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A mezzo-soprano (Italian: [ˌmɛddzosoˈpraːno], lit. ' half soprano '), or mezzo (English: / ˈ m ɛ t s oʊ / MET-soh), 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.
List of mezzo-sopranos in non-classical music. 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 range that typically lies between the A below "middle C" (C 4) to the A two octaves above (i.e. A 3 –A 5). In the lower and upper extremes ...
In non-classical music, singers are primarily defined by their genre and their gender, not their vocal range. [4] When the terms soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone, and bass are used as descriptors of non-classical voices, they are applied more loosely than they would be to those of classical singers and generally refer only to ...
Soprano: the highest female voice, being able to sing C 4 (middle C) to C 6 (high C), and possibly higher; Mezzo-soprano: the middle female voice, between A 3 (A below middle C) and A 5 (two octaves above A 3) Contralto: the lowest female voice, F 3 (F below middle C) to E 5 (two Es above middle C). Rare contraltos possess a range similar to ...
When the terms soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone, and bassare used as descriptors of non-classical voices, they are applied more loosely than they would be to those of classical singers and generally refer only to the singer's perceived vocal range. The following is a list of singers in country, popular music, jazz, classical ...
Milagro Vargas. Milagro Vargas (born June 11, 1955) is an American mezzo-soprano known for her distinctive voice and stage presence. She has appeared as an international soloist in operatic, orchestral, chamber music and recital settings.
A soprano (Italian pronunciation: [soˈpraːno]) is a type of classical singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types.The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C 4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A 5) = 880 Hz in choral music, or to "soprano C" (C 6, two octaves above middle C) = 1046 Hz or higher in operatic music.
Cecilia Bartoli OMRI (Italian: [tʃeˈtʃiːlja ˈbartoli]; born 4 June 1966) is an Italian mezzo-soprano widely known in the music of Bellini, Handel, Mozart, Rossini and Vivaldi and for lesser-known music of the Baroque and Classical periods. She has also sung soprano and alto repertory. Bartoli is considered a singer with an unusual timbre.