• A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (English: /ˈmɛtsoʊ/; Italian: [ˌmɛddzosoˈpraːno]; meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal...
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  • Elizabeth Simon (October 20, 1936 – October 19, 2022) was an American mezzo-soprano and journalist. The daughter of publisher Richard L. Simon, Joanna was...
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    The mezzo-soprano saxophone, sometimes called the F alto saxophone, is an instrument in the saxophone family. It is in the key of F, pitched a whole tone...
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  • subtypes: Mezzo-sopranos are often broken down into three subcategories: lyric mezzo-soprano, coloratura mezzo-soprano and dramatic mezzo-soprano. Contralto...
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  • mezzo-soprano in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A mezzo soprano or mezzo (English: /ˈmɛtsoʊ/; Italian: [ˈmɛddzo soˈpraːno]; meaning "half soprano")...
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    Clef (redirect from Mezzo-soprano clef)
    treble clef for very high notes. The treble clef is used for the soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, contralto and tenor voices. Tenor voice parts sound an octave...
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  • 16th centuries. The soprano has the highest vocal range of all voice types, with the highest tessitura. A soprano and a mezzo-soprano have a similar range...
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  • The mezzo-soprano is the middle female voice and the most common of the female singing voices, which tends to dominate in non-classical music, with vocal...
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  • Mezzo Soprano (1 March 2000 – 2013) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. After winning her only race as a juvenile in 2002 she developed...
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  • Soprano sfogato ("Vented" soprano) is a contralto or mezzo-soprano who is capable — by sheer industry or natural talent — of extending her upper range...
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  • mezzo-soprano. The teacher would also consider the sound of the voice; sopranos tend to have a lighter and less rich vocal sound than a mezzo-soprano. A...
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  • Spinto (redirect from Spinto mezzo-soprano)
    Spinto (Italian for "pushed") is a vocal term used to characterize a soprano or tenor voice of a weight between lyric and dramatic that is capable of...
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    Agnus Dei (soprano, mezzo-soprano, chorus) 6. Lux aeterna (mezzo-soprano, tenor, bass) 7. Libera me (soprano, chorus) Lux aeterna (mezzo-soprano, tenor,...
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    often the character is an adolescent or a very young man, sung by a mezzo-soprano or contralto. The operatic concept assumes that the character is male...
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  • octaves above middle C (B5) English equivalent: lyric mezzo-soprano Description: A lyric mezzo soprano's instrument in a lower range; the resulting sound is...
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  • typically lies between "middle C" (C4) and "high C" (C6) The soprano voice (unlike the mezzo-soprano voice) is stronger in the head register than the chest...
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    Soubrette (redirect from Soubrette Soprano)
    voice type, usually either a light lyric soprano, a lyric coloratura soprano, or a coloratura mezzo-soprano. Rarely does a singer remain a soubrette throughout...
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  • voice type. The contralto's vocal range is fairly rare, similar to the mezzo-soprano, and almost identical to that of a countertenor, typically between the...
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  • up mezzo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mezzo is the Italian word for "half", "middle" or "medium". It may refer to: Mezzo-soprano or mezzo, a type...
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  • Exterminating Angel. The soprano acuto sfogato is sometimes confused with the soprano sfogato, a singer (often mezzo-soprano) capable, by sheer industry...
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  • rock, etc.) to describe singers whose range is lower than that of a mezzo-soprano but higher than that of a true contralto, and is very rarely seen in...
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  • Zheng Cao (category American operatic mezzo-sopranos)
    9, 1966 – February 21, 2013) was a Chinese-born, American operatic mezzo-soprano known for her signature role of Suzuki in Madama Butterfly. She performed...
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    also described in Adolphe Sax's patent, an octave above an F alto (mezzo-soprano), but there are no known built instruments. The sopranino saxophone...
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  • Aigul Akhmetshina (category Russian operatic mezzo-sopranos)
    Aigul Akhmetshina is a Russian operatic mezzo-soprano. Akhmetshina was raised in a small village in the Republic of Bashkortostan in the Russian Federation...
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  • whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto or mezzo-soprano voice types, generally extending from around G3 to D5 or E5, although...
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    Farrah Eldibany (category Egyptian operatic sopranos)
    El-Dibany (Arabic: فرح الديباني) (born 12 February 1989) an Egyptian mezzo-soprano. She is the first Egyptian and African singer to join the Paris Opera...
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    Cecilia Bartoli (category Italian operatic mezzo-sopranos)
    [tʃeˈtʃiːlja ˈbartoli]; born 4 June 1966) is an Italian coloratura mezzo-soprano opera singer and recitalist. She is best known for her interpretations...
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  • Sullivan (née Solomon, July 4, 1929 – May 14, 2017) was a Canadian mezzo-soprano and radio and television host who had an active performance career from...
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    Lea Desandre (category French operatic mezzo-sopranos)
    Lea Desandre (born 1993) is a French-Italian mezzo-soprano. "Lea Desandre". Olyrix.com (in French). Retrieved 18 March 2021. Tion, Guillaume (22 June...
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    Maria Ewing (category American operatic mezzo-sopranos)
    part of her career she performed solely as a lyric mezzo-soprano; she later assumed full soprano parts as well. Her signature roles were Blanche, Carmen...
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