soprano

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Emma Grimsley’s soprano had the necessary brightness and coloratura flexibility for Manon, but her monochromatic timbre missed the character’s pathos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

A number of artists have in recent months called off appearances, including a production of the musical "Hamilton," operatic soprano Renee Fleming and composer Philip Glass.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Most recently, the center’s website announced that soprano Renée Fleming would no longer perform in two scheduled shows.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

At times, the noise of grinding gears can obscure the soprano whoops and wails of the preschoolers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Whenever there was a pause in the song she filled it with gasping broken sobs and then took up the lyric again in a quavering soprano.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald