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A singer with a pure and silvery voice, secure coloratura technique and delightful stage presence, Burrowes retired from the stage in 1982. [1] She married former tenor Emile Belcourt, and in 1992 joined him at the University of Saskatoon as a vocal coach. [6]
Maria Callas [a] Commendatore OMRI [1] (born Maria Anna Cecilia Sofia Kalogeropoulos; [b] December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano [2] and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century.
The soprano singing voice is the voice of children and the highest type of female voice with vocal range that typically lies between "middle C" (C 4) and "high C" (C 6) [1] The soprano voice (unlike the mezzo-soprano voice) is stronger in the head register than the chest register, resulting in a bright and ringing tone. [2]
A coloratura soprano (Italian: soprano di coloratura) is a type of operatic soprano voice that specializes in music that is distinguished by agile runs, leaps and trills. The term coloratura refers to the elaborate ornamentation of a melody, which is a typical component of the music written for this voice. Within the coloratura category, there ...
June Anderson (born December 30, 1952) is a Grammy Award-winning American coloratura soprano. She is known for bel canto performances of Rossini , Donizetti , and Vincenzo Bellini . Subsequently, she has extended her repertoire to include a wide variety of other roles, including those from the Russian repertoire and works by Richard Strauss .
She has been described by The New York Times as a "limpid, fluid soprano", "silken clarity", and "needlepoint precision". [ 24 ] [ 25 ] In September 2018 she made her debut, while being 34 weeks pregnant, in Debussy's Le Martyre de saint Sébastien with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin .
Today they are often played by mezzo-sopranos and sometimes even by sopranos. At times a lyric or full lyric soprano with a flexible voice will assume the roles as written while a true coloratura soprano will sing the same music transposed to a higher key. Roles: Angelina, La Cenerentola (Gioachino Rossini) [17] Griselda, Griselda
Amelita Galli-Curci (18 November 1882 – 26 November 1963) was an Italian lyric coloratura soprano. She was one of the most famous operatic singers of the 20th century and a popular recording artist, with her records selling in large numbers.