Coloratura (UK: /ˌkɒlərəˈtjʊərə/ KOL-ər-ə-TURE-ə, US: /ˌkʌl-/ KUL-, Italian: [koloraˈtuːra]; lit. 'coloring', from Latin colorare 'to color') is an elaborate...
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A coloratura soprano (Italian: soprano di coloratura) is a type of operatic soprano voice that specializes in music that is distinguished by agile runs...
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Mezzo-soprano (redirect from Coloratura mezzo-soprano)
1047 Hz). The mezzo-soprano voice type is generally divided into the coloratura, lyric, and dramatic. While mezzo-sopranos typically sing secondary roles...
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Contralto (redirect from Coloratura contralto)
middle C (B♭5). The contralto voice type is generally divided into the coloratura, lyric, and dramatic contralto. "Contralto" is primarily meaningful only...
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Soprano (section Coloratura)
coloratura. The lyric coloratura soprano is a very agile light voice with a high upper extension capable of fast vocal coloratura. Light coloraturas have...
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"Coloratura" is a song by British rock band Coldplay from their ninth studio album, Music of the Spheres. It was released on 23 July 2021 as a promotional...
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Baritone (redirect from Bel Canto (coloratura) baritone)
Look up baritone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the...
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Concerto for Coloratura Soprano, Op. 82 is a 1943 concerto by Russian composer Reinhold Glière. The School Musician Director and Teacher. Ammark Publishing...
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these roles are often sung by a lyric coloratura. English equivalent: coloratura soprano or lyric coloratura soprano Range: From about middle C (C4)...
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are several sub-categories that identify specific vocal qualities like coloratura facility and vocal weight to differentiate between voices. “Alto” is a...
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Norma Burrowes (born 24 April 1944) is an Irish coloratura soprano, particularly associated with Handel and Mozart roles. Born in Bangor, County Down,...
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Girls, Amazon Prime's Good Girls Revolt, and voiced the role of Countess Coloratura on My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. In 2020, she joined the cast of...
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Felice Lyne (1887-1935) was a coloratura soprano who was discovered by Oscar Hammerstein while she was a student in Paris, France, and debuted to acclaim...
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bright, sweet timbre, a tessitura in the mid-range, but lacking extensive coloratura. A soubrette's vocal range extends approximately from middle C (C4) to...
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Galli-Curci (18 November 1882 – 26 November 1963) was an Italian lyric coloratura soprano. She was one of the most famous operatic singers of the 20th century...
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Georgine) Schubert (28 October 1840 – 26 December 1878) was a German coloratura soprano and lieder composer who toured throughout Europe. Schubert was...
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pronunciation: [t͡ɕo sumi]; born 22 November 1962) is a South Korean lyric coloratura soprano known for her Grammy Award-winning interpretations of the bel...
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Luise Sack (née Weber; 6 February 1898 – 2 March 1972) was a German lyric coloratura soprano, known as the German Nightingale for her high vocal range. Erna...
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Katia Plaschka is a German coloratura soprano who performs in opera, especially contemporary opera, and concert performances of oratorios. Katia Plaschka...
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her parents, Lillian Bright (nee West) and D. Buckner Wall, to become a coloratura soprano. She sang three times for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In...
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composers that heavily ornamented their compositions following Italian coloraturas and other figures. Among others, the colorists include Sebastian Virdung...
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Julia Kogan (born 28 March, 1971) is a coloratura soprano. Kogan was born to a Soviet Jewish family in Kharkiv, Ukraine in 1971. During childhood, her...
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Polish opera singer, actress, and educator. One of the leading dramatic coloratura sopranos of her generation, she possessed a large, resonant voice with...
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Patrice Beverly Munsil; May 14, 1925 – August 4, 2016) was an American coloratura soprano. Nicknamed "Princess Pat", she was the youngest singer ever to...
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musicians, she began her professional opera career in Dresden as a leading coloratura soprano in 1898 when she was just 18 years old. She sang with several...
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mezzo-soprano Nora Gubisch Alloro, a valet bass Scott Wilde Alloro's daughter coloratura soprano Chantal Perraud Pilone, a philosopher bass Gregory Reinhart The...
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19, 1998) was an American soprano, particularly associated with light, coloratura roles. Stahlman was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and studied at the Juilliard...
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Roberta Peters (May 4, 1930 – January 18, 2017) was an American coloratura soprano. One of the most prominent American singers to achieve lasting fame...
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Erika Miklósa (born 9 June 1970) is a Hungarian coloratura soprano. Born in the southern Hungarian town of Kiskunhalas, she spent her youth as an athlete...
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AC, DBE (7 November 1926 – 10 October 2010) was an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano known for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto...
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