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[[File:Soprano C to F.svg|thumb|Soprano C to F]] |
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[[File:Maria Callas (La Traviata).JPG|thumb|[[Maria Callas]], a famous soprano singing in [[La traviata]]]] |
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A '''soprano''' is a female singer with a high voice. Young boys who sing, and also girls, are usually called '''[[treble (singer)|trebles]]'''. The word “soprano” can also refer to the top line of choir music. This would be sung by sopranos or trebles. Soprano is also used as a name for high pitched instruments, such as a [[saxophone|soprano saxophone]]. |
A '''soprano''' is a female singer with a high voice. Young boys who sing, and also girls, are usually called '''[[treble (singer)|trebles]]'''. The word “soprano” can also refer to the top line of choir music. This would be sung by sopranos or trebles. Soprano is also used as a name for high pitched instruments, such as a [[saxophone|soprano saxophone]]. |
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In [[opera]] there are different kinds of soprano voices: |
In [[opera]] there are different kinds of soprano voices: |
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* A dramatic soprano will sing big, dramatic roles such as Aida in [[Verdi]]'s opera ''[[Aida]]''. |
* A dramatic soprano will sing big, dramatic roles such as Aida in [[Verdi]]'s opera ''[[Aida]]''. |
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* A coloratura soprano will have a light voice which can bounce up to very high notes (the Queen of the Night in [[Mozart]]’s ''[[Magic Flute]]'' goes up to top F (2 |
* A coloratura soprano will have a light voice which can bounce up to very high notes (the Queen of the Night in [[Mozart]]’s ''[[Magic Flute]]'' goes up to top F (2 {{frac|1|2}} octaves above middle C). |
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* A soubrette is usually the maid or a young girl who flirts. |
* A soubrette is usually the maid or a young girl who flirts. |
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* A lyric soprano role needs a beautiful smooth voice, e.g. Mimi in [[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini's]] ''[[La Boheme]]''. |
* A lyric soprano role needs a beautiful smooth voice, e.g. Mimi in [[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini's]] ''[[La Boheme]]''. |
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* A heavy dramatic soprano is needed in many of [[Wagner]]'s operas, e.g. Isolde in ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]'' or Brunnhilde in ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]]''. |
* A heavy dramatic soprano is needed in many of [[Richard Wagner|Wagner]]'s operas, e.g. Isolde in ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]'' or Brunnhilde in ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]]''. |
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* In the [[17th century|17th]] and [[18th century|18th centuries]] many of the soprano roles were written for male sopranos. Called a [[castrato]], they were men who had their [[testicle]]s removed before [[puberty]] so that their voices would remain high pitched. |
* In the [[17th century|17th]] and [[18th century|18th centuries]] many of the soprano roles were written for male sopranos. Called a [[castrato]], they were men who had their [[testicle]]s removed before [[puberty]] so that their voices would remain high pitched. |
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Latest revision as of 00:36, 24 October 2023
A soprano is a female singer with a high voice. Young boys who sing, and also girls, are usually called trebles. The word “soprano” can also refer to the top line of choir music. This would be sung by sopranos or trebles. Soprano is also used as a name for high pitched instruments, such as a soprano saxophone.
In opera there are different kinds of soprano voices:
- A dramatic soprano will sing big, dramatic roles such as Aida in Verdi's opera Aida.
- A coloratura soprano will have a light voice which can bounce up to very high notes (the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Magic Flute goes up to top F (2 1⁄2 octaves above middle C).
- A soubrette is usually the maid or a young girl who flirts.
- A lyric soprano role needs a beautiful smooth voice, e.g. Mimi in Puccini's La Boheme.
- A heavy dramatic soprano is needed in many of Wagner's operas, e.g. Isolde in Tristan und Isolde or Brunnhilde in Der Ring des Nibelungen.
- In the 17th and 18th centuries many of the soprano roles were written for male sopranos. Called a castrato, they were men who had their testicles removed before puberty so that their voices would remain high pitched.