coloratura
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Emma Grimsley’s soprano had the necessary brightness and coloratura flexibility for Manon, but her monochromatic timbre missed the character’s pathos.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
She was a coloratura soprano with an almost freakish vocal range — nearly four octaves, it was said, a voice capable, if any voice is, of the wineglass-shattering stunt of legend.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024
“She is a lyric coloratura, with a relatively small voice that carries in a big auditorium by virtue of its concentrated tone. And she is a complete actress, in voice and movement.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2023
“Of course, darling,” she said, with a coloratura laugh.
From Slate • May 27, 2023
Coloratura Soprano — This is not really a different range from the soprano, but a coloratura soprano has a voice that is unusually high, light, and agile, even for a soprano.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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