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- This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. A voice type is a particular kind of human Singing voice perceived as having certain identifying qualities or characteristics Human voices may be classified according to their vocal range &mdash the highest and lowest pitches that they can produce This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. The tenor is the highest male voice within the Modal register, just above the Baritone voice This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Coloratura has several meanings The word derives from the Italian colorare (to Colour; to heighten to enliven or colorazione (colouring coloration Chest voice is a term used within vocal music The use of this term varies widely within vocal pedagogical circles and there is currently no one consistent opinion among vocal music professionals Head voice is a term used within vocal music The use of this term varies widely within vocal pedagogical circles and there is currently no one consistent opinion among vocal music professionals Sprechgesang and Sprechstimme ( German for spoken-song and spoken-voice) are musical terms used to refer to an expressionist vocal A vocal register in the human voice is a particular series of tones produced in the same vibratory pattern of the Vocal folds and possessing the same quality Vocal resonation is the process by which the basic product of Phonation is enhanced in timbre and/or intensity by the air-filled cavities through which it passes on its way to A voice type is a particular kind of human Singing voice perceived as having certain identifying qualities or characteristics
A mezzo-soprano (meaning "medium" or "middle" "soprano" in Italian) is a classical female singer whose range lies between the soprano and the contralto, usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above (i. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note e. A3-A5 in scientific pitch notation, where middle C = C4). Scientific pitch notation is one of several methods that name the Notes of the standard Western Chromatic scale by combining a letter-name accidentals In the lower and upper extremes, some mezzo-sopranos may extend down to the G below middle C (G3) and as high as "high C" (C6). [1] While mezzo-sopranos generally have a heavier, darker tone than sopranos, the mezzo-soprano voice resonates in a higher range than that of a contralto. The terms Dugazon and Galli-Marié are sometimes used to refer to light mezzo-sopranos, after the names of famous singers. Louise-Rosalie Lefebvre, also known as Madame Dugazon ( June 18 1755 - September 22 1821) was a French Operatic Célestine Marié (November 1840 &ndash September 22 1905) was a French Mezzo-soprano, most famous for being the original Carmen A castrato with a mezzo-soprano range was also called a mezzo-soprano castrato or mezzista. A castrato is a man with a singing voice equivalent to that of a Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, or Contralto voice produced either by Castration Today, however, only women should be referred to as mezzo-sopranos, and men singing within the female range should be called countertenors. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. [2] For information regarding non-classical mezzo-sopranos see Voice classification in non-classical music. There is currently no authoritative voice classification system within non-classical music
Mezzo-sopranos typically sing secondary roles in operas, with the protagonist in Bizet's Carmen and Rosina in Rossini's Barber of Seville as the most notable exceptions. Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875 was a French Composer and Pianist of the Romantic era Carmen is a French Opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The Libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based The Barber of Seville or The Useless Precaution ( Il barbiere di Siviglia ossia L'inutile precauzione) is an Opera buffa in two acts by Typical roles for mezzo-sopranos include witches, nurses, and wise women such as Azucena in Verdi's Il trovatore; trouser role (male characters played by female singers) such as Cherubino in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro; and villains and seductresses such as Amneris in Verdi's Aida. Il trovatore ( The Troubadour) is an Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto by Leone Emanuele Bardare 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 nozze di Figaro ossia la folle giornata (Trans The Marriage of Figaro or the Day of Madness) K This article is about the marketing term AIDA For other uses of the term see Aida (disambiguation. Mezzo-sopranos are also well represented in baroque music, early music and baroque opera. 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 [1]
Some roles designated for lighter soubrette sopranos are sung by mezzo sopranos, who often provide a fuller, more dramatic quality. Soubrette is a term referring to a type of female role&mdashspecifically a Stock character &mdashin Opera and Theatre. Such roles include Despina in Mozart's Così fan tutte and Zerlina in Mozart's Don Giovanni. Così fan tutte ossia La scuola degli amanti ( Thus Do They All or The School For Lovers) K Don Giovanni ( K527; complete title Il dissoluto punito ossia il Don Giovanni, literally "The Rake Punish'd or Don Giovanni [3] Mezzos also sometimes play dramatic soprano roles such as Santuzza in Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana, Lady Macbeth in Verdi's Macbeth, and Kundry in Wagner's Parsifal. Cavalleria rusticana ( Rustic Chivalry) is an Opera in one act by Pietro Mascagni to an Italian Libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti Macbeth is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with an Italian Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and additions by Andrea Maffei Parsifal is an Opera, or Music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner. [4]
In general mezzos are broken down into three categories: Coloratura mezzo-sopranos, Lyric mezzo-soprano, and Dramatic mezzo-sopranos.
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Coloratura mezzo-soprano
A coloratura mezzo-soprano has a warm lower register and an agile high register. The roles they sing often demand not only the use of the lower register but also leaps into the upper tessitura with highly ornamented, rapid passages. They have a range from approximately the G (G3) below middle C to the B two octaves above middle C (B5). Some coloratura mezzo-sopranos can sing up to high C (C6) or high D (D6), but this is very rare. [1] What distinguishes these voice from being called sopranos is their extension into the lower register and warmer vocal quality. Although coloratura mezzo-sopranos have impressive and at times thrilling high notes, they are most comfortable singing in the middle of their range, rather than the top. [4]
Many of the hero roles in the operas of Handel and Monteverdi, originally sung by male castrati, can be successfully sung today by coloratura mezzo-sopranos. Rossini demanded similar qualities for his comic heroines, and Vivaldi wrote roles frequently for this voice as well. Coloratura mezzo-sopranos also often sing lyric-mezzo soprano roles or soubrette roles. Soubrette is a term referring to a type of female role&mdashspecifically a Stock character &mdashin Opera and Theatre. [3]
- To hear an example of a Coloratura mezzo-soprano (Cecilia Bartoli as Griselda, in Vivaldi's Griselda) click on this link:
Coloratura mezzo-soprano roles in opera and operettas[4]
@-denotes a lead role Coloratura mezzo-soprano singers
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mezzo-soprano
-noun
- a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto
- a person having such a voice
-adjective
- of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable to a mezzo-soprano
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