coloratura

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Sumi Jo, 58, a renowned coloratura soprano from South Korea, described having several roles rescinded because stage directors thought she was not white enough.

From New York Times

She went to LaGuardia High School, the “Fame” school, and from there to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she hoped to become a coloratura soprano.

From New York Times

O’Connor dazzles with such coloratura paragraphs, but he can do voices too.

From Washington Post

The finale is particularly exciting — as the star soprano produces bawdy laughter, quick octave leaps and precision coloratura.

From New York Times

The twangy instrumental accompaniment and Sun’s coloratura brilliance are equally refined; together, they mock putative distinctions between “high” and “low” cultural practices with an energy that any satirist could admire.

From New York Times