contralto
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The cliché applied to contralto voices is “plummy” and Heynis offers its reverse, a sort of lean, emotional essentialism in a deep and beautiful voice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
The new arrangements emphasise the sumptuous timbre of Spiteri's contralto, adding fresh intimacy to familiar melodies.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2024
In 1998, British producers Mark Taylor and Brian Rawling pioneered its modern usage by making Cher’s velvety contralto pixelate and reconstitute over and over, measure by measure, making history.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2023
Her trademarks were her growling contralto, her bold smile and strong cheekbones, her palette of wigs and the muscular, quick-stepping legs she did not shy from showing off.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2023
In the loose, shabby, but definitely male clothing I had chosen, my height and my contralto voice would get me by.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
Stutzmann, who for three decades was among the world’s leading contraltos before she turned fully to conducting, said during an interview the next day.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
She became one of the industry’s best-known contraltos — the female singers with the lowest vocal range — touring widely and making more than 80 recordings.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2021
Her voice was not as powerful as that of some of the other famous Italian contraltos and mezzos, but it was immediately recognisable.
From The Guardian ● May 7, 2010
Mezzos and contraltos rarely get leading roles; besides, the legend of Marion Talley had been too recently deflated.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was easier for Chester to play the ones written for tenors than the ones for sopranos, contraltos, and basses, but he did them all beautifully.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
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