ETYM Italian, from soprano superior, highest, from sopra above, Latin supra. Related to Sovereign.
1. A female singer.
2. The highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty.
3. The pitch range of the highest female voice; SYN. treble.
In music, the highest range of the female voice, stretching from around D4 to A6. Some operatic roles require the extended upper range of a coloratura soprano, reaching to around F6, for example Kiri Te Kanawa. + prikaži više