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Mezzo-soprano
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Having a medium compass between the soprano and contralto; --said of the voice of a female singer.-- n.(a) A mezzo-soprano voice.(b) A person having such a voice.
Mezzo-soprano meaning & definition 1 of Mezzo-soprano.
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The medium female [singing] voice in [opera] and non-[classic]al [music] (although in the [choir], the mezzo-soprano and the [contralto] are lumped together as [alto]s). The mezzo-soprano has a range of two [octave]s from A3 (below [middle C]) to A5 (just two notes short of [high C]). This is the most common female voice.
Situated between the [soprano] and contralto, the mezzo-soprano typically plays supporting roles (mothers, [maidservant]s, friends of the [heroine]) as well as [villain]ous women like the [femme fatale] (the saying among mezzo-sopranos and contraltos is that they play witches,Mezzo-soprano meaning & definition 2 of Mezzo-soprano.
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What most female singer are. Seriously.
If one is a soprano, they can hit A 5 with no trouble at all.
If one is a full-soprano, they can hit C 5 with no trouble at all.
If one is a contralto, they can hit C2 with no trouble at all.Mezzo-soprano meaning & definition 3 of Mezzo-soprano.