn terfel).
some of these voices are very heavy and some rather light. so, the
designation of bass baritone almost means nothing (a little like saying that
a rolls royce and a ford focus are both cars).
if you are a young singer exploring the possibilities of your voice, i
think the thing you want to identify first is your 'plain vanilla', that
which is undoubtedly possible for your voice the majority of the time. if
you have a solid core for your singing, it will be much easier for you to
attempt stretching yourself later.
mike
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