Dramatic soprano | vocal music | Britannica (original) (raw)

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classification

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  In soprano
  …their colour or agility: a dramatic soprano has a rich, powerful quality; a lyric soprano, a lighter, singing tone; and a coloratura soprano possesses a high range (to the second C above middle C and higher) and extreme agility.
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voice types

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  In speech: Voice types
  The female dramatic soprano is usually heavily built; her strong mezzo-soprano voice can produce the high soprano tones.
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