A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (/ˈmɛtsoʊ/; Italian: [ˌmɛddzosoˈpraːno], meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range...
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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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Elizabeth Simon (October 20, 1936 – October 19, 2022) was an American mezzo-soprano. The daughter of publisher Richard L. Simon, Joanna was an elder sister...
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Voice type (section Mezzo-soprano)
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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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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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 in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A mezzo soprano or mezzo (English: /ˈmɛtsoʊ/; Italian: [ˈmɛddzo soˈpraːno]; meaning "half soprano")...
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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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Irene Roberts (born February 26, 1983) is an American mezzo-soprano. Irene Roberts was born and raised in Sacramento, California and attended the Sacramento...
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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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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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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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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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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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himself conducted, and the four soloists were Teresa Stolz (soprano), Maria Waldmann (mezzo-soprano), Giuseppe Capponi (tenor) and Ormondo Maini [it] (bass)...
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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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Fach (section Mezzo-soprano Fächer)
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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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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Amy Black (17 September 1973 – 24 November 2009) was a British mezzo-soprano opera singer of international repute. She was born in Hedon, in the East...
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Tamara Sinyavskaya (category Russian operatic mezzo-sopranos)
(Russian: Тамара Ильинична Синявская; born 6 July 1943) is a Russian mezzo-soprano from the Bolshoi Theatre. She was awarded the title of People's Artist...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Sybil Gordon (category English mezzo-sopranos)
Steuart Wilson. At this time, she was singing as a mezzo-soprano. The following year, as a soprano, she sang regularly in BBC broadcasts of songs by Walford...
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