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[ suh-pran-oh, -prah-noh ] / səˈpræn oʊ, -ˈprɑ noʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR soprano ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural so·pran·os.the uppermost part or voice. the highest singing voice in women and boys. a part for such a voice. a singer with such a voice. adjectiveof or relating to a soprano; having the compass of a soprano. Origin of soprano1720–30; <Italian: literally, what is above, high, equivalent to sopra (<Latin suprā above) + -ano adj. suffix Words nearby sopranosoporose, soporous, sopping, soppy, sopranino, soprano, soprano clef, sop up, Sopwith, sora, soralium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sopranoAn amazing performance from Anna Netrebko, the world-renowned Russian soprano and star of the Metropolitan Opera. Women in the World Full Panel Videos|The Daily Beast Video|March 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST Anna Netrebko, world-renowned Russian soprano and star of the Metropolitan Opera, gives a special live performance. Women in the World 2012 Agenda||March 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST We'll also welcome Anna Netrebko, world-renowned Russian soprano and star of the Metropolitan Opera, for a live performance. Women in the World Kicks Off!|The Daily Beast|March 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST This is too hard to answer: Does the soprano think she actually is Anne Boleyn about to lose her head? Newt Gingrich, Comic Diva: His New Reign of Terror|John Batchelor|January 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A New York native, Music Director Alan Gilbert will lead the performances, headlined by soprano Deborah Voigt. The New York Philharmonic Kicks Off its 170th Season|Daily Beast Promotions|September 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST Dumnil, the tenor, used to steal jewellery from the soprano and contralto of the troop, and get intoxicated with the baritone. History of the Opera from its Origin in Italy to the present Time|Henry Sutherland Edwards You must join the soprano voice of God to the bass voice in order to get the harmony of the Divine voice. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV|Various The prayer for soprano at the end of the opera, 'Oh, dischinso e il firmamento,' is a charming little bit of melody. Verdi: Man and Musician|Frederick James Crowest And her difficulties have been increased by her determination to become a soprano, difficulties she has surmounted brilliantly. Interpreters|Carl Van Vechten Shortly he found himself enlisted as a soprano in the boy choir of a large Episcopal church. Great Singers on the Art of Singing|James Francis Cooke
British Dictionary definitions for soprano
noun plural -pranos or -prani (-ˈprɑːniː)the highest adult female voice, having a range approximately from middle C to the A a thirteenth above it the voice of a young boy before puberty a singer with such a voice the highest part of a piece of harmony - the highest or second highest instrument in a family of instruments
- (as modifier)a soprano saxophone
Word Origin for sopranoC18: from Italian, from sopra above, from Latin suprā Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sopranosinger, treble, descant, falsetto, coloratura Cultural definitions for soprano
The highest range of the female singing voice. (Compare alto and mezzo soprano.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |