mezzo-soprano
noun
a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
mezzo-sopranos
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pluralof mezzo-soprano.plural
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Example Sentences
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That same year, one of the group’s two mezzo-sopranos, Caroline Shaw, won the Pulitzer Prize for music for her piece “Partita for 8 Voices.”
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 4, 2019
Among the guest vocalists are baritone Kevin Deas, mezzo-sopranos Sheila Houlahan and Kristen Choi, and tenor Ross Hauck.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2018
Baroque music, long the primary source of employment for countertenors — men who sing in the vocal register typically associated with mezzo-sopranos or altos — remains a major part of Mr. Costanzo’s career.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2017
Heggie has long cultivated top singers, particularly mezzo-sopranos.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2016
Usually the three classes of voices receive different treatment, one form of instruction being used for sopranos and tenors, another for mezzo-sopranos and baritones, and a third for altos and bassos.
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
