Soprano vs Coloratura - What's the difference?
soprano | coloratura |
Musical part or section higher in pitch than alto and other sections.
Person or instrument that performs the soprano part.
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(uncountable) Florid or fancy passages in vocal music.
* 2004 , The Video Librarian , volume 19, page 71
(countable) a singer of such passages, especially a soprano
* 1980 , Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers
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As nouns the difference between soprano and coloratura
is that soprano is musical part or section higher in pitch than alto and other sections while coloratura is florid or fancy passages in vocal music.As an adjective coloratura is
pertaining to coloratura.soprano
English
Noun
Synonyms
* (person) sopranistCoordinate terms
* (voice types) soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, contralto (female); countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass (male)Derived terms
* lyric soprano * mezzo-soprano * sing soprano * sopranino * sopranist * spinto sopranoSee also
* ("soprano" on Wikipedia)Anagrams
* English nouns with irregular plurals ----coloratura
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(wikipedia coloratura)Noun
(en-noun)- The singing is generally excellent, with Simon Keenlyside standing out for his richly vocalized (and amusingly dour) Papageno and Diana Damrau for her spot-on coloratura and genuine venom as the Queen of the Night.
- The middle one, of course, was the coloratura Julia Kristeva, known as the most voluptuous Salome in the business.
Adjective
(en adjective)- She has a lighter and more coloratura voice.
- This role has the most coloratura singing in the opera.