contralto

"Howl like the wind, roar like the river / Wail like the rain, cry, shout, and shiver," she advises, her tawny, contralto voice instantly recognisable.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

The cliché applied to contralto voices is “plummy” and Heynis offers its reverse, a sort of lean, emotional essentialism in a deep and beautiful voice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

In 1998, British producers Mark Taylor and Brian Rawling pioneered its modern usage by making Cher’s velvety contralto pixelate and reconstitute over and over, measure by measure, making history.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2023

Her trademarks were her growling contralto, her bold smile and strong cheekbones, her palette of wigs and the muscular, quick-stepping legs she did not shy from showing off.

From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2023

Dorothy looked over at her children, still so young but entranced by the contralto voice that seemed to each person in the audience to be singing to them, only to them.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Stutzmann, who for three decades was among the world’s leading contraltos before she turned fully to conducting, said during an interview the next day.

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2022

She became one of the industry’s best-known contraltos — the female singers with the lowest vocal range — touring widely and making more than 80 recordings.

From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2021

Her voice was not as powerful as that of some of the other famous Italian contraltos and mezzos, but it was immediately recognisable.

From The Guardian ● May 7, 2010

In Rome I have 90 sopranos and 70 contraltos always available.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was easier for Chester to play the ones written for tenors than the ones for sopranos, contraltos, and basses, but he did them all beautifully.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden