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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]
The list spans from operatic sopranos active in the first operas of the late 16th century to singers currently performing. Singers who have recorded opera arias or sung them in concert but have never performed in an opera are not included in this list. Singers are sorted by their year of birth. Those singers whose birth year is unknown are ...
Soprano range: The soprano is the highest singing voice. The typical soprano voice lies between C4 (middle C) and C6 (high C). The low extreme for sopranos is roughly A3 (just below middle C). [6] Most soprano roles do not extend above C6 although there are several standard soprano roles that call for D6.
Typically, the term "soprano" refers to female singers but at times the term "male soprano" has been used by men who sing in the soprano vocal range using falsetto vocal production instead of the modal voice. This practice is most commonly found in the context of choral music in England. However, these men are more commonly referred to as ...
A. Emma Abbott; Bessie Abott; Suzanne Adams; Adele Addison; Titilayo Adedokun; Ada Adini; Laura Aikin; Gan-ya Ben-gur Akselrod; Hanan Alattar; Licia Albanese; Mariska ...
When the terms soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone, and bass are used as descriptors of non-classical voices, they are applied more loosely than they would be to those of classical singers and generally refer only to the singer's perceived vocal range. The following is a list of singers in country, popular music, jazz, heavy ...
This is a list of the singers, conductors, and dancers who have appeared in at least 100 performances at the Metropolitan Opera, last updated March 17, 2024.Performers are listed by the number of the performances they have appeared in as found at the Metropolitan Opera Archives. [1]
This category is intended for notable American sopranos. There is controversy when the term "soprano" is applied to men. Men who sing in the soprano range are sometimes called "sopranists", "sopranistas", or "male sopranos". At the moment there is no established criteria on which term is used by Wikipedia for categorization purposes.