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In Music , a soprano is a Singer with a voice ranging approximately from the A below Middle C to high C two octaves above middle C (i.e. A3-C6). Some sopranos can go much higher, up to F6. In four part Chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the Melody . The word "soprano" generally refers to a female Singer of this highest vocal range and to her voice. Male singers whose voices have not yet changed are known either as " Boy Soprano s" or, in the Anglican and Roman Catholic traditions, as Treble s. Some adult male singers use a special technique without using Falsetto in order to sing in this high range, and they are known as Sopranist s. Historically women were not allowed to sing in the Church, so the soprano roles were given to young boys, and later to Castrati , who were men whose larynxes had been fixed in a pre-adolescent state through the process of Castration . More generally, a soprano is a relatively high-pitched member of a group of similar instruments (for example, the soprano Saxophone ). TYPES OF SOPRANO AND SOPRANO ROLES IN OPERAS In Opera , the character and Timbre of soprano voices are often categorized according to the German '' Fach '' system. However, several roles are regularly sung by sopranos who are considered to belong to another "Fach". For example, Lyric Coloratura Sopranos and Full Lyrics often sing Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor). Sopranos usually play the Heroine in opera. The soprano ''Fächer'', with examples of respective roles, are: ]] ]] ]] ]]
Two types of soprano especially dear to the French are the '' Dugazon '' and the '' Falcon '', which are intermediate voice types between the Soprano and the Mezzo Soprano : a Dugazon is a darker-colored soubrette, a Falcon a darker-colored soprano drammatico. SOPRANO ROLES IN OPERETTAS AND MUSICALS
FAMOUS SOPRANOS ]] ]] ]] ]] Classical music
Cross-over and popular music
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