soprano
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Harris’ feather-light soprano is intoxicating, even when the story takes a sobering turn and the protagonist’s mother decides she’s had enough.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Her voice, a birdlike soprano with an animated trill, hadn’t changed much from her youth: “I sound like a little girl singing all these Lord-awful songs,” she told “Fresh Air’s” Terry Gross in 2001.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The group earned critical praise for their ethereal, effects-laden sound and the soprano vocals of Elizabeth Fraser.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Vida Miknevičiūtė’s bright, plaintive soprano made the Empress’s final triumph especially powerful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Our choir will only have two parts, soprano and alto.”
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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
“Somebody said she’s the new Nina Stemme. I disagree. She’s the new Nilsson,” he said in a comparison with Birgit Nilsson, regarded as one of the greatest Wagnerian sopranos of the 20th century.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2024
The 29-year-old is one of only a few male sopranos singing in the world today.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2023
Figure 6.31: Moving tune up to E minor puts it in a better key for sopranos.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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