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soprano
soprano Highest singing range of the human voice. The normal range may be given as two octaves upwards from middle C, although exceptional voices may reach notes considerably higher. Sopranos have always been important in opera, with various types of soprano (dramatic, lyric, or coloratura) taking different types of roles.
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Soprani breaks up with Kashiyama. (Luciano Soprani, Onward Kashiyama)
Magazine article from: WWD; 3/5/1992; ; 700+ words
; MILAN (FNS) -- Luciano Soprani has broken all ties with his Japanese...to his lawyer, Francesco De Luca. Soprani said he designed about half of his...Monday. It was finished by Kashiyama. Soprani will no longer be associated in any...
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Kashiyama denies Soprani charges. (Onward Kashiyama Co., Luciano Soprani)
Magazine article from: WWD; 3/9/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...irregularities in its dealings with designer Luciano Soprani Friday and confirmed plans to continue producing the Soprani men's and women's collections without the designer. As reported last week, Soprani has disassociated himself from the firm...
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Soprani to shift production from Basile. (Luciano Soprani)
Magazine article from: WWD; 7/8/1986; 700+ words
; Soprani to shift production from Basile MILAN -- Luciano Soprani has ended one part of his five-year affiliation with...Romeo Gigli ready-to-wear, will be producing the Soprani line beginning with the fall-winter 1987 collection...
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Soprani, partner agree on him creating his own firm. (Luciano Soprani, Onward Kashiyama) (Brief Article)
Magazine article from: WWD; 6/8/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...wrangling over his trademark, Luciano Soprani said last week that he and his partner...name. The new firm, called Studio Soprani, will be completely independent of Kashiyama, said Franco De Luca, Soprani's lawyer. Soprani's established...
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Soprani's new chairman sees shifts in pricing, delivery system. (Carlo Ackerman)
Magazine article from: WWD; 6/3/1986; ; 700+ words
; Soprani's new chairman sees shifts in pricing...Ackerman, the new chairman of Luciano Soprani Spa, said a revised company strategy would affect the pricing and distribution of the Soprani collection beginning in 1987. Also under...
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 "St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)")
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`The Sopranos' radically altered America's TV experience.
Newspaper article from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO); 6/8/2007; 700+ words
; ...sympathetic to Tony Soprano even while you were...The Psychology of the Sopranos," likens Tony Soprano, as played by three...into a big enough "Sopranos" fan that she went...name as Mrs. Tony Soprano, played by Edie Falco...
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'Sopranos' shoots off a few series' clues
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 5/28/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...headstrong member of the Soprano crew. "He always gives...fourth season of "The Sopranos," which returns with...popularity of "The Sopranos" means, inevitably...On the set of the Soprano crew's favorite restaurant...for the cover of "The Sopranos Family Cookbook...
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`The Sopranos' returns in a `tornado' of publicity, says its star Edie Falco
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 10/4/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...foreboding. On Sunday, The Sopranos, which has been sold...Jersey, where Tony Soprano presides as husband, father and mob boss, The Sopranos has clipped a glimpse...impact: a mountain of Sopranos ancillary products...spoiled daughter Meadow Soprano, in her recent memoir...
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'The Sopranos'; Singing its praises - again; Female characters hit high notes with passion and gusto.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 6/8/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...abandons all vanity to play Livia Soprano as a flaccid-faced shrew...resentment and fury. "The Sopranos" manages the impossible on...minute you're loving Tony Soprano for his aching sensitivity...Such is the glory of "The Sopranos." This is TV's dark star...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Will 'Sopranos' take wing at the Emmys? HBO's mob series in rematch with White House drama in rescheduled awards.(Time Out!)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 10/5/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Daily Herald TV/Radio Columnist "The Sopranos" is giving the Emmy Awards another chance...solid if anticlimactic one for "The Sopranos." What's more, HBO led all networks...second-place NBC's 76, while "The Sopranos" likewise led "West Wing" 22 to 18...
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soprano
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
soprano [Ital.,=above], female voice of highest pitch. The three basic types of solo soprano are coloratura, lyric, and dramatic...and impressive vocal agility; the lyric soprano has a light, pretty voice; and the dramatic...
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mezzo-soprano
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
mezzo-soprano (It.). Half-soprano. Female (or artificial male) v. midway between sop. and cont. Vocal range from B below...x2018;mezzo-contralto’, meaning a little lower in range than mezzo-soprano.
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Horne, Marilyn
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...the mostly supporting roles of a mezzo-soprano. Her vast range, technical precision...Horne later took masters classes with soprano Lotte Lehmann. She left the university...Los Angeles Guild Opera in the mezzo-soprano role of Hata in Czech composer Bedrich...
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Hodges, Johnny
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...Adept at arranging as well as playing both soprano and alto saxophones, for 40 years Hodges...credited as two of the most significant soprano saxophone players in the history of twentieth...age 13. A few days after he acquired a soprano saxophone, Hodges forced an opportunity...
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Austral, Florence
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...question. Austral was trained as a soprano, mezzo-soprano and contralto. Oddly she maintained...internationally renown. The two sopranos would later have a bitter rivalry...competition in 1913 as a mezzo-soprano. In 1919 she left the country...
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