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For classical and operatic singers, their voice type determines the roles they will sing and is a primary method of categorization. In classical music, a "pure" contralto is considered the rarest type of female voice. [3] In non-classical music, singers are primarily defined by their genre and their gender, not their vocal range. [4]
The contralto voice has the lowest tessitura of the female voices and is noted for its rich and deep vocal timbre. [2] True operatic contraltos are very rare. [ 3 ] The following is a list of contralto singers who have regularly performed unamplified classical or operatic music in concert halls and/or opera houses.
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María Dolores Fernández Pradera OAXS MMT (29 August 1924 [1] – 28 May 2018) [2] [3] was a Spanish melodic singer and actress, and one of the most famous voices in Spain and Latin America. She started her career as an actress and during the 1950s she started singing professionally, eventually abandoning her career as an actress in the 1960s.
The use of the term "alto" to describe solo voices is mostly seen in contemporary music genres (pop, rock, etc.) to describe singers whose range is lower than that of a mezzo-soprano but higher than that of a true contralto, and is very rarely seen in classical music outside of soloists in choral works. In classical music, most women with an ...
Bloomingdale School of Music Piano Project: Sonidos de Espana/Music of Spain – extensive monthly features on the history of Spanish music. Spanish language music Traditional and contemporary Spanish-language music, with genre descriptions, representative artists, CDs & audio samples. Spanish Folk Music in Havana (Photo Album)
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Rosario del Carmen González Flores [1] (born 4 November 1963), better known as Rosario Flores (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈsaɾjo ˈfloɾes]), is a two-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Spanish singer and actress. She was born in Madrid, Spain, as the daughter of Antonio González ('El Pescaílla') and singer Lola Flores.