The prehistory of the voice
Handel, Mozart and the tenor-castrato connection
Nourrit, Duprez and the tenorino d'hier
The tenor as artist
Caruso and the Italian succession
The romantic tenor hero
Splendid isolationists? : the British Isles in the twentieth century
France and the decline of linguistic lyricism
Russia and the preservation of lost traditions
The twentieth-century Heldentenor
Post-war losses and gains
Notes
Tenorography
Audio, video and website sources
Select bibliography
Index.