mezzo
Americanadjective
noun
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mezzos
plural
adverb
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of mezzo
1805–15; < Italian < Latin medius middle
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Twenty years after the superb mezzo soprano’s death, Harmonia Mundi has reissued a compilation of her recordings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
I was mezzo mezzo on a trade for Karl-Anthony Towns and I was whatever Italians say that’s less than mezzo mezzo about the giant trade for Mikal Bridges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
A strikingly potent Frida, Isabel Leonard used her velvety mezzo to find the drama of the artist’s remembered torment as well as the undulating sensuality of her love for painting and colors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
The Waitress’s agony is ever-present—in mezzo Joyce DiDonato’s blistering performance it manifests as rage, searing the others as she confronts them one by one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
"Be a famous mezzo, of course," I say.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
“The Exterminating Angel,” also starring sopranos Amanda Echalaz and Sally Matthews, mezzos Alice Coote and Christine Rice, tenor Joseph Kaiser, countertenor Iestyn Davies and bass John Tomlinson, will be shown starting at 12:55 p.m.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 14, 2017
Heggie patterned the role to fit one of America’s favorite mezzos, Joyce DiDonato, who was said to have been terrific in Dallas.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2016
Though the role was written for soprano, it is often taken by mezzos, and Leonard matched her rich lower register with secure high notes.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2013
Her voice was not as powerful as that of some of the other famous Italian contraltos and mezzos, but it was immediately recognisable.
From The Guardian ● May 7, 2010
For mezzos and baritones about the same system is followed, the exercises being sung a major third or so lower.
From The Psychology of Singing A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern by David C. (David Clark) Taylor
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