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mezzo-soprano

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | Copyright

mezzo-soprano (It.). Half-soprano. Female (or artificial male) v. midway between sop. and cont. Vocal range from B below middle C upwards for 2 octaves. Several operatic roles written for sops. are traditionally sung by and better suited to mezzos, e.g. Dorabella in Così fan tutte, Carmen, Oktavian in Der Rosenkavalier, the Composer in Ariadne auf Naxos. Occasionally a singer will describe herself as ‘mezzo-contralto’, meaning a little lower in range than mezzo-soprano.

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mezzo-soprano (middle soprano) Range of the human voice falling between soprano and contralto. It grew popular with opera composers in the 19th century, when the castrato voice (which had a similar range) became less usual.

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

mezzo-soprano see soprano .

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	Review: New CD by mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 12/31/2002
	Mezzo-soprano Redmon's hard work, dedication evident in Lyric role.(Time Out) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 2/14/1997
	Seven Songs for Mezzo-soprano and Piano Magazine article from: Journal of Singing; 5/1/2007