mezzo-soprano
C3305
concept
A mezzo-soprano is a classical female singing voice type with a range and timbre between soprano and contralto, often suited to rich, warm middle tones and versatile operatic roles.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| mezzo-soprano canonical | 26 |
| contralto | 5 |
| British mezzo-soprano | 1 |
| contralto singer | 1 |
| mezzo-soprano singer | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: mezzo-soprano
Generated description
A mezzo-soprano is a classical female singing voice type with a range and timbre between soprano and contralto, often suited to rich, warm middle tones and versatile operatic roles.
Instances (33)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Alicia Hall Moran | — |
| Etta Moten | contralto singer |
| Marie Recio | — |
| Markella Hatziano | — |
| Anne Howells | — |
| Henrietta Treffz | — |
| Joanna Simon | — |
| Marian Anderson | contralto |
| Maria Ewing | — |
| Dagmar Pecková | — |
| Magdalena Kožená | — |
| Rise Stevens | — |
| Tatiana Troyanos | — |
| Christa Ludwig | — |
| Eva Nansen | — |
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Berio
surface form:
Cathy Berberian
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| Cathy Berberian | — |
| Malena Ernman | — |
| Karen Carpenter | contralto |
| Katherine Jenkins | mezzo-soprano singer |
| Marilyn Horne | — |
| Catherine Jenkins | — |
| Anastasia Robinson | contralto |
| Susan Metcalfe | — |
| Amalie Joachim | contralto |
| Joan Morris | — |
| Janet Baker | — |
| Kathleen Ferrier | contralto |
| Regine Crespin | — |
| Susan Graham | — |
| Brigitte Fassbaender | — |
| Marie-Geneviève Martin | — |
| Anna Steiger | — |