▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁beautiful ▁light ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁sou bre tte ▁is ▁ideal ▁for ▁bar o que ▁music , ▁early ▁music ▁and ▁bar o que ▁opera , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁many ▁art ▁songs . ▁However , ▁the ▁sou bre tte ▁sop rano ▁voice ▁is ▁limited ▁even ▁in ▁this ▁re per toire ▁by ▁its ▁lack ▁of ▁color atura ▁skill ▁and ▁relatively ▁limited ▁range . ▁Many ▁oper ett as ▁and ▁musical s ▁include ▁sou bre tte ▁characters , ▁such ▁as ▁Val enci enne ▁in ▁The ▁Mer ry ▁W id ow , ▁and ▁in ▁Gilbert ▁and ▁S ull ivan ▁the ▁Jess ie ▁Bond ▁mez zo - s op rano ▁roles ▁such ▁as ▁C ousin ▁Heb e ▁( H . M . S . ▁P ina fore ) ▁and ▁Lady ▁Ang ela ▁( P atience ). ▁Another ▁example ▁is ▁the ▁character ▁Ell ie ▁Ma e ▁Chi ple y , ▁who ▁s ings ▁" Life ▁Upon ▁the ▁W icked ▁Stage " ▁in ▁K ern ▁and ▁Ham mer stein ' s ▁Show ▁Bo at . ▁ ▁R oles ▁in ▁opera ▁and ▁oper ett as ▁Source : ▁▁ ▁A de le , ▁Die ▁Fle der ma us ▁( J . ▁Stra uss ▁II ) ▁ ▁Al ison , ▁The ▁W and ering ▁Sch olar ▁( Hol st ) ▁ ▁Am or , ▁Or fe o ▁ed ▁Eur id ice ▁( G l uck ) ▁ ▁Ä nn chen , ▁Der ▁Fre isch üt z ▁( von ▁We ber ) ▁ ▁Ann ▁Page , ▁The ▁Mer ry ▁W ives ▁of