mezzo-soprano
noun
a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Tolerable baritones have been transformed into very mediocre tenors, capable mezzo-soprani into very indifferent dramatic soprani, and so on.
From Style in Singing by W. E. Haslam