contralto

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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

With her electric green eyes, corkscrew hair and husky contralto voice, Dame Cleo became the most recognisable British jazz singer in history.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

Yarrow was the tenor in Peter, Paul and Mary, his tender and attentive vocals sandwiched between the soothing baritone of Noel Paul Stookey and the airy contralto of Mary Travers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025

Taking her cues from the likes of Elvis Presley and Eartha Kitt, she began training her famous contralto.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2024

As word of her talent spread, Aunt Mary had handbills printed with a picture of Marian and the words “Come and hear the baby contralto, ten years old.”

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman