Mezzo Soprano

[Gaby]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 9:12pm

I hear mezzo soprano can go really high? is that true, can somebody explain what a mezzo soprano is? my teacher says that i am a mezzo soprano.

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 9:23pm

Mezzo Soprano literally means "Half soprano". In other words, a mezzo can go higher than an alto but (usually) not as high as a soprano. Mezzi generally have richer, warmer tones than soprani. Here is the official mezzo soprano thread.
If you're a MEZZO and you know it...

[Gaby]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 10:16pm

Can you mention some songs for mezzo, and some performers! i would like to know..........

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 11:24pm

That is all discussed in the thread I attached.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/5/07 at 10:26pm

In musical theatre a mezzo usually sings around the G below middle C to A two octaves above middle C. Around there, I might be a tad off. I'm a mezzo and I can sing G below middle C to D above high C (not the first C above middle C but the second) which is my workable range, i can sing higher...one really really good days lol :). They do have richer sounds and a majority are belters, but that doesn't mean sopranos can't be belters either.

examples of mezzo roles:
Mamma Rose~Gypsy
Smitty~ H2$
Rizzo-Grease
Tracy-Hairspray
Mabel~The Pajama Game

:)