mezzo-soprano

mez·zo-so·pran·o  (mts-s-prn, -prän, mdz-, mz-)

n. pl. mez·zo-so·pran·os Music

1.

a. A voice having a range between soprano and contralto.

b. A vocal part calling for a voice having such a range.

2. A woman having a mezzo-soprano voice.

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[Italian : mezzo, half (from Latin medius; see medium) + soprano, soprano; see soprano.]

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mezzo-soprano

n pl -nos

1. (Music / Classical Music) a female voice intermediate between a soprano and contralto and having a range from the A below middle C to the F an eleventh above it Sometimes shortened to mezzo

2. (Music / Classical Music) a singer with such a voice

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mezzo-soprano - a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto mezzo soprano - a female singer
	2.	mezzo-soprano - the female singing voice between contralto and soprano mezzo singing voice - the musical quality of the voice while singing

Translations

mezzo-soprano [ˈmetsəʊsəˈprɑːnəʊ] N (= singer) → mezzosoprano f; (= voice) → mezzosoprano m

mezzo-soprano [ˌmɛtsəʊsəˈprɑːnəʊ] n → mezzo-soprano f

mezzo-soprano

n (= voice) → Mezzosopran m; (= singer) → Mezzosopranistin f

mezzo-soprano [ˌmɛtsəʊsəˈprɑːnəʊ] n (voice, singer) → mezzosoprano sm

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mezzo-soprano [ˌmɛtsəʊsəˈprɑːnəʊ] n (voice, singer) → mezzosoprano sm