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soprano

[suh-pran-oh, -prah-noh] / səˈpræn oʊ, -ˈprɑ noʊ /
NOUN
person with high singing voice
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Mayli Villalobos, a 34-year-old soprano and nurse, arrives at the practice after a 12-hour hospital shift.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Performing a cover of Radiohead’s “Creep” at the Roosevelt Hotel, her rangy, raspy soprano stops our hearts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Kelly Guerra was an affecting, complex Macaria, her luminous mezzo making an eloquent contrast with the high, bright soprano of Maia Aramburú as Pina; their duets were among the score’s best moments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Top soprano Lise Davidsen takes on Lady Macbeth; the electrifying Quinn Kelsey sings the title role; Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Octavian screamed in a shrill voice—maybe ordering the First Cohort to stand their ground, maybe trying to sing soprano —but Percy put a stop to it.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

Dame Felicity Lott, one of Britain's best-loved sopranos, has died at the age of 79.

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

It is suitable for young operaphiles-in-training and budding sopranos and directors alike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

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

Nina Stemme, who has reigned for years among the world’s leading dramatic sopranos, was a memorably powerful Salome at Carnegie in 2012, but has never had a solo recital there.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024

Figure 6.20: Tune in C minor too low for some sopranos voices.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones


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