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What (who) is mezzo-soprano - definition

TYPE OF CLASSICAL FEMALE SINGING VOICE WHOSE VOCAL RANGE LIES BETWEEN THE SOPRANO AND THE CONTRALTO VOICE

Mezzo soprano; Mezzo-Soprano; Mezzosoprano; Mezzo-sopranos; Lyric mezzo-soprano; Coloratura mezzo-soprano; Mezzo Soprano; Dramatic mezzo soprano; Dramatic mezzo-soprano; Halbsopran

mezzo-soprano

(mezzo-sopranos)

A mezzo-soprano is a female singer who sings with a higher range than a contralto but a lower range than a soprano.

She became a professional mezzo-soprano.

...her remarkable mezzo soprano voice.

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Mezzo-soprano

A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (; ; meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above (i.e. A3–A5 in scientific pitch notation, where middle C = C4; 220–880 Hz). In the lower and upper extremes, some mezzo-sopranos may extend down to the F below middle C (F3, 175 Hz) and as high as "high C" (C6, 1047 Hz).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezzo-soprano

Mezzo-soprano

·noun A mezzo-soprano voice.

II. Mezzo-soprano ·noun A person having such a voice.

III. Mezzo-soprano ·adj Having a medium compass between the soprano and contralto;

- said of the voice of a female singer.

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Mezzo-soprano

A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (English: ; Italian: [ˌmɛddzosoˈpraːno]; meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above (i.e. A₃–A₅ in scientific pitch notation, where middle C = C₄; 220–880 Hz). In the lower and upper extremes, some mezzo-sopranos may extend down to the F below middle C (F₃, 175 Hz) and as high as "high C" (C₆, 1047 Hz). The mezzo-soprano voice type is generally divided into the coloratura, lyric, and dramatic mezzo-soprano.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezzo-soprano

Examples of use of mezzo-soprano

1. CLAIM TO FAME: Amy is a mezzo–soprano who has worked the cruise liner circuit.

2. But then again, why did I switch from mezzo soprano to soprano.

3. Domingo, with mezzo–soprano Denyce Graves, tenor Paul Groves and baritone Nathan Gunn agreed to perform and hel...

4. Angelika Kirschschlager, a celebrated Austrian mezzo–soprano, said: "Mozart, for me, is the light I orient my life around.

5. Internationally acclaimed mezzo–soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, whose repertoire ranged from Baroque to the contemporary, has died.