▁both ▁a ▁sop rano ▁voice ▁type ▁and ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁opera ▁role . ▁A ▁sou bre tte ▁voice ▁is ▁light ▁with ▁a ▁bright , ▁sweet ▁tim bre , ▁a ▁t ess it ura ▁in ▁the ▁mid - range , ▁but ▁lack ing ▁extensive ▁color atura . ▁A ▁sou bre tte ' s ▁vocal ▁range ▁extends ▁approximately ▁from ▁middle ▁C ▁( C 4 ) ▁to ▁" high ▁D " ▁( D 6 ). ▁The ▁voice ▁has ▁a ▁l ighter ▁vocal ▁weight ▁than ▁other ▁sop rano ▁voices ▁with ▁a ▁br ighter ▁tim bre . ▁Many ▁young ▁sing ers ▁start ▁out ▁as ▁sou bre tt es ▁but ▁as ▁they ▁grow ▁older ▁and ▁the ▁voice ▁m atures ▁more ▁phys ically ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁rec lass ified ▁as ▁another ▁voice ▁type , ▁usually ▁either ▁a ▁light ▁ly ric ▁sop rano , ▁a ▁ly ric ▁color atura ▁sop rano , ▁or ▁a ▁color atura ▁mez zo - s op rano . ▁R are ly ▁does ▁a ▁singer ▁remain ▁a ▁sou bre tte ▁throughout ▁her ▁entire ▁career . ▁The ▁t ess it ura ▁of ▁the ▁sou bre tte ▁tends ▁to ▁lie ▁a ▁bit ▁lower ▁than ▁the ▁ly ric ▁sop rano ▁and ▁sp into ▁sop rano . ▁ ▁The ▁sou bre tte ▁roles ▁are ▁typically ▁found ▁in ▁com ic ▁oper as ▁or ▁oper ett as ▁and ▁they ▁usually ▁port ray ▁good - looking , ▁youth ful ▁girls ▁who ▁are ▁fl irt ati ous , ▁sau cy , ▁and ▁street - wise . ▁Typ ically ▁these ▁roles ▁are ▁s ung ▁by ▁younger