Talk:Tenore di grazia

Often confused...
This passage is unclear in its current form:

The light French lyric tenor is often confused with the tenore di grazia. Examples of the French tradition of a light, lyrical voice can be found in roles such as George Brown in La dame blanche, Chapelou in Le postillon de Lonjumeau, Nadir in Les pêcheurs de perles, Vincent in Mireille, and Gérald in Lakmé.

It is not clear why there is any difference between the French light lyric voice as in Nadir and the Italian (lirico) leggiero voice that this article is about (aka tenore di grazia). ie this assertion needs clarifying/explaining - what are the qualities of the ideal voice for French light singing that are different from those described in the article?

This earlier version of the text made a little more sense (to me), by saying that in fact a somewhat heavier style is more typical in France, such as Don José:

The French lyric tenor is often confused with the tenore di grazia. The French tradition of a light, lyrical voice developed separately from the Rossinian model, with the result that while most Italian roles are lightweight and graceful, French roles can more frequently be compared with the spinto type. Roles such as Hoffmann in Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann, or Don José in Bizet's Carmen cannot be said to be the same as Lindoro or Nemorino. Orlando098 (talk) 13:45, 5 February 2011 (UTC)