soprano

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

As Aithra, Jana McIntyre’s bright soprano was insecure in the coloratura passages and grew harsh as the evening progressed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 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 sirens droned on, a soprano counterpoint to the bombs’ relentless bass, their pitch so eerily human it sounded like every soul in London had taken to their rooftops to cry out collective despair.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

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

Nina Stemme, who has reigned for years among the world’s leading dramatic sopranos, was a memorably powerful Salome at Carnegie in 2012, but has never had a solo recital there.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024

Figure 6.20: Tune in C minor too low for some sopranos voices.

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