mezzo

Example Sentences

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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

The whiplash between bitter and sweet is arresting, but Ms. Lindsey’s velvety mezzo is never less than beautiful, and her enunciation of German, English and French texts is impeccably crisp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 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