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The term soprano was developed in relation to classical and operatic voices, where the classification is based not merely on the singer's vocal range but also on the tessitura and timbre of the voice. For classical and operatic singers, their voice type determines the roles they will sing and is a primary method of categorization.
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 ...
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" (Category:Sopranists). Please sub-categorize entries by nationality (Category:Sopranos by nationality) or a subcategory in Category:Operatic sopranos, if possible
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 ...
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.
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The general vocal range of an adult female soprano is C 4 –C 6 (highlighted), with notes unreachable by an average Treble marked in red (B 5 –C 6).. Most trebles have a comfortable range from the A below "middle C" (A 3, 220 Hz) to the F one and a half octaves above "middle C" (F 5, 698 Hz), [10] roughly corresponding to an adult male baritone range, up one octave.
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 ...