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)
  • Singers:


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