soprano
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Beneath the character’s flirtatious wiles, her powerful soprano brought steel to Blanche’s determination to live in her fantasy—a lost world of wealth and graciousness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Born in Venice and trained as a soprano, Cornelys had performed in London, Vienna and the Dutch Republic and borne a daughter by Casanova before returning to London posing as a widow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The eight-week season will feature 86 concerts in London, Gateshead, Bristol, Middlesborough, Sunderland and Mold, with appearances by percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, soprano Louise Alder and pianist Yuja Wang.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
Californian soprano Angel Blue will join the Chineke!
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
A clear soprano wafting over vinegar fumes and pickle vats.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
Dame Felicity Lott, one of Britain's best-loved sopranos, has died at the age of 79.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
Two sopranos and a countertenor depict a paradisiacal dream world of “fairies in the forest,” accompanied by an improvising violin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
In their study, the scientists showed that the high-frequency sounds of operatic sopranos are produced with the same principle than speech and most other forms of singing.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024
Scotto long reigned as one of the most popular sopranos at the Metropolitan Opera.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
I heard the girls’ glee club I used to sing in, way off from the other side of camp, their tiny grade-school sopranos singing, “Beauti-ful dreamer, wake unto me.”
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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