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A coloratura soprano is a type of operatic soprano who specializes in music that is distinguished by agile runs and leaps. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. The term coloratura refers to the elaborate ornamentation of a melody, which is a typical component of the music written for this voice. Coloratura has several meanings The word derives from the Italian colorare (to Colour; to heighten to enliven or colorazione (colouring coloration Within the coloratura category, there are roles written specifically for lighter voices known as lyric coloraturas and others for larger voices known as dramatic coloraturas. Some roles may be sung by either voice. For example, Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor was famously done at the Metropolitan Opera for many years by Lyric Coloratura Lily Pons, whose voice was quite small and light, but more recently the same role was sung by Ruth Ann Swenson whose voice is larger. Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico (tragic Opera) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Lily Pons ( April 12, 1898 &ndash February 13, 1976) was a French - American Coloratura soprano. Ruth Ann Swenson ( August 25, 1959) is an American Soprano who is renowned for her brilliance in coloratura roles Likewise, dramatic coloraturas have been extremely successful in singing the lighter roles. Categories within a certain voice range are determined by the size, weight and color of the voice.

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Lyric Coloratura Soprano

A very agile light voice with a high upper extension, capable of fast vocal coloratura. Coloratura has several meanings The word derives from the Italian colorare (to Colour; to heighten to enliven or colorazione (colouring coloration Lyric coloraturas have a range of approximately middle C (C4) to "high F" (F6). Such a soprano is sometimes referred to as a soprano leggiero if her vocal timbre has a slightly warmer quality. The soprano leggiero also typically does not go as high as other coloraturas, peaking at a "high E" (E6). [1] Bel canto roles were typically written for this voice, and a wide variety of other composers have also written coloratura parts. Bel canto ( Bel-Canto) ( Italian, "beautiful singing" an Italian musical term refers to the art and science of vocal technique which originated in Coloratura has several meanings The word derives from the Italian colorare (to Colour; to heighten to enliven or colorazione (colouring coloration Baroque music, early music and baroque opera also have many roles for this voice. Baroque music describes an era and a set of styles of European classical music which were in widespread use between approximately 1600 and 1750. Early music is commonly defined as European classical music from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Baroque. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto [2]

Lyric Coloratura Singers

Lyric Coloratura Soprano Roles[3]

Dramatic coloratura soprano

A coloratura soprano with great flexibility in high-lying velocity passages, yet with great sustaining power comparable to that of a full spinto or dramatic soprano. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Laura Claycomb (born Corpus Christi WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Kathleen Battle (born August 13 1948, Portsmouth Ohio, USA Don Pasquale is an Opera buffa, or comic Opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Kathleen Battle (born August 13 1948, Portsmouth Ohio, USA Erna Berger ( October 19, 1900 – June 14, 1990) was a German Soprano of the Coloratura style WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Laura Claycomb (born Corpus Christi Natalie Dessay (born Nathalie Dessaix, 19 April 1965, in Lyon) is a French Soprano. Amelita Galli-Curci ( 18 November, 1882 &ndash 26 November, 1963) was an Italian Operatic Coloratura Soprano Sumi Jo (born as Soo Kyung Jo (조수경 on November 22, 1962) is a Grammy award winning South Korean Lyric coloratura soprano Anna Moffo (June 27 1932 - March 9 2006 was an Italian-American Opera singer one of the leading dramatic-coloratura Sopranos of her era she possessed a warm and Antonietta Meneghel ( 27 June 1893 – 26 January 1975) better known by her stage name Toti Dal Monte, was a celebrated Italian Lily Pons ( April 12, 1898 &ndash February 13, 1976) was a French - American Coloratura soprano. Madeleine Marie Robin, known as Mado Robin ( December 29, 1918 - December 10, 1960) was a French singer who was born Erna Sack (born 6 February, 1898, Spandau, Berlin, - died 2 March. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Beverly Sills ( May 25, 1929 – July 2, 2007) was an Erna Spoorenberg (11 April 1926–18 March 2004 was a Dutch Soprano. Ruth Ann Swenson ( August 25, 1959) is an American Soprano who is renowned for her brilliance in coloratura roles Die Fledermaus ( The Bat; in French La chauve-souris) is an Operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German Libretto Johann Strauss is the name of three famous Austrian composers Johann Strauss I (1804-1849 or Johann Strauss Sr L'elisir d'amore ( The Elixir of Love) is a Melodramma giocoso in two acts by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. Soubrette is a term referring to a type of female role&mdashspecifically a Stock character &mdashin Opera and Theatre. La sonnambula ( The Sleepwalker) is an Opera semiseria in two acts music by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian Libretto by Felice Tancredi is an Opera in two acts by composer Gioachino Rossini and Librettist Gaetano Rossi, based on Voltaire 's play La sonnambula ( The Sleepwalker) is an Opera semiseria in two acts music by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian Libretto by Felice Orlando (HWV 31 is an Opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. Mitridate re di Ponto ( Mithridates, King of Pontus) K 87 (74a, is an early Opera seria in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Die Entführung aus dem Serail ( K 384; The Abduction from the Seraglio; also known as Il Seraglio) is an Opera Singspiel Lucio Silla (K135 is an Italian Opera in three acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. --> Candide ou l'Optimisme (1759 is a French Satire by the Enlightenment Philosopher Voltaire, English translations of which is a German and Jewish surname meaning " Amber " The proper German pronunciation is, but many non-Germans pronounce it. For the opera by Étienne Méhul, see Ariodant. Ariodante ( HWV 33 is an Opera seria in three acts by Handel Orlando (HWV 31 is an Opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. Il re pastore ( The Shepherd King) is an Opera, K 208 written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian Libretto Douglas Stuart Moore ( August 10 1893 - July 25 1969) was an American Composer, educator and author I puritani ( The Puritans) is an Opera in three acts by Vincenzo Bellini. L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers is an Operatic Dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioachino Rossini Rigoletto is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian Libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based I Capuleti e i Montecchi ( The Capulets and the Montagues) is an Italian Opera by Vincenzo Bellini. Idomeneo re di Creta ossia Ilia e Idamante ( Italian: Idomeneo King of Crete or Ilia and Idamante; usually referred to simply as Idomeneo Mitridate re di Ponto ( Mithridates, King of Pontus) K 87 (74a, is an early Opera seria in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Roméo et Juliette ( Romeo and Juliet) is an Opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Biography Gounod was born in Paris, the son of a pianist mother and a draftsman father Lakmé is an Opera in three acts by Léo Delibes to a French Libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille, based on the Delibes may refer to People with surname Delibes: Léo Delibes - A French composer of Romantic Music Les pêcheurs de perles ( The Pearl Fishers) is an Opera in three acts by Georges Bizet, to a Libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michel Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875 was a French Composer and Pianist of the Romantic era Linda di Chamounix is a Melodramma semiserio in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. La sonnambula ( The Sleepwalker) is an Opera semiseria in two acts music by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian Libretto by Felice Der Schauspieldirektor ( The Impresario) K 486 is a comic Singspiel written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German Faust or Faustus ( Latin for "auspicious" or "lucky" is the protagonist of a classic German Legend in which he makes Biography Gounod was born in Paris, the son of a pianist mother and a draftsman father La fille du régiment ( The Daughter of the Regiment) is an Opéra comique in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. The Nightingale (Solovyei is a Russian conte lyrique in three acts by Igor Stravinsky. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский) ( &ndash 6 April 1971 was a Russian born Composer, considered by many to Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 (Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas ( Metz August 5, 1811 - Paris, February 12, 1896) was a French Opera Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball, is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi with text by Antonio Somma. A breeches role (also pants role or trouser role) is a role in which an actress appears in male clothing ( Breeches being tight-fitting knee-length pants Mignon is an Opera in three acts by Ambroise Thomas to a French Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on (Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas ( Metz August 5, 1811 - Paris, February 12, 1896) was a French Opera The Golden Cockerel ( Золотой Петушок, Zolotoy Petushok) is an Opera in three acts (with short prologue and even shorter epilogue Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov ( Николай Андреевич Римский-Корсаков, Nikolaj Andreevič Rimskij-Korsakov) also Nikolay Giulio Cesare in Egitto ( Julius Caesar in Egypt) (HWV 17 is an Italian Opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel. Ascanio in Alba, K 111, is a Pastoral Opera in two parts ( Festa teatrale in due atti) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Il re pastore ( The Shepherd King) is an Opera, K 208 written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian Libretto A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, suggested by " The Knight's Tale " from Edward Benjamin Britten Baron Britten, OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976 was an English Composer, conductor, Ascanio in Alba, K 111, is a Pastoral Opera in two parts ( Festa teatrale in due atti) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ariadne auf Naxos ( Ariadne on Naxos) is an Opera by Richard Strauss with a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Richard Georg Strauss (11 June 1864 &ndash 8 September 1949 was a German Composer of the late Romantic era and early modern era particularly noted Dramatic coloraturas have a range of approximately middle C (C4) to "high F" (F6). Various dramatic coloratura roles have different vocal demands for the singer - for instance, the voice that can sing Abigail (Nabucco, Verdi) is unlikely to also sing Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor, Donizetti), but a factor in common is that the voice must be able to convey dramatic intensity as well as flexibility. Roles written specifically for this kind of voice include the more dramatic Mozart and bel canto female roles and early Verdi. Bel canto ( Bel-Canto) ( Italian, "beautiful singing" an Italian musical term refers to the art and science of vocal technique which originated in [4]

Dramatic Coloratura Singers

Dramatic Coloratura Soprano Roles[5]

Sfogato soprano

In rare instances, some coloratura sopranos are able to sing above high F (F6) with great ease. Ks Diana Damrau (born May 31, 1971 in Günzburg an der Donau Germany) is a Coloratura Soprano of the The Magic Flute (German Die Zauberflöte, K 620 is an Opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart June Anderson (born December 30, 1952) is a Grammy -award winning American Coloratura Soprano. Ks Diana Damrau (born May 31, 1971 in Günzburg an der Donau Germany) is a Coloratura Soprano of the Cristina Deutekom (born Christine Engel in Amsterdam, August 28, 1931) is a Dutch Opera singer Edita Gruberová (born December 23, 1946, Bratislava) is a Slovak Soprano who is one of the most acclaimed Coloraturas of Nelly Miricioiu (born 31 March 1952) is a British Operatic Soprano of Romanian birth one of the most versatile artists of Edda Moser (Frau Kammersängerin (born October 27, 1938) is a German Soprano. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Rosa Ponselle ( January 22, 1897 &ndash May 25, 1981 WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Dame Joan Alston Sutherland, OM, AC, DBE (born 7 November 1926 Rita Shane (born in New York, on August 15, 1940) is an internationally-known Dramatic coloratura soprano. Nabucco (short for Nabucodonosor, English Nebuchadnezzar) is an Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto I masnadieri ( The Bandits) is an Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto by Andrea Maffei, based on The Rake's Progress is an Opera in three acts and an epilogue by Igor Stravinsky. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский) ( &ndash 6 April 1971 was a Russian born Composer, considered by many to Armida is a beautiful enchantress in Torquato Tasso 's Jerusalem Delivered, who bewitched Rinaldo one of the Crusaders by her charms as Circe Ascanio in Alba, K 111, is a Pastoral Opera in two parts ( Festa teatrale in due atti) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart A breeches role (also pants role or trouser role) is a role in which an actress appears in male clothing ( Breeches being tight-fitting knee-length pants Le Grand Macabre (1975-77 revised version 1996 is György Ligeti 's only Opera. Giulio Cesare in Egitto ( Julius Caesar in Egypt) (HWV 17 is an Italian Opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel. Don Giovanni ( K527; complete title Il dissoluto punito ossia il Don Giovanni, literally "The Rake Punish'd or Don Giovanni Idomeneo re di Creta ossia Ilia e Idamante ( Italian: Idomeneo King of Crete or Ilia and Idamante; usually referred to simply as Idomeneo Maria Stuarda ( Mary Stuart) is a tragic Opera, Tragedia lirica, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti, to a Libretto Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. Ernani is an Operatic dramma lirico in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based Esclarmonde is an Opera ( Opéra romanesque) in four acts and eight Tableaux, with prologue and epilogue by Jules Massenet, to a Jules (Émile Frédéric Massenet ( May 12, 1842 – August 13, 1912) was a French composer best known for his Operas Così fan tutte ossia La scuola degli amanti ( Thus Do They All or The School For Lovers) K Giovanna d'Arco ( Joan of Arc) is an Operatic dramma lirico with a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto Un giorno di regno ossia il finto Stanislao ( A One-Day Reign or The False Stanislaus) is an Operatic melodramma giocoso in two acts by Jérusalem is a Grand opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to a French Libretto by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaëz which was partly translated Lucio Silla (K135 is an Italian Opera in three acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare 's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed to have been written some time between Jérusalem is a Grand opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to a French Libretto by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaëz which was partly translated Il trovatore ( The Troubadour) is an Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto by Leone Emanuele Bardare La battaglia di Legnano ( The Battle of Legnano) is an opera in four acts with music by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian-language Libretto by Stiffelio is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, from an Italian Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico (tragic Opera) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. Luisa Miller is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, based on the play Der Schauspieldirektor ( The Impresario) K 486 is a comic Singspiel written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German Maria Stuarda ( Mary Stuart) is a tragic Opera, Tragedia lirica, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti, to a Libretto Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. Guillaume Tell ( William Tell) is an Opera in four acts by Gioachino Rossini to a French Libretto by Etienne de Jouy Il corsaro ( The Corsair) is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, from a Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on Lord Norma is a tragedia lirica or Opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with Libretto by Felice Romani after Norma ossia The Magic Flute (German Die Zauberflöte, K 620 is an Opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Semiramide is an Opera in two acts by Gioacchino Rossini. The Libretto was written by Gaetano Rossi, based on Voltaire 's La traviata is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus K 621 is an Opera seria composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with text after Metastasio These coloraturas are sometimes referred to as sfogato sopranos. [6] Although both lyric and dramatic coloraturas can be sfogato sopranos, one of the defining characteristics of the Sfogato sound is a light and easy upper extension above F6 making it more unusual for a singer with a darker or heavier sound to be considered a sfogato soprano. [7] Classic examples of a sfogato soprano include Mado Robin, Lily Pons, Toti Dal Monte, and Amelita Galli-Curci. Madeleine Marie Robin, known as Mado Robin ( December 29, 1918 - December 10, 1960) was a French singer who was born Lily Pons ( April 12, 1898 &ndash February 13, 1976) was a French - American Coloratura soprano. Antonietta Meneghel ( 27 June 1893 – 26 January 1975) better known by her stage name Toti Dal Monte, was a celebrated Italian Amelita Galli-Curci ( 18 November, 1882 &ndash 26 November, 1963) was an Italian Operatic Coloratura Soprano Some scholars have speculated that Maria Callas was a sfogato soprano. However, this view is not widely held as Callas had a darker quality to the voice than what is normally considered typical of a sfogato soprano. [8]

Listen and Compare

It should also be noted that several of the dramatic soprano roles are also the province of lyric coloraturas, and that some dramatic coloraturas move easily between the lyric coloratura. A coloratura soprano is a type of operatic Soprano who specializes in music that is distinguished by agile runs and leaps Both voices can also sometimes sing roles into the lyric soprano, the soubrette and rarely the lirico spinto reperetoire. A lyric soprano is a type of operatic Soprano that has a warm quality with a bright full Timbre which can be heard over an orchestra Soubrette is a term referring to a type of female role&mdashspecifically a Stock character &mdashin Opera and Theatre. Spinto (from Italian "pushed" is a vocal term used to characterize a Soprano or Tenor voice of a weight between lyric and dramatic [9]

Listen to lyric coloratura Beverly Sills sing the following:

Listen to dramatic coloratura soprano Joan Sutherland sing the following:

References

  1. ^ Dolmetsch Online - Music Dictionary Vm - Vz
  2. ^ Boldrey (1994),Guide to Operatic Roles and Arias, cited below
  3. ^ Boldrey (1994),Guide to Operatic Roles and Arias, cited below
  4. ^ Coffin (1960), cited below
  5. ^ Boldrey (1994), Guide to Operatic Roles and Arias, cited below
  6. ^ Apel, Willi (1968). Harvard Dictionary of Music: Second Edition. Belknap Press. ISBN 13: 978-0674375017.  
  7. ^ Dolmetsch Online - Music Dictionary Sf - Si
  8. ^ Vox Mentor : : Articles
  9. ^ Boldrey (1994),Guide to Operatic Roles and Arias, cited below

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