Well, it's true that tenors can write their own tickets--and sometimes take advantage of that fact. I sing tenor myself if necessary--but I ain't no tenor really. For me it's just falsetto--for ever. I'd much rather be, as Jan says, "a big bad bass". And officially I'm a baritone. If there are 2 bass parts (often in classical)--the baritone often gets whatever melodic line there is for basses.

As for "lead"--that sounds like bluegrass or barbershop. Those types of music are so structured--somehow it sounds more restrictive than classical.

Actually, I'd like to do some barbershop--I love the tags--and the sound. The choreography--well that's not my cup of tea.

Jan says barbershop should be be high on my list--my hair is not up to her standards--after all it's not quite spring yet--so it's not time yet for me to get a haircut. But she disagrees--vehemently.