ballo in maschera (Giuseppe Verdi) Zerbinetta, Ariadne auf Naxos (Richard Strauss) English equivalent: Dramatic coloratura soprano Range: From about middle C (C4) to the F two and a half octaves above middle C (F6) Description: The same as above, only with a more dramatic, rich voice. Often heavier and more lyrical than a coloratura soprano. Must also be able to do fast vocal acrobatics and reach high notes, such as the F6 of the "Queen of the Night". Roles: Abigalle, Nabucco (Giuseppe Verdi) Donna Anna, Don Giovanni (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) Elvira, I puritani (Vincenzo Bellini) Fiordiligi, Così fan tutte (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) Gilda, Rigoletto (Giuseppe Verdi) Konstanze, Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) Leonora, Il trovatore (Giuseppe Verdi) Norma, Norma (Vincenzo Bellini) Odabella, Attila (Giuseppe Verdi) The Queen of the Night, Die Zauberflöte (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) Violetta, La traviata (Giuseppe Verdi) One must not mistake the Mozartian dramatic coloratura soprano with the Italian dramatic coloratura soprano. A singer that sings Konstanze, Donna Anna or Fiordiligi can not necessarily sing the Italian dramatic coloratura parts, due to other vocal demands. Imogene, Leonora and Violetta require a dramatic soprano voice and are most often sung by dramatic sopranos with an agile voice that can easily produce coloratura and high notes. Roles like Norma, Lady Macbeth, Odabella or Abigaille are good examples of Italian roles that are not necessarily a coloratura soprano (even though the score calls for coloratura singing), but a full bodied dramatic soprano with a voice that can handle extreme dramatic singing and that is flexible enough to sing coloratura. Giuseppe Verdi wrote many parts like this in his early years. English equivalent: Soubrette Range: From about middle C (C4) to the C two octaves above middle C (C6) Description: A beautiful, sweet light lyric voice usually capable of executing florid passages similarly to that of a coloratura. The range is usually intermediate between that of a coloratura and lyric soprano. Most sopranos start out as soubrettes, changing fach as the voice matures. Roles: Adele, Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss II) Barbarina, Le nozze di Figaro (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) Clotilde, Norma (Vincenzo Bellini) Despina, Così fan tutte (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) Echo, Ariadne auf Naxos (Richard Strauss) Papagena, Die Zauberflöte (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) Servilia, La clemenza di Tito (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) Sophie, Der Rosenkavalier (Richard Strauss) Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) Zerlina, Don Giovanni (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)