Sentence examples for tenor on from inspiring English sources

Only one lyric tenor on the scene today has the honeyed tone and ingratiating style to make comparisons to Pavarotti and Gigli seem serious, and it is Calleja, the man from Malta, who, after several years' of fine journeyman work, is now maturing into an artist of the first rank.

Her father, a tax assessor and tenor on Sundays, was determined that she become a singer.

Any production of "Les Troyens" better have a charismatic tenor on hand to sing the demanding role of Aeneas (Enée).

"Everything that's made is made to decay," he sang in a whispery tenor on Sparklehorse's debut album, "Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot" (Capitol).

There we were, careening south with the windows open, both singing with the tenor on the recording.

Check out this from our colleague, Kate Phillips, for a taste of the tenor on the trail.

Beczala, who is now one of top tenors on the international circuit, is an ideal fit for the role of Gustavo.

The first disc features American jazz musicians Max Roach on drums, Clifford Jordan on tenor saxophone, Ronnie Mathews on piano, Eddie Kahn on bass and vocals by Abbey Lincoln.

This one consists of Joel Frahm on tenor saxophone, Avishai Cohen on trumpet, Omer Klein on piano and Greg Hutchinson on drums.

For recording sessions in 1954 and 1955 Silver brought together a quintet that included Art Blakey on drums, Hank Mobley on tenor sax, Kenny Dorham on trumpet and Doug Watkins on bass.

On Saturday he leads the impressive combo from "Orange Afternoons": Ravi Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Vijay Iyer on piano, Linda Oh on bass and E. J. Strickland on drums.