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For tenor, bel canto comes naturally.
; ...National Opera debut in Rossini's comic, coloratura-powered L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian...leaps and bounds - the wiggly world of coloratura. Although clearly to the bel canto born...s] Messiah and other works that had coloratura, Florez says. And right away my voice... Read more
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; The audience will get a new view of acclaimed soprano Deborah Voigt at Dominican University's 27th Annual Trustee Benefit Concert on Sunday. "What makes the Dominican benefit concert so extraordinary is that you have that high level of talent in this very intimate venue," President Donna Carroll Read more
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; THE ART OF THE COLORATURA-FRENCH OPERA ARIAS * Elizabeth Vidal...items that regularly show up on these coloratura recitals (Ophelia's mad scene from...especially if you like Vidal or the coloratura repertoire. It is a good album, beautifully... Read more
Coloratura Natalie Dessay Dazzles
; ...Webster's Dictionary defines the word coloratura as "brilliant runs, trills, etc., used...singer's skill." Saturday night French coloratura soprano Natalie Dessay upended that...program traversed the usual territory for coloratura sopranos, whose glory lies in suffering... Read more
SCALING THE HEIGHTS COLORATURA LATTIMORE'S ON A ROLE AS SHE PREPARES FOR `BARBER' LEAD.(Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight)
; ...million-note, gymnastic flights of the coloratura repertory. So, it seemed appropriate...certain type of artist. ``I'm not just a coloratura singer. And I'm not a Rossini mezzo...Cecilia Bartoli as another example of a coloratura of a different color: ``She's been doing... Read more
Renowned Coloratura Soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, 90
; ...luminary celebrated as one of the finest coloratura sopranos of her generation but whose...of Bach, Schubert and Hugo Wolf. As a coloratura soprano, she mastered the very highest...School for Music, where she trained as a coloratura soprano. In 1938, she made her first... Read more
Craving coloratura
; ...Jerusalem Post 07-02-2008 Headline: Craving coloratura Byline: HELEN KAYE Edition; Daily Section...range. This year, she has some promising coloratura sopranos, including Mari Moria of Japan...arias (July 29, August 1). Two other coloraturas will sing the Queen in Mozart's The... Read more
Sumi Jo, a Coloratura Across the Spectrum
; There aren't many coloratura divas who can translate their art convincingly to the concert stage...Villanelle," she showed her effortless and astonishingly accurate coloratura for the first time. As she soared into a quiet and luminous stratosphere... Read more
CHAMPION COLORATURA RANKS 1ST IN HER CLASS
; ...Writer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 08-28-1991 CHAMPION COLORATURA RANKS 1ST IN HER CLASS By Pearl J. Park, Record Staff Writer...other people so it gave me more confidence," she said. Her coloratura soprano voice can reach two octaves above high C. She was... Read more

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coloratura
coloratura. Word derived from the Ger. Koloratur . The elaborate and agile ornamentation of a melody, either extemporized or written, with runs, cadenzas, trills, roulades, and the like. Hence a coloratura soprano is one whose v. is flexible enough to cope with these demands. Read more
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coloratura • Altamira , chimera, clearer, Elvira, era, hearer, Hera, hetaera, interferer, lempira, lira, lire, Madeira, Megaera...x2022; devourer , flowerer, scourer • Angostura , Bonaventura, bravura, Bujumbura, caesura, camera obscura, coloratura, curer, Dürer, durra, Estremadura, figura, ... Read more
coloratura
col·o·ra·tu·ra / ˌkələrəˈtoŏrə; ˌkäl- / • n. elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody, esp. in operatic singing by a soprano. ∎  (also coloratura soprano ) a soprano skilled in such singing. Read more
Amelita Galli-Curci
, 1889-1963, Italian coloratura soprano. She studied piano at the...best she was not excelled by any coloratura of her day. After her American debut...1930, presenting all the standard coloratura roles. Bibliography: See biography... Read more
Beverly Sills
1929-2007, American coloratura soprano, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Belle Silverman. Her childhood career...great American sopranos, Sills won fame not only for her light coloratura voice but also for her considerable acting ability. She also had... Read more

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