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What is a mezzo-soprano? (2011). Wise Geek. Retrieved April 1, 2011 at http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-mezzo-soprano.htm
This website provides a comprehensive definition of an operatic mezzo-soprano in musical and dramatic terms. A mezzo-soprano is a female singer whose vocal range lies between that of a soprano and alto. The ideal mezzo-soprano has a three-octave range, but when singing at the higher notes of her range she has a darker texture to her voice than a pure soprano. Three categories of mezzo voices exist: coloratura mezzos, lyrical mezzos who often sing the roles of young boys as well as soubrettes (second female leads), and dramatic mezzos who often take 'bad girl' roles such as Carmen.
Soprano, mezzo-soprano, and alto. (2011). My Opera. Retrieved April 1, 2011 at http://www.myoperas.com/habericerik.asp?id=31&baslik=Soprano, Mezzo-
Memorably, in the words of this website, mezzo-sopranos are often described as singing the roles of witches, britches and bitches. Witches are old women, britches are young males, and bitches are self-explanatory. However, these rules are not always hard and fast -- some soprano roles, such as Lady Macbeth, are occasionally given to mezzos to give them a more dramatic texture.
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(2011). Official Website. Retrieved April 1, 2011 at http://www.ceciliabartolionline.com/cms/homepage.html
This is the website of perhaps the most famous mezzo-soprano alive today, Cecilia Bartoli. Bartoli is known for her roles in opera as well as her solo concerts. Bartoli had a recent, notable success as the soubrette Susanna in the Metropolitan Opera's production of The Marriage of Figaro. She is widely credited with re-popularizing the classical bel canto style in opera. Bartoli is a coloratura mezzo-soprano, the style closest to a soprano in sound and range. This gives her enough versatility to assume many leading female roles.
Marilyn Horne -- Short biography. (2011). Bach Cantatas. Retrieved April 1, 2011 at http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Horne-Marilyn.htm
This website provides a brief biography of the great singer Marilyn Horne, best known for her interpretations of Rossini and her renditions of highly dramatic opera heroines such as Jocasta and Wozzeck's Marie. Horne had a long and vibrant career that spanned from the 1950s to the 1980s. Horne has been called the greatest singer in the world and is certainly one of the greatest mezzo-sopranos in modern opera history.
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The Metropolitan Opera is one of the most famous operas in the world, and its current season includes Wozzeck, which includes one of the roles mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne made famous (although the character of Marie is also sung by sopranos).
The Chicago Opera Theater. (2011). Official Website. Retrieved April 1, 2011 at http://chicagooperatheater.org/
The Chicago Opera Theater presents radically re-envisioned interpretations of opera classics such as Medea, as well as works by new artists.
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