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Coloratura soprano

February 12, 2023

A coloratura soprano is a type of operatic soprano voice that specializes in music that is distinguished by agile runs, leaps and trills.

The term coloratura refers to the elaborate ornamentation of a melody, which is a typical component of the music written for this voice. Within the coloratura category, there are roles written specifically for lighter voices known as lyric coloraturas and others for larger voices known as dramatic coloraturas. Categories within a certain vocal range are determined by the size, weight and color of the voice. Coloratura is particularly found in vocal music and especially in operatic singing of the 18th and 19th centuries. The word coloratura (UK: /ˌkɒlərəˈtjʊərə/ COL-ə-rə-TURE-ə, US: /ˌkʌl-/ CUL-, Italian: [koloraˈtuːra]) means "coloring" in Italian, and derives from the Latin word colorare ("to color").[1]

Lyric coloratura soprano

A very agile light voice with a high upper extension, capable of fast vocal coloratura. Lyric coloraturas have a range of approximately middle C (C4) to "high F" (F6). Such a soprano is sometimes referred to as a soprano leggero if her vocal timbre has a slightly warmer quality. The soprano leggero also typically does not go as high as other coloraturas, peaking at a "high E" (E6).[2] Bel canto roles were typically written for this voice, and a wide variety of other composers have also written coloratura parts. Baroque music, early music and baroque opera also have many roles for this voice.[3]

Lyric coloratura soprano roles

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Dramatic coloratura soprano

A coloratura soprano with great flexibility in high-lying velocity passages, yet with great sustaining power comparable to that of a full spinto or dramatic soprano. Dramatic coloraturas have a range of approximately "low B" (B3) to "high F" (F6). Various dramatic coloratura roles have different vocal demands for the singer – for instance, the voice that can sing Abigail (Nabucco, Verdi) is unlikely to also sing Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor, Donizetti), but a factor in common is that the voice must be able to convey dramatic intensity as well as flexibility. Roles written specifically for this kind of voice include the more dramatic Mozart and bel canto female roles and early Verdi.[4] This is a rare vocal fach, as thick vocal cords are needed to produce the large, dramatic notes, which usually lessens the flexibility and acrobatic abilities of the voice.

Dramatic coloratura soprano roles

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Soprano acuto sfogato

In rare instances, some coloratura sopranos are able to sing in altissimo above high F (F6). This type of singer is sometimes referred to as a soprano acuto sfogato.[5]

Although both lyric and dramatic coloraturas can be acuto sfogato sopranos, the primary attribute of the acuto sfogato soprano is an upper extension above F6.[6] Some pedagogues refer to these extreme high notes as the whistle register.

Very few composers have ever written operatic roles for this voice type with actual notes scored above high F, so these singers typically display these extreme high notes through the use of interpolation in some of the operatic roles already cited above or in concert works. Examples of works that include G6 are the concert aria "Popoli di Tessaglia!"" by Mozart, Esclarmonde by Massenet, and Postcard from Morocco by Dominick Argento. Thomas Adès composed a high A (A6) for the character of Leticia Meynar in The Exterminating Angel.

The soprano acuto sfogato is sometimes confused with the soprano sfogato, a singer (often mezzo-soprano) capable, by sheer industry or natural talent, of extending her upper range to encompass some of the coloratura soprano tessitura, though not the highest range above high F.

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Oxford American Dictionaries.
  2. ^ Dolmetsch Online – Music Dictionary Vm–Vz: "soprano leggiero": "also called a coloratura-singer, but only reaching e′′′"
  3. ^ a b c Boldrey 1994, various
  4. ^ Coffin 1960, p. [page needed].
  5. ^ Apel 1968, p. [page needed].
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-05-18.

Cited sources

  • Apel, Willi (1968). Harvard Dictionary of Music: Second Edition. Belknap Press. ISBN 978-0-674-37501-7.
  • Boldrey, Richard (1994). Guide to Operatic Roles and Arias. Caldwell Publishing. ISBN 978-1-877761-64-5.
  • Coffin, Berton (1960). Singer's Repertoire: Part I: coloratura, soprano, lyric soprano and dramatic soprano. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-45268. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8108-0188-2.

Other sources

  • Boldrey, Richard; Robert Caldwell; Werner Singer; Joan Wall; Roger Pines (1992). Singer's Edition (Light Lyric Soprano): Operatic Arias – Light Lyric Soprano. Caldwell Publishing. ISBN 978-1-877761-02-7.
  • Boldrey, Richard; Robert Caldwell; Werner Singer; Joan Wall; Roger Pines (1992). Singer's Edition (Soubrette): Operatic Arias – Soubrette. Caldwell Publishing. ISBN 978-1-877761-03-4.

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A coloratura soprano is a type of operatic soprano voice that specializes in music that is distinguished by agile runs leaps and trills The term coloratura refers to the elaborate ornamentation of a melody which is a typical component of the music written for this voice Within the coloratura category there are roles written specifically for lighter voices known as lyric coloraturas and others for larger voices known as dramatic coloraturas Categories within a certain vocal range are determined by the size weight and color of the voice Coloratura is particularly found in vocal music and especially in operatic singing of the 18th and 19th centuries The word coloratura UK ˌ k ɒ l e r e ˈ tj ʊer e COL e re TURE e US ˌ k ʌ l CUL Italian koloraˈtuːra means coloring in Italian and derives from the Latin word colorare to color 1 Contents 1 Lyric coloratura soprano 1 1 Lyric coloratura soprano roles 2 Dramatic coloratura soprano 2 1 Dramatic coloratura soprano roles 3 Soprano acuto sfogato 4 See also 5 ReferencesLyric coloratura soprano EditA very agile light voice with a high upper extension capable of fast vocal coloratura Lyric coloraturas have a range of approximately middle C C4 to high F F6 Such a soprano is sometimes referred to as a soprano leggero if her vocal timbre has a slightly warmer quality The soprano leggero also typically does not go as high as other coloraturas peaking at a high E E6 2 Bel canto roles were typically written for this voice and a wide variety of other composers have also written coloratura parts Baroque music early music and baroque opera also have many roles for this voice 3 Lyric coloratura soprano roles Edit Source 3 Adele Die Fledermaus Johann Strauss Adina L elisir d amore Donizetti Agrippina Agrippina Handel Alcina Alcina Handel Almirena Rinaldo Handel Alzira Alzira Verdi Amenaide Tancredi Rossini Amina La sonnambula Bellini Angelica Orlando Handel Ariel The Tempest Thomas Ades Aspasia Mitridate re di Ponto Mozart Bianca Bianca e Fernando Bellini Blonde Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail Mozart Bystrouska The Cunning Little Vixen Janacek Carolina Il matrimonio segreto Cimarosa Celia Lucio Silla Mozart Cleopatra Giulio Cesare George Frideric Handel La Comtesse Adele Le comte Ory Rossini Cunegonde Candide Bernstein Dalinda Ariodante Handel Dinorah Le pardon de Ploermel Giacomo Meyerbeer Dorinda Orlando Handel Elisa Il re pastore Mozart Elizabeth Doe The Ballad of Baby Doe Douglas Moore Elvira I puritani Bellini Elvira L italiana in Algeri Rossini Le feu La princesse Le rossignol L enfant et les sortileges Ravel Fiakermilli Arabella Richard Strauss Frasquita Carmen Bizet Gilda Rigoletto Verdi Giulietta I Capuleti e i Montecchi Bellini Ilia Idomeneo Mozart Ines L Africaine Giacomo Meyerbeer Ismene Mitridate re di Ponto Mozart Isotta Die schweigsame Frau Richard Strauss Juliette Romeo et Juliette Gounod Lakme Lakme Delibes Leila Les pecheurs de perles Bizet Leticia The Exterminating Angel opera Ades Linda di Chamounix Linda di Chamounix Donizetti Lisa La sonnambula Bellini Lucy The Telephone Menotti Madame Herz Der Schauspieldirektor Mozart Madame Mao Nixon in China John Adams Marguerite Faust Charles Gounod Marie La fille du regiment Donizetti Moll Hackabout A Harlot s Progress Iain Bell Morgana Alcina Handel Nachtigall Die Vogel Walter Braunfels The Nightingale The Nightingale Stravinsky Norina Don Pasquale Donizetti Olympia The Tales of Hoffmann Offenbach Ophelie Hamlet Ambroise Thomas Oscar Un ballo in maschera Verdi trouser role Philine Mignon Ambroise Thomas Philomele The Love of the Nightingale Richard Mills The Queen Perela uomo di fumo Dusapin The Queen of Chemakha The Golden Cockerel Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov Rosina in the Soprano key The Barber of Seville Rossini Silvia Ascanio in Alba Mozart Tamyris Il re pastore Mozart Tinti Massimilla Doni Schoeck Tytania A Midsummer Night s Dream Britten Venus Ascanio in Alba Mozart Zemire Zemire et Azor Gretry Zerbinetta Ariadne auf Naxos Richard Strauss Dramatic coloratura soprano EditA coloratura soprano with great flexibility in high lying velocity passages yet with great sustaining power comparable to that of a full spinto or dramatic soprano Dramatic coloraturas have a range of approximately low B B3 to high F F6 Various dramatic coloratura roles have different vocal demands for the singer for instance the voice that can sing Abigail Nabucco Verdi is unlikely to also sing Lucia Lucia di Lammermoor Donizetti but a factor in common is that the voice must be able to convey dramatic intensity as well as flexibility Roles written specifically for this kind of voice include the more dramatic Mozart and bel canto female roles and early Verdi 4 This is a rare vocal fach as thick vocal cords are needed to produce the large dramatic notes which usually lessens the flexibility and acrobatic abilities of the voice Dramatic coloratura soprano roles Edit Source 3 Abigaille Nabucco Verdi Alaide La straniera Bellini Amalia I masnadieri Verdi Aminta Die schweigsame Frau Richard Strauss Anne The Rake s Progress Stravinsky Anna Bolena Anna Bolena Donizetti Armida Rinaldo Handel Armida Armida Rossini Chief of the Secret Police Gepopo Le Grand Macabre Ligeti Donna Anna Don Giovanni Mozart Elettra Idomeneo Mozart Elena La donna del lago Rossini Elisabetta Maria Stuarda Roberto Devereux Donizetti Elvira Ernani Verdi Esclarmonde Esclarmonde Massenet Europa Europa riconosciuta Salieri Fauno Ascanio in Alba Mozart trouser role Giovanna Giovanna d Arco Verdi Giulietta I Capuleti e i Montecchi Bellini Giunia Lucio Silla Mozart Helene Jerusalem Verdi Imogene Il pirata Bellini Konigin der Nacht Queen of the Night The Magic Flute Mozart Konstanze Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail Mozart Lady Macbeth Macbeth Verdi Leonora Il trovatore Verdi Lida La battaglia di Legnano Verdi Lina Stiffelio Verdi Lucia Lucia di Lammermoor Donizetti Lucrezia Lucrezia Borgia Donizetti Lucrezia I due Foscari Verdi Luisa Miller Luisa Miller Verdi Marchesa del Poggio Un giorno di regno Verdi Marguerite de Valois Les Huguenots Meyerbeer Maria Stuarda Maria Stuarda Donizetti Mathilde William Tell Rossini Medora Il corsaro Verdi Norma Norma Bellini Odabella Attila Verdi Rodelinda Rodelinda Handel Rosalinde Die Fledermaus Johann Strauss Semiramide Semiramide Rossini Thais Thais Massenet Violetta La traviata Verdi Vitellia La clemenza di Tito Mozart Soprano acuto sfogato EditIn rare instances some coloratura sopranos are able to sing in altissimo above high F F6 This type of singer is sometimes referred to as a soprano acuto sfogato 5 Although both lyric and dramatic coloraturas can be acuto sfogato sopranos the primary attribute of the acuto sfogato soprano is an upper extension above F6 6 Some pedagogues refer to these extreme high notes as the whistle register Very few composers have ever written operatic roles for this voice type with actual notes scored above high F so these singers typically display these extreme high notes through the use of interpolation in some of the operatic roles already cited above or in concert works Examples of works that include G6 are the concert aria Popoli di Tessaglia by Mozart Esclarmonde by Massenet and Postcard from Morocco by Dominick Argento Thomas Ades composed a high A A6 for the character of Leticia Meynar in The Exterminating Angel The soprano acuto sfogato is sometimes confused with the soprano sfogato a singer often mezzo soprano capable by sheer industry or natural talent of extending her upper range to encompass some of the coloratura soprano tessitura though not the highest range above high F See also Edit Opera portalLyric soprano Dramatic soprano SoubretteReferences EditNotes Oxford American Dictionaries Dolmetsch Online Music Dictionary Vm Vz soprano leggiero also called a coloratura singer but only reaching e a b c Boldrey 1994 various Coffin 1960 p page needed Apel 1968 p page needed Vox Mentor Voice Categories Archived from the original on 2008 10 07 Retrieved 2008 05 18 Cited sources Apel Willi 1968 Harvard Dictionary of Music Second Edition Belknap Press ISBN 978 0 674 37501 7 Boldrey Richard 1994 Guide to Operatic Roles and Arias Caldwell Publishing ISBN 978 1 877761 64 5 Coffin Berton 1960 Singer s Repertoire Part I coloratura soprano lyric soprano and dramatic soprano Scarecrow Press ISBN 978 0 8108 45268 Rowman amp Littlefield ISBN 978 0 8108 0188 2 Other sources Boldrey Richard Robert Caldwell Werner Singer Joan Wall Roger Pines 1992 Singer s Edition Light Lyric Soprano Operatic Arias Light Lyric Soprano Caldwell Publishing ISBN 978 1 877761 02 7 Boldrey Richard Robert Caldwell Werner Singer Joan Wall Roger Pines 1992 Singer s Edition Soubrette Operatic Arias Soubrette Caldwell Publishing ISBN 978 1 877761 03 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coloratura soprano amp oldid 1101708889, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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