mezzo
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I was mezzo mezzo on a trade for Karl-Anthony Towns and I was whatever Italians say that’s less than mezzo mezzo about the giant trade for Mikal Bridges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
As truth-telling victims, mezzo Michelle Mariposa was staunch and gentle as Rebecca Nurse while Nicholas Huff brought a vigorous, exciting tenor to Giles Corey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Ms. Pierce’s soothing mezzo gave Rosa an anchoring presence; as Joe’s 14-year-old sister, Sarah, soprano Lauren Snouffer, also making her debut, was bright and affecting; and Mr. Nelson was a lively Tracy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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
"Be a famous mezzo, of course," I say.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
“Even if most of her career was centered in Europe, she was certainly regarded by Met audiences as one of the greatest mezzos of the second half of the 20th century.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2021
“The Exterminating Angel,” also starring sopranos Amanda Echalaz and Sally Matthews, mezzos Alice Coote and Christine Rice, tenor Joseph Kaiser, countertenor Iestyn Davies and bass John Tomlinson, will be shown starting at 12:55 p.m.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 14, 2017
Heggie patterned the role to fit one of America’s favorite mezzos, Joyce DiDonato, who was said to have been terrific in Dallas.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2016
Ms. DiDonato recently sang the title role at the Houston Grand Opera; she has also sung the role of Elizabeth, both originally written for sopranos but now sometimes sung by mezzos.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2012
Instant visions of dazzling sopranos, of mezzos and contraltos, of angelic voices and of vast beauty and exquisite gowning, had flashed in appalling procession before her mental vision.
From The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man by Flagg, James Montgomery
