Lyric soprano

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Lyric soprano - A sweet, graceful female voice, with range similar to that of the soubrette but with a stronger quality, and stronger upper register. In opera, reserved for ingenues and other sympathetic characters.

From fach: Lyrischer Sopran

English equivalent: Lyric soprano
Range: From middle C to the C two octaves above middle C
Description: a more supple-sounding soprano, capable of legato, portamento, and some agility; generally has a more soulful and sensuous quality than a soubrette who tend to be largely flirtatious and somewhat tweety.
Roles:
- Agathe (Der Freischütz)
- Antonia (Les contes d'Hoffmann)
- Contessa (Figaro)
- Euridice (Orfeo ed Euridice)
- Juliette (Roméo et Juliette)
- Liù (Turandot)
- Manon (Manon)
- Marie (The Daughter of the Regiment)
- Marguerite (Faust)
- Martha (Martha)
- Micaëla (Carmen)
- Mimi (La bohème)
- Nedda (Pagliacci)
- Pamina (Die Zauberflöte)
- Zaide (Zaide)
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