Isabelle Bracamonte wrote:
vtec> Cecilia Bartoli -- lyric mezzo, or
vtec> artificially-darkened soprano?
In my opera literature class, my professor was talking on Wednesday
about the peculiar voice type that Rossini wrote for: the lyric
coloratura mezzo-soprano. It is the type of voice that sings Rosina
from Il Barbiere and the title role in La Cenerentola. I would
suggest that that is what Cecilia Bartoli does well, and describes her
voice well - dark and flexible with a high extension.
Lately, it seems that this is what my voice is turning out to be
too...
Vicki Bryant
Naperville, IL
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