Lyric mezzo-soprano
A lyrical mezzo-soprano is a specific vocal subject in the mezzo-soprano vocal range . The lyrical mezzo-soprano is characterized by a special timbre , a supple, characterizable organ. The game requires a skillful actress. Most of the time, the height of a "mezzo" sounds rounder than that of a soprano, and lyrical mezzo-sopranos often even sound like sopranos when they sing in the upper register without support .
Typical games
- Hansel from Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel
- Dorabella from Mozart's Così fan tutte
- Cherubino from Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro
- Octavian from Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier
- Mignon
- Cendrillon
- Charlotte
- Dido