soprano
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For Megan Shoaf, a Los Angeles-based soprano with more than 145,000 followers on TikTok, attending an opera is a chance to see “the peak of what a voice can do.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Mayli Villalobos, a 34-year-old soprano and nurse, arrives at the practice after a 12-hour hospital shift.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Performing a cover of Radiohead’s “Creep” at the Roosevelt Hotel, her rangy, raspy soprano stops our hearts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
So, Kemi Badenoch will tread the same stage ageing rockers Marillion took last month - and where sequinned soprano Katherine Jenkins will perform next week.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
We sit through an overly sentimental video about "huddled masses" and listen to a bulky soprano belt out the words to "My Country, 'Tis of Thee."
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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It is suitable for young operaphiles-in-training and budding sopranos and directors alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
In their study, the scientists showed that the high-frequency sounds of operatic sopranos are produced with the same principle than speech and most other forms of singing.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024
With her powerful high notes, sumptuous tone and onstage intensity, it seemed that Wagner’s Ortrud, Fricka, Kundry and even Isolde — the province of big-voiced sopranos — might be possible.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
Scotto long reigned as one of the most popular sopranos at the Metropolitan Opera.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
It’s tough, because while doing all of the above, a coloratura must also be lighter and faster than all the other sopranos.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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