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Only Julia Kristeva is as dark, but Kristeva’s skin—perhaps it’s a trick of the light—has a metallic, bronzelike quality, while Carla Devade’s is silky and yielding.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 16, 2012

Singing magnificently in her rich, bronzelike voice, she began with O del mio dolce ardor, by Gluck, went on to Quella fiamma che m'accende, by Benedetto Marcello, St�ndchen and Zueignung, by Richard Strauss.

From Time Magazine Archive

But when she nodded to her accompanist and opened her mouth, her rich, bronzelike voice seemed to flood the hall.

From Time Magazine Archive

What Wagner did require was an "elemental, erotic quality," and he found it in Mezzo Soprano Bumbry's voice, a naturally glorious, bronzelike instrument that ranged through the house with impressive power.

From Time Magazine Archive

The body is firm, oval or boatlike in form, and usually dark colored with a bronzelike luster.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section T, U, V, and W by Project Gutenberg