Coloratura is the elaborate 'ornamentation' of a vocal melody, especially in opera.

She`s a very soulful dramatic (coloratura) soprano, because she`s got a very big and heavy voice, but she is also very high and agile. Other dramatic sopranos are Jill Scott or June Anderson
A light coloratura soprano has a girlish timbre and is also called a coloratura soubrette like Patricia Petibon or also Mini Riperton.
There are also lyric coloratura sopranos like Lisa Miskovsky or Natalie Dessay.

lyric coloratura

coloratura mezzo-soprano

Coloratura directly translated from Italian means "coloring". In English music nomenclature it refers to elaborate melody in vocal music and in particular opera.

I would say definitely, especially if they are a fuller lyric coloratura. Have you watched on youtube Diana Damrau's interpretation? It's incredible, and she's truly a full lyric coloratura, not a dramatic coloratura (which makes it kind of funny that she's probably the best Queen of the Night and Constanze there's been, with them both being dramatic coloratura parts). Now a lighter lyric coloratura could sing it, supposedly Natalie Dessay sang it years ago, but it wouldn't have the same effect because, as you are aware, it's harder for them to sustain more dramatic sections.

A coloratura soprano may be performed as part of an opera. It may also be seen at a classical music performance such as The Proms. It is a solo performance.

Lily Pons

She is a Lyric-Coloratura Soprano.

Joan Sutherland

Coloraturas have a range of approximately - or around - middle C to a "high F". They specialize in music that is distinguished by agile runs and leaps. The term coloratura refers to the elaborate ornamentation of the melody, which is a typical component of the music written for this voice. A lyric coloratura soprano is a type of soprano with a very light, agile voice and has high upper extension, capable of fast coloratura. Dramatic coloratura sopranos have a more sustained, stronger sound.

Dame Joan Sutherland is a dramatic coloratura soprano.

The highest female singing voice is called a coloratura soprano.

She is classified as a Lyric Coloratura Soprano. She voice range is up to 4 octaves.

Sarah Geronimo is classified as Lyric-Spinto Soprano and has coloratura abilities. Her voice has the ability to do acrobatic singing style. Her voice can do a perfect collaboration with a male counter-tenor by using her coloratura vocals full-throatedly. She is believed to have a 4 octave vocal range.

In 1822 he married the coloratura soprano Isabella Colbran and after she died in 1845 he married Olympe Pélissier in 1846.

The technique of such runs, trills and ornamentation of a vocal line is called coloratura, Italian for "coloring." In practice, all voices were at one time expected to indulge in this kind of vocal display. The early to mid 19th century in Italy was the height of popularity for bel canto (beautiful singing) operas by such composers as Mozart, Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini. The term has become most identified with sopranos, who are then called coloratura sopranos.

She is a Lyric-Coloratura Soprano.

Netrebko's voice is basically a lyric soprano with spinto tendencies. She also ventures frequently into coloratura territory.

Yes, the Coloratura Soprano was married to Orchestra leader Andre Kostelanetz. This was given ample coverage in the movie magazines, which generally shun Opera.

I will say that she is an coloratura contralto which means she can sing as low as most altos and as high as most sopranos. so yes she is capable of singing soprano.

Cecilia Bartoli is an Italian coloratura mezzo-soprano opera singer and recitalist. She is best known for her interpretations of the music of Mozart and Rossini.

we all of the people want to know about Sarah Geronimo.But it is so taff finds it, but I know something I will try to understand you. Sarah Geronimo is classified as Lyric-Spinto Soprano and has coloratura abilities. Her voice has the ability to do acrobatic singing style. Her voice can do a perfect collaboration with a male counter-tenor by using her coloratura vocals full-throated. She is believed to have a 4-octave vocal range.

we all of the people want to know about Sarah Geronimo.But it is so taff finds it, but I know something I will try to understand you. Sarah Geronimo is classified as Lyric-Spinto Soprano and has coloratura abilities. Her voice has the ability to do acrobatic singing style. Her voice can do a perfect collaboration with a male counter-tenor by using her coloratura vocals full-throated. She is believed to have a 4-octave vocal range.

Yes, she definitely is an opera singer. More exactly, Natalie Dessay is a lyrical coloratura soprano, and she prefers to call herself a singing actress.

It varies from Alto ( low end, but above male) to Soprano- there are different types of Soprano- Coloratura, Lyric, Mezzo ( lit. half or medium) these are operatic types.

I would say she's an Contralto with a five octave vocal range or a Coloratura Contralto.

You are making a huge mistake by classifying her as a Contralto. She may have the lower register notes that Cher does but she is not comfortable in the lower register. She is best heard in the whistle register. She can make phrases and words in the whistle register and easy sings a C7 and well above effortlessly. Her whistle register sounds exactly like a flute or piccolo. She is a Dramatic Coloratura Soprano. A Dramatic Coloratura Soprano has the agility, flexibility and range of a Piccolo Coloratura Soprano but the power and the lower register of a Dramatic Soprano, which to the untrained ear sounds like a Contralto.

Tracy Dahl is a soprano singer, known for her clear and agile coloratura voice. Her vocal range typically spans from around G#3 to a high F6.

A3 to F#6 (Großmächtige Prinzessin (Ariadne auf Naxos, Strauss)). Her range may be wider as her control and duration of F#6 is comfortable.

From that you are definitely a coloratura soprano, don't even need to hear the tone (Usually you cannot base someone's voice type off of range without hearing the tone of the voice). The only problem is, many coloratura soprano songs, and certainly every pop and Broadway songs, go below an E4. You should try to strengthen that lower range and get to at least a middle C. Keep that upper range strong too, you don't want to lose that

Mezzo-soprano is the voice part that Idina Kim Menzel [b. May 30, 1971] has in 'Wicked'. But her actual voice range is described as coloratura soprano. As anyone who has heard her sing knows, that means that she hits the highest of notes.

Contraltos or Altos are a lower sounding female voice in choral music. This is the range between Mezzo-Sopranos and Tenors (ususally men). They have a darker haunting sounded voice compared to the Coloratura (high) Soprano voice.

Sarah Geronimo is the best filipino singer ever!!! I listen to her a lot!!

Beverly Sills, who later became the General Manager of New York City Opera. The great American coloratura soprano was affectionately known as "Bubbles"

Common music singing terms used to describe vocal techniques and styles include vibrato, falsetto, belting, scatting, legato, staccato, and coloratura.

Soprano range: The soprano is the highest female voice. The typical soprano voice lies between middle C (C4) and "high C"(C6). The low extreme for sopranos is roughly B3 or A3 (just below middle C).[6] Most soprano roles do not extend above "high C" although there are several standard soprano roles that call for D6 or D-flat6. At the highest extreme, some coloratura soprano roles may reach from F6 to A6 (the F to A above "high C").[7]

Soprano tessitura: The tessitura of the soprano voice lies higher than all the other female voices. In particular, the coloratura soprano has the highest tessitura of all the soprano sub-types.[3]

Soprano sub-types: As with all voice categories, sopranos are often divided into different sub-categories based on range, vocal color or timbre, the weight of voice, and dexterity of the voice. These sub-categories include: Coloratura soprano, Soubrette, Lyric soprano, Spinto, and Dramatic soprano.[3]

There are various types of sopranos based on vocal range and timbre. These include lyric sopranos known for their agility and expressive singing, dramatic sopranos with powerful and intense voices, coloratura sopranos who excel in virtuosic passages and high notes, and spinto sopranos who possess a combination of lyric and dramatic qualities.

Typical voice parts in a chorus are soprano, alto, tenor and bass. Sometimes there is a coloratura soprano, who often sings higher than other sopranos. There can be baritone, which overlaps with tenor and bass. There can be a deep bass or basso profundo who singer lower than other basses.

The highest female voice part is typically the soprano, which encompasses the highest vocal range among female singers. Sopranos are known for singing melodies that often soar to high notes and showcase agility and power in their upper register.

Her Vocal chords. She was an operatic soprano, and was hired by of all people Circus Mogul P.T. Barnum to present concerts at Castle Garden , better known as the Battery as it was originally a fort. as far as is known this was the Circus Magnate"s only venture into high-culture art such as Opera. Miss Lind was a coloratura soprano.

Grace Moore, but I believe all of her films were made in the thirties. She was one of less than a handful of cross-over Opera singers who were also in films. She was a Blonde and oddly enough may have indirectly inspired (posthumously) the song ( Help Me, Rhonda).

"Mezzo" is Italian for "middle", so a mezzo soprano is a middle-pitched woman's voice. The higher voice is soprano, of which there are different categories, (lyric, dramatic, coloratura, etc.), depending on the strength of voice required and the duration of the part. The lowest female voice is contralto or alto.

She's a classically trained lyric coloratura soprano (a light voice with great agility, usually requiring an incredible very high range above soprano C, which she does have, up to the F above), although she has a 4 octave vocal range.

However, her voice is well-trained enough to sing a variety of ranges and change her tone to a variety of voice types. She can sing Broadway soprano (Glinda's part in No One Mourns the Wicked) mezzo belting (My New Philosophy from her Tony Award winning role in You're a Good Man Charlie Brown) Operatic Coloratura Soprano (Glitter and be Gay from Candide, I've heard she's sung Les Oiseaux Dans La Charmille from Tales of Hoffman at concerts, and there's even a clip on youtube of her singing a section of Der Holle Rache, the Queen of the Night's aria, from her failed sitcom) Alto (Maybe This Time from Cabaret that she sang on Glee, also all of the songs in her current Broadway role in Promises, Promises)

Yes. She is a coloratura soprano, and was classically trained in opera until she was 17. She began voice lessons again when she was 25. Her voice has been featured in movies after Mamma Mia!. In Dear John (2010) she wrote and recorded "Little House." In 2011, she recorded a cover of "Li'l Red Riding Hood" for Red Riding Hood. She also played the role of Cosette in the 2012 movie musical Les Miserables.

To answer the question, the higher voice is the Tenor voice. The ranges for the most common ranges are as follows from low to high : baritone, bass, tenor, alto, soprano. Now, there are more complicated ranges out there that can confuse you such as mezzo, coloratura and so on. But the simplest answer for your question is that tenor voices are higher than bass voices but there are some male voices that range from bass to tenor and even alto as well as some that range from baritone to tenor.

Etta James, Marian Anderson, Gladys Knight

Wrong! Etta James and Gladys Knight are not contraltos; they are mezzo sopranos. Whoever wrote that needs to go back to music theory and voice training. I won't comment on Marian because I don't know who she is. As far as a dramatic contralto: Toni Braxton is the only famous dramatic contralto of any type that I can think of from the last few decades. A very famous coloratura contralto is Anita Baker. Contraltos are rare, so I hope you didn't expect a long list.

The contralto voice classification is characterized by its rich, deep resonance and the lowest female vocal range, typically spanning from around E3 to E5. Contraltos often possess a dark, full timbre and excel in the lower registers, making them well-suited for roles in operas and choral works. Common terms associated with contraltos include "alto," "mezzo-soprano" (in relation to range), and "coloratura" when referring to agility in the voice, although true contraltos are less common in this style. Additionally, they are often noted for their ability to convey powerful emotions through their singing.

LIly Pons l904-76 was an Opera singer, a coloratura soprano. ( some sources claim she was born earlier in l896) Lucille Ball was a mostly, comic actress ( here"s Lucy) and as far as is known had no connections with the Operatic artiste. In those days separate dressing rooms, so to speak were maintained Opera and pop- such as Crosby-Sinatra music did not (Cross-Feed) the only notable exception to the rule was the American Opera star, actress and also (pop) recording artist Grace Moore. Her best-known non-Opera song was the controversial- as it postulates a suicide pact- Love me Forever, still widely heard by other artists. Lucy was NOt in any sense an Opera operator.