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sopranoHighest range of the female voice, from around D4 (the D above middle C) to A6. Some operatic roles require the extended upper range of a coloratura soprano, reaching to around F6, for example Kiri Te Kanawa. It is also used before the name of an instrument that sounds in the same range as the soprano voice. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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More significant was the very mounting of a Wagner opera in Disney Hall, where the sheer force of a symphony orchestra - not incidentally conducted to a fare-thee-well by a music director determined to impress - couldn't help but overwhelm even the mightiest dramatic soprano or heldentenor. Other performers included musician Lila Downs who flew in from Mexico, British-born lyric dramatic soprano Almond, who flew in from Durban, South Africa, Timothy Shew, who appeared on Broadway as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, and the cast of the Broadway hit musical Rent. Callas liked to say, "I'm not a lyric soprano, I'm not a coloratura soprano, I'm not a dramatic soprano -- I'm a soprano, damn it. |
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