Soprano sfogato

Soprano sfogato ("Vented" soprano) is a contralto or mezzo-soprano who is capable — by sheer industry or natural talent — of extending her upper range and encompassing the coloratura soprano tessitura. An upwardly extended "natural" soprano is sometimes called soprano assoluto.[a]

  1. ^ "Canto" by Serena Facci and Rodolfo Celletti, Treccani 1999 (in Italian)
  2. ^ Riggs, Geoffrey S. (2003). The Assoluta Voice in Opera, 1797–1847. McFarland. p. 7. ISBN 9780786414017.


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