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'''Basses''' are very rare in modern musical theatre, chiefly because there are few vocalists who have sufficient volume at those low registers. Because of the unique qualities of the sound, most bass roles are [[EvilSoundsDeep villains]] and/or authority figures, and in either case older men. The most notable exceptions to this are Emile de Becque of ''Theatre/SouthPacific'', who is the romantic lead (though still middle-aged), and Joe of ''Show Boat'', who is the [[MagicalNegro wise old black man]]. Otherwise, bass roles are few and far between, and it is more likely to find bass soloists from the ensemble rather than bass leads. BassoProfundo is when someone has a very low voice ''even when compared to other basses''.

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'''Basses''' are very rare in modern musical theatre, chiefly because there are few vocalists who have sufficient volume at those low registers. Because of the unique qualities of the sound, most bass roles are [[EvilSoundsDeep villains]] and/or authority figures, and in either case older men. The most notable exceptions to this are Emile de Becque of ''Theatre/SouthPacific'', who is the romantic lead (though still middle-aged), and Joe of ''Show Boat'', who is the [[MagicalNegro wise old black man]]. Otherwise, bass roles are few and far between, and it is more likely to find bass soloists from the ensemble rather than bass leads. BassoProfundo Basso profundo is when someone has a very low voice ''even when compared to other basses''.



* Hades in ''Theatre/{{Hadestown}}'', drifting towards BassoProfundo.

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* Hades in ''Theatre/{{Hadestown}}'', drifting towards BassoProfundo.basso profundo.
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* Music/BarryWhite , by his own admission.

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