coloratura

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.

“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.”

She was admired for her coloratura singing and feared for her business chops.

Seal Beach Symphony’s Mother’s Day Recital Pianist Van-Anh Nguyen and coloratura soprano Hila Plitman are among the performers slated for a program that includes works by Mozart, Vivaldi, Debussy and Chopin.

Mozart also writes runs with crazy coloratura, as well as some dramatic moments.