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soubrette::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | minor role, bit part |
soubrette::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille |
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The lyric soprano has a richer voice and higher range than the soubrette soprano.
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Meredith Patterson is another key energizer as saucy soubrette Yvette.
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Rarely does a singer remain a soubrette throughout their entire career.
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Coloratura mezzo-sopranos also often sing lyric-mezzo soprano roles or soubrette roles.
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The tessitura of the soubrette tends to lie a bit lower than the lyric soprano and spinto soprano.
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The soubrette of the piece, Musetta is supposed to offer comic relief to the central tragic affair.
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A soubrette is a female stock character in opera and theatre.
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The mezzo-soprano can sing as high as a soubrette but with a darker timbre and heavier weight in the voice.
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She may be a flirtatious and impudent character, indeed a soubrette, but without losing her judgment.
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- A pert or flirtatious young girl
- A minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy
- A soubrette is a type of operatic soprano voice often cast as a female stock character in opera and theatre. The term arrived in English from Provenu00E7al via French, and means "conceited" or "coy."
- A female servant or attendant, especially as mischievous or cheeky, often featuring in theatrical comedies
- A lightweight soprano voice or type of soprano role, frequently found in comic operas or operettas; the soubrette usually possesses a flirtatious demeanor and street wise manner, as in the case of Adele in Die Fledermaus, or is a particularly fetching country innocent, like Adina inThe Elixir of ...
- A maidservant of independent and saucy temperament in the Italian commedia dell'arte. This stock character helps two or more young lovers overcome the blocking agent that prevents their happy union.
