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soprano

[suh-pran-oh, -prah-noh] / səˈpræn oʊ, -ˈprɑ noʊ /
NOUN
person with high singing voice
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Work to add a padel court and luxury car garage hit the brakes after a survey found several species of bat, including the common pipistrelle and soprano pipistrelles, foraging in the grounds.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Harris’ feather-light soprano is intoxicating, even when the story takes a sobering turn and the protagonist’s mother decides she’s had enough.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

Her voice, a birdlike soprano with an animated trill, hadn’t changed much from her youth: “I sound like a little girl singing all these Lord-awful songs,” she told “Fresh Air’s” Terry Gross in 2001.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

The group earned critical praise for their ethereal, effects-laden sound and the soprano vocals of Elizabeth Fraser.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

“The night is dark and I am far from home . . .” Betsie’s sweet soprano was picked up by voices all around us.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Two sopranos and a countertenor depict a paradisiacal dream world of “fairies in the forest,” accompanied by an improvising violin.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

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

“Somebody said she’s the new Nina Stemme. I disagree. She’s the new Nilsson,” he said in a comparison with Birgit Nilsson, regarded as one of the greatest Wagnerian sopranos of the 20th century.

From Seattle Times May 13, 2024

On a recent summer morning in New York, three sopranos, a director and a small crew gathered for a rehearsal of “The Hunt,” a new opera by Kate Soper.

From New York Times Oct. 5, 2023

Figure 6.31: Moving tune up to E minor puts it in a better key for sopranos.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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