mezzo

Example Sentences

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Yet in her nuanced portrayal of someone able to come to his senses, the brilliantly focused Irish mezzo turned Ruggiero into the character whose transformation mattered the most.

From Los Angeles Times

“Even if most of her career was centered in Europe, she was certainly regarded by Met audiences as one of the greatest mezzos of the second half of the 20th century.”

From Seattle Times

“The mezzo is no longer complicit,” he said.

From New York Times

The part was intended for a soprano rather than a mezzo and initially featured no solo, despite the character’s prominence onstage.

From Washington Post

Every so often, he would lean over and whisper about some enjoyable or dissonant moment — the bravura of the conductor’s baton, the ill-fitting costume on the mezzo soprano.

From Washington Post