mezzo
Example Sentences
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The title notwithstanding, this is Dejanira’s story, and mezzo Ann Hallenberg had the attitude but ultimately not enough vocal heft to fully express her fury and despair.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
As the Choreographer, Megan Moore’s plangent mezzo was especially effective in her mourning aria; soprano Whitney Morrison was dramatic as the Performance Artist, the only member of the creative quintet who sees what is coming.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
That might have been the end of it, as she was soon hired by the Light Opera of Manhattan as a mezzo soprano.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024
O’Connor, a multi-octave mezzo soprano of extraordinary emotional range who was recognizable by her shaved head, began her career singing on the streets of Dublin and soon rose to international fame.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2023
"Be a famous mezzo, of course," I say.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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