Mezzo-soprano

As a mezzo- soprano (plural mezzo- sopranos, in Switzerland the Mezzosopräne, from Italian mezzo soprano, half soprano ', French bas - dessus ) is a voice of women or boys called that is between alto and soprano and opposite the soprano by a darker timbre and a slightly deeper vocal range (about a to f '') is different. Particularly characteristic of the mezzo-soprano is the abundance of tones in the middle position. The mezzo- soprano is also called Soprano II.

Just as the baritone in two very different timbres occurs ( as a tenor and a bass-baritone ), depending on whether it is closer to one or the other vocal genre, also has the mezzo- soprano either soprano or alto timbre and its scope extends either more on the level or more in depth way out.

A male or female singer of this voice is " Mezzosopranist " or " mezzo-soprano " or simply " mezzo-soprano ".

A common task for mezzo- sopranos are so-called trouser roles, ie the representation of a ( mostly young ) man ( see examples below ).

Typical mezzo- soprano parts are:

• Georges Bizet 's "Carmen" - title role ( voice type: Lyric Mezzo- Soprano)
• WA Mozart " Le Nozze di Figaro " - Cherubino ( lyric mezzo-soprano)
• Giuseppe Verdi, "Il trovatore " - Azucena ( Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano )
• Engelbert Humperdinck 's "Hansel and Gretel" - Hansel ( lyric mezzo-soprano)
• Giuseppe Verdi, "Aida" - Amneris ( Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano )

A number of important mezzo-sopranos is listed on the list of famous singers of classical music.

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