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Mezzo-soprano

A mezzo-soprano is a female singer with a range usually extending from the A below middle C to the F an eleventh above middle C. Mezzo-sopranos generally have a daker vocal tone than sopranos, and their vocal range is between that of a soprano and that of an alto.

Famous mezzo-sopranos:

Cecila Bartoli[?]
Janet Baker[?]
Marilyn Horne[?]
Denyce Graves[?]

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