What are the pros and cons of being a tenor from baritone?

I’m going to be upfront, there are not a lot of voices that can freely choose to train between baritones and tenors. This is a rare opportunity and you should be very skeptical if you really have it or not or you could really hurt yourself. These are for voices that sit smack in the middle of being a baritone and a tenor, frequently known as bari-tenors. If you aren’t trained, you need to build a more established foundation before you can even start thinking about this.

Assuming you are trained and that you are a baritenor, if you decide to pursue being a tenor, you will be able to have a more extensive upper range. However, it is more difficult to train as a tenor and you will use a lot more energy. This route is not for the faint of heart.

Baritones will have a more extensive lower range, and because you would be a bari-tenor, higher baritone repertoire would be more available and easier for you. This route would be an easier route. The big disadvantage is that you won’t develop the upper range that a tenor would have, assuming range is important to you.