Spinto soprano

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A spinto soprano (also lirico-spinto or "pushed lyric") is an operatic soprano that has the brightness and height of a lyric soprano, but can be "pushed" to dramatic climaxes without strain, and may have a somewhat darker timbre. It generally uses squillo to "slice" through a full orchestra (rather than singing over it like a dramatic soprano). It also handles dynamic changes very well. Spinto sopranos have a range from approximately middle C (C4) to "high D" (D6).[1] The spinto repertoire includes many Verdi, verismo and Puccini roles, some of which are very popular in opera. The fact that spinto sopranos are uncommon means that these popular roles are often performed by singers from other classifications, and more than a few lyric sopranos have damaged their voices singing spinto roles.[2]

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[edit] Spinto singers

[edit] Spinto roles[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Coffin (1960), cited below
  2. ^ Boldrey (1994),Guide to Operatic Roles and Arias, cited below
  3. ^ Boldrey (1994),Guide to Operatic Roles and Arias, cited below

[edit] Further reading

Boldrey, Richard (1994). Guide to Operatic Roles and Arias. Caldwell Publishing Company. ISBN 13: 9781877761645. 

Boldrey, Richard; Robert Caldwell, Werner Singer, Joan Wall and Roger Pines (1992). Singer's Edition (Light Lyric Soprano): Operatic Arias - Light Lyric Soprano. Caldwell Publishing Company. ISBN 13: 9781877761027. 

Boldrey, Richard; Robert Caldwell, Werner Singer, Joan Wall and Roger Pines (1992). Singer's Edition (Soubrette): Operatic Arias - Soubrette. Caldwell Publishing Company. ISBN 13: 9781877761034. 

Coffin, Berton (1960). Coloratura, Lyric and Dramatic Soprano, Vol. 1. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.. ISBN 13: 9780810801882. 

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